Assessement of the heavy metal contamination of soils in Kondopoga and Kostomuksha (Republic of Karelia)

• Published in: Dokuchaev Soil Bulletin
• Main Author: S. G. Novikov
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Russian
• Published: V.V. Dokuchaev Soil Science Institute 2022
• Subjects: urban soils; soil monitoring; pollution level; Agriculture (General); S1-972; Tac; Republic of Karelia
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.19047/0136-1694-2022-111-157-184; https://doaj.org/article/c2a4f7d218074b27a0eebe6c1ad49820

Surveys were carried out in Kondopoga and Kostomuksha, where the main industries are pulp-and-paper making and iron ore mining and concentration, respectively. Samples were taken from the top 0–10 cm soil layer in sites belonging to different land use categories and the content of heavy metals (Pb,...