Differentiation of Trace Metal Contamination Level between Different Urban Functional Zones in Permafrost Affected Soils (the Example of Several Cities in the Yamal Region, Russian Arctic)

• Published in: Minerals
• Main Authors: Timur Nizamutdinov, Eugenia Morgun, Alexandr Pechkin, Jakub Kostecki, Andrzej Greinert, Evgeny Abakumov
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Arctic cities; urban environment; urban soils; permafrost; pollution status; Arctic; Salekhard; Nadym; Urengoy; nenets; Subarctic; Yamalo Nenets
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/min11070668

Dynamically developing urbanization causes a number of environmental effects, including those related to the chemical transformation of soils. Relatively less information about the urban areas of the Arctic and Subarctic zones, constructed mostly on permafrost and intensively populated areas can be...