Contribution of the atmospheric channel to lead contamination of soils in the Arctic territories

• Published in: Arctic Environmental Research
• Main Authors: Kotova, EI, Kuznetsova, IA, Kryauchuynas, VV, Iglovsky, SA, Larionov, NS
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov 2019
• Subjects: lead; soil; Arctic Region; atmospheric transport; Arctic; Climate change; kola peninsula; nenets; norilsk; Novaya Zemlya; Svalbard
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3897/issn2541-8416.2019.19.2.56

Although the Arctic territories have long been considered "the gold standard of purity", global climate change and environmental pollution are having a significant impact on the state of Arctic ecosystems. In particular, industrial complexes combined with transboundary transport are having...