Anthropogenic metal enrichment of snow and soil in north-eastern European Russia

T. R. Walker; S. D. Young; P. D. Crittenden; H. Zhang

doi:10.1016/S0269-7491(02)00212-9

Anthropogenic metal enrichment of snow and soil in north-eastern European Russia

T. R. Walker, S. D. Young, P. D. Crittenden, H. Zhang

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Trace metal composition of winter snowpack, snow-melt filter residues and top-soil samples were determined along three transects through industrial towns in the Usa basin, North-East Russia: Inta, Usinsk and Vorkuta. Snow was analysed for Ag, Al, As, Ba, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sr and Zn using ICP-MS (Ca and K by F-AAS for Vorkuta only), pH and acidity/alkalinity. Filter residues were analysed for: Al, Ba, Ca, Cd, Cu, K, Mg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sr and Zn using F-AAS and GF-AAS; top-soil samples were analysed for Ba, Cu, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, Pb, Sr, Zn using F-AAS. Results indicate elevated concentrations of elements associated with alkaline combustion ash around the coal mining towns of Vorkuta and Inta. There is little evidence of deposition around the gas and oil town of Usinsk. Atmospheric deposition in the vicinity of Vorkuta, and to a lesser extent Inta, added significantly to the soil contaminant loading as a result of ash fallout. Acid deposition was associated with pristine areas whereas alkaline combustion ash near to emission sources more than compensated for the acidity caused by SO₂.

Langue d'origine	English
Pages (de-à)	11-21
Nombre de pages	11
Journal	Environmental Pollution
Volume	121
Numéro de publication	1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0269-7491(02)00212-9
Statut de publication	Published - janv. 1 2003
Publié à l'externe	Oui

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Funding Information:
TUNDRA was supported by the Environment and Climate Programme of the European Commission (contract number: ENV4-CT97–0522). We would like to thank all of our Russian colleagues at the Institute of Biology, Komi Science Centre, Syktyvkar who helped with logistics and fieldwork especially, Dr. Vasily Ponomarev and Dr. Boris Kondratenok. We also wish to thank the TUNDRA project co-ordinator, Dr. Peter Kuhry, for providing valuable assistance in selecting field sites and for useful discussions. Help with F-AAS and GF-AAS analysis was kindly provided by Dr. Andy Tye and John Corrie.

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Pollution
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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