Toxic metals in soils of the Russian North

Evseev, A. V.; Krasovskaya, T.M.

doi:10.1016/j.gexplo.2015.05.018

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“…The impact of plant cover can be clearly observed in the case of Zn, and partially Pb (besides the profile P5; Table 4 ), and represented the highest values in surface horizons. This is consistent with this widely known relation: the higher the content of organic matter, the greater the soil’s ability to bind pollutants [ 13 , 19 , 68 , 82 , 95 ].…”

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confidence: 89%

“…The studied soils of the recently deglaciated maritime areas of Kaffiøyra are exposed to the impact of PTE accumulation that occur from many different sources [ 16 , 43 , 77 , 78 , 79 , 80 , 81 , 82 ]. In the analysed soils, the content of PTE was higher compared to the topsoil horizons from other arctic regions, for example, from Evseev and Krasovskaya [ 13 ], Hanaka [ 83 ] and Plichta [ 16 ]. The present quality status and enrichment with PTE is an outcome of many agents.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Over the last few decades, a lot of attention has been devoted to soil ecosystems in the arctic regions [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 ], mainly due to the current and projected effects of global warming that may contribute to their degradation [ 11 , 12 ]; arctic soils are considered one of the most sensitive to environmental changes [ 5 , 7 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 ]. Furthermore, soils occupy only a small area of the whole polar geosystem; therefore, their protection and monitoring are considered to be very important [ 8 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 ].…”

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Are Natural or Anthropogenic Factors Influencing Potentially Toxic Elements’ Enrichment in Soils in Proglacial Zones? An Example from Kaffiøyra (Oscar II Land, Spitsbergen)

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Gąsiorek

et al. 2022

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Arctic soils may hold potentially toxic elements (PTE); PTE can provide evidence of past or recent pollution. In this study, five soil profiles located on Oscar II Land (Kaffiøyra) were studied to (i) evaluate the ecological status of Kaffiøyra’s soils based on the determination of the possible accumulation of PTE using pollution indices; and (ii) determine the possible origin of PTE enrichment (local factors vs. long-range sources) depending on the distance from the sea. The soils were tested with standard soil science methods. The contamination of five soils was assessed by a wide spectrum of pollution soil indices: Enrichment Factor (EF), Geoaccumulation Index (Igeo), Potential Ecological Risk (RI), Pollution Load Index (PLI), and Probability of Toxicity (MERMQ). EF values calculated based on Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb and Zn content indicated an anthropogenic origin of the pollution. Values of Igeo showed the highest pollution with Cd, while CSI and MERMQ values indicated the highest Cd and Pb levels, but only in the soils located closest to the coast. RI values suggested that soils were under a strong or very strong potential ecological risk, whereas PLI confirmed the high probability of soil quality reduction. Enrichment with PTE has been conditioned by both local (natural) and long-distance (anthropogenic) factors. Among the local factors, parent material was highly relevant. The effect of long-distance anthropogenic factors, especially from European, large industrial centres, was manifested by the high content of PTE in soils located closest to the coastlines, delivered by a wet deposition and sea aerosols. The monitoring and assessment of arctic soil quality are useful practices for the verification of the sources of PTE pollution and the development of methods that can contribute to the protection and maintenance of these vulnerable ecosystems.

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Are Natural or Anthropogenic Factors Influencing Potentially Toxic Elements’ Enrichment in Soils in Proglacial Zones? An Example from Kaffiøyra (Oscar II Land, Spitsbergen)

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“…The highest contamination of Cr, Co, Cu, and Ni found in Gardens 1, 2, and 10 can be associated with the fact that these gardens are located in or near the industrial district of Lages, SC. EVSEEV and KRASOVSKAYA (2017) observed an increase in heavy metals (Cu, Ni, Co, Pb, and Zn) in different regions of northern Russia within the superficial layers of the ground near industrial areas up to 20 km from the source of pollution, which exceeded 10 to 100 times the local reference values. CLARKE et al (2015) also observed higher levels in older neighborhoods of Los Angeles, California, in addition to observing increased levels close to highways.…”

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Potentially toxic metals of vegetable gardens of urban schools in Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil

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Urban environments are contaminated in many ways with persistent organic and inorganic pollutants as a result of anthropogenic activities, endangering human health and natural resources. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the soil contamination by cobalt (Co), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), manganese (Mn), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb), and zinc (Zn) in 10 vegetable gardens of urban schools located near or on Botucatu sandstone outcrops of Guarani Aquifer in the urban areas of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil. In each garden, three soil samples at each position (in the soil immediately outside and the soil in the garden) were collected at a depth of 0-20 cm. The ISO 11466 method was used to extract the metals. Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry was used to quantify the elements and certified materials to evaluate the quantities (SRM 2709a - San Joaquin Soil - NIST). To evaluate the data, principal component analyses and cluster analyses were performed. The cluster analysis for the evaluated metals showed that the highest contents of elements were reported in three gardens. Values above the prevention value defined by resolution no. 420/2005 of the National Council for the Environment -Conselho Nacional do Meio Ambiente (CONAMA) - were reported for cobalt in one garden and copper in three gardens; thus, these areas were categorized as Class III areas. Principal component analysis explained 74.7% of the data and showed the enrichment of some elements within gardens.

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“…Extraction of non-renewable resources constitutes the economic base of these cities and seems to contradict the principles of sustainable development. For example, pollution issues, inherited from the USSR, continue to persist [47,79,80]. In this context, some authors suggest using more flexible definitions of sustainable development when applied to Arctic cities.…”

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Municipal Programs and Sustainable Development in Russian Northern Cities: Case Studies of Murmansk and Magadan

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Cities play an important role in promoting sustainable development. In the Arctic, most particularly in Russia, cities concentrate the majority of residents and economic activity. Sustainable development initiatives are often deployed through programs that operate at different spatial and jurisdictional scales. While national and regional policies and programs have received some attention, the understanding of urban development policies and programs at the municipal level in the Arctic is still limited. This paper presents a case study of municipal sustainable development programming in Arctic cities and examines municipal programs in two larger Russian northern cities: Murmansk and Magadan. While both are regional capitals and the most populous urban settlements in their regions, the cities have district historical, economic and geographical contexts. Through the content analysis of municipal programs active in 2018, we aim to understand, systematize and compare the visions and programmatic actions of the two municipalities on sustainable development. Ten sustainable development programming categories were identified for using a UN SDG-inspired approach modeled after the City of Whitehorse, Canada. While the programs in Magadan and Murmansk are quite different, we observed striking commonalities that characterize the national, regional and local models of urban sustainable development policy making in the Russian Arctic.

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Toxic metals in soils of the Russian North

Cited by 17 publications

References 4 publications

Are Natural or Anthropogenic Factors Influencing Potentially Toxic Elements’ Enrichment in Soils in Proglacial Zones? An Example from Kaffiøyra (Oscar II Land, Spitsbergen)

Are Natural or Anthropogenic Factors Influencing Potentially Toxic Elements’ Enrichment in Soils in Proglacial Zones? An Example from Kaffiøyra (Oscar II Land, Spitsbergen)

Potentially toxic metals of vegetable gardens of urban schools in Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil

Municipal Programs and Sustainable Development in Russian Northern Cities: Case Studies of Murmansk and Magadan

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