Assessment of Soil Heavy Metal Pollution by Land Use Zones in Small Towns of the Industrialized Arctic Region, Russia
The European part of the Arctic zone of Russia is one of the most industrially developed regions with a high level of urbanization and many mining enterprises. Soil pollution of different land use zones (parks, urban forests, traffic zones) in three small towns of Murmansk region of Russia (Monchego...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Springer
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://repository.rudn.ru/records/article/record/77269/ |
id |
ftrudnuniv:oai:repository.rudn.ru:r/77269 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftrudnuniv:oai:repository.rudn.ru:r/77269 2023-05-15T14:59:47+02:00 Assessment of Soil Heavy Metal Pollution by Land Use Zones in Small Towns of the Industrialized Arctic Region, Russia Saltan N. Slukovskaya M. Mikhaylova I. Zarov E. Skripnikov P. Gorbov S. Khvostova A. Drogobuzhskaya S. Shirokaya A. Kremenetskaya I. https://repository.rudn.ru/records/article/record/77269/ EN eng Springer https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75285-9_10 https://repository.rudn.ru/records/article/record/77269/ Springer Geography Arctic Heavy metals Hot-water extracted carbon Total contamination index Urban soils Article ftrudnuniv https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75285-9_10 2022-01-03T09:52:41Z The European part of the Arctic zone of Russia is one of the most industrially developed regions with a high level of urbanization and many mining enterprises. Soil pollution of different land use zones (parks, urban forests, traffic zones) in three small towns of Murmansk region of Russia (Monchegorsk, Apatity, Kirovsk, population 26–55 thousand people) was studied. Agricultural and background zones near Apatity were also investigated. The total content of heavy metals (HM) (Ni, Cu, Co, Pb, Zn, Mn), the content of acid-soluble (0.2 N HCl extracted), and water-soluble metal fractions (deionized water), hot-water extracted organic matter, and organic carbon were analyzed. Murmansk region has an increased regional background for heavy metals due to the functioning of non-ferrous enterprises. HM content in agricultural soils corresponded to the regional background. The total pollution index (Zc) had the maximal values for Monchegorsk (17–37), which is situated near the Cu/Ni smelter. In Apatity, only soils of the dividing lane had a similar pollution level (17–26), but it was likely related to the not local origin of sand. Soils of different land-use categories in Apatity and Kirovsk have a high share of acid-soluble metals fraction in their total content: Pb (up to 54%) and Zn (up to 47%); in Monchegorsk - Ni (up to 48%), Pb (up to 67%), Zn (up to 80%) and especially Cu (up to 99%), which indicates the anthropogenic origin of these elements. About 1% of the water-soluble fraction of heavy metals in the studied soils was found. Organic matter played a significant role as a geochemical barrier for metal fixing in urban soils. At the same time, the deposition of metals did not have a significant effect on the content of hot-water extracted organic matter as an indicator of the microbial community state. The lowest content of readily available carbon and nitrogen was observed in the areas with young vegetation cover. The preservation of natural green areas and the maintenance of high-quality vegetation cover and urban soils are necessary actions not only for the aesthetic appeal of cities in the Far North, but also to reduce an anthropogenic load on urban ecosystems. © 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN): Open repository Apatity ENVELOPE(33.403,33.403,67.564,67.564) Arctic Kirovsk ENVELOPE(33.673,33.673,67.615,67.615) Monchegorsk ENVELOPE(32.874,32.874,67.940,67.940) Murmansk 100 110 |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN): Open repository |
op_collection_id |
ftrudnuniv |
language |
English |
topic |
Arctic Heavy metals Hot-water extracted carbon Total contamination index Urban soils |
spellingShingle |
Arctic Heavy metals Hot-water extracted carbon Total contamination index Urban soils Saltan N. Slukovskaya M. Mikhaylova I. Zarov E. Skripnikov P. Gorbov S. Khvostova A. Drogobuzhskaya S. Shirokaya A. Kremenetskaya I. Assessment of Soil Heavy Metal Pollution by Land Use Zones in Small Towns of the Industrialized Arctic Region, Russia |
topic_facet |
Arctic Heavy metals Hot-water extracted carbon Total contamination index Urban soils |
description |
The European part of the Arctic zone of Russia is one of the most industrially developed regions with a high level of urbanization and many mining enterprises. Soil pollution of different land use zones (parks, urban forests, traffic zones) in three small towns of Murmansk region of Russia (Monchegorsk, Apatity, Kirovsk, population 26–55 thousand people) was studied. Agricultural and background zones near Apatity were also investigated. The total content of heavy metals (HM) (Ni, Cu, Co, Pb, Zn, Mn), the content of acid-soluble (0.2 N HCl extracted), and water-soluble metal fractions (deionized water), hot-water extracted organic matter, and organic carbon were analyzed. Murmansk region has an increased regional background for heavy metals due to the functioning of non-ferrous enterprises. HM content in agricultural soils corresponded to the regional background. The total pollution index (Zc) had the maximal values for Monchegorsk (17–37), which is situated near the Cu/Ni smelter. In Apatity, only soils of the dividing lane had a similar pollution level (17–26), but it was likely related to the not local origin of sand. Soils of different land-use categories in Apatity and Kirovsk have a high share of acid-soluble metals fraction in their total content: Pb (up to 54%) and Zn (up to 47%); in Monchegorsk - Ni (up to 48%), Pb (up to 67%), Zn (up to 80%) and especially Cu (up to 99%), which indicates the anthropogenic origin of these elements. About 1% of the water-soluble fraction of heavy metals in the studied soils was found. Organic matter played a significant role as a geochemical barrier for metal fixing in urban soils. At the same time, the deposition of metals did not have a significant effect on the content of hot-water extracted organic matter as an indicator of the microbial community state. The lowest content of readily available carbon and nitrogen was observed in the areas with young vegetation cover. The preservation of natural green areas and the maintenance of high-quality vegetation cover and urban soils are necessary actions not only for the aesthetic appeal of cities in the Far North, but also to reduce an anthropogenic load on urban ecosystems. © 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG. |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Saltan N. Slukovskaya M. Mikhaylova I. Zarov E. Skripnikov P. Gorbov S. Khvostova A. Drogobuzhskaya S. Shirokaya A. Kremenetskaya I. |
author_facet |
Saltan N. Slukovskaya M. Mikhaylova I. Zarov E. Skripnikov P. Gorbov S. Khvostova A. Drogobuzhskaya S. Shirokaya A. Kremenetskaya I. |
author_sort |
Saltan N. |
title |
Assessment of Soil Heavy Metal Pollution by Land Use Zones in Small Towns of the Industrialized Arctic Region, Russia |
title_short |
Assessment of Soil Heavy Metal Pollution by Land Use Zones in Small Towns of the Industrialized Arctic Region, Russia |
title_full |
Assessment of Soil Heavy Metal Pollution by Land Use Zones in Small Towns of the Industrialized Arctic Region, Russia |
title_fullStr |
Assessment of Soil Heavy Metal Pollution by Land Use Zones in Small Towns of the Industrialized Arctic Region, Russia |
title_full_unstemmed |
Assessment of Soil Heavy Metal Pollution by Land Use Zones in Small Towns of the Industrialized Arctic Region, Russia |
title_sort |
assessment of soil heavy metal pollution by land use zones in small towns of the industrialized arctic region, russia |
publisher |
Springer |
url |
https://repository.rudn.ru/records/article/record/77269/ |
long_lat |
ENVELOPE(33.403,33.403,67.564,67.564) ENVELOPE(33.673,33.673,67.615,67.615) ENVELOPE(32.874,32.874,67.940,67.940) |
geographic |
Apatity Arctic Kirovsk Monchegorsk Murmansk |
geographic_facet |
Apatity Arctic Kirovsk Monchegorsk Murmansk |
genre |
Arctic |
genre_facet |
Arctic |
op_source |
Springer Geography |
op_relation |
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75285-9_10 https://repository.rudn.ru/records/article/record/77269/ |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75285-9_10 |
container_start_page |
100 |
op_container_end_page |
110 |
_version_ |
1766331902015307776 |