«IZVESTIYA IRKUTSKOGO GOSUDARSTVENNOGO UNIVERSITETA». SERIYA «NAUKI O ZEMLE»
«THE BULLETIN OF IRKUTSK STATE UNIVERSITY». SERIES «EARTH SCIENCES»
ISSN 2073-3402 (Print)

List of issues > Series «Earth Sciences». 2022. Vol 40

Features of the Geochemical Composition of Soils of the Southwestern Part of the Pacific Coast of Russia

Author(s)
E. A. Zharikova
Abstract
The large diversity of the soil cover in the southern regions of Primorye makes it difficult to assess the current ecological state of soils on the basis of data from single background pits. More than 220 samples taken from topsoils of main types of background soils were analyzed by atomic absorption by atomic method to reveal the geochemical composition of soils in the coastal territory of the region, the background content of heavy metals was established. The features of accumulation of pollutant elements in the surface layer are revealed. The content of vanadium, chromium, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, cadmium, and lead is much lower clark. No significant difference was found between the content of heavy metals in the soils of high and low sea terraces (Histosoils, Gleysols), riverine plains (Fluvisols, Histosoils,) and outlier uplands (Albic Stagnoso, Cambisols). A series of the intensity of accumulation of total forms of elements Cu > Zn > V > Cd > Co > Ni > Pb > Сr was determined. The average values of the various geochemical indices indicate the absence of pollution and a low level of potential ecological risk of the soils of the study area, therefore, using the received data as background data is correct. The territories of neighboring states can be a potential source of pollution of the region during atmospheric transport due to the higher content of pollutant elements in soils.
About the Authors
Zharikova Elena Anatolievna, Candidate of Sciences (Biology), Senior Research Scientist, Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia, Terrestrial Biodiversity FEB RAS, 159, Stoletiya st., Vladivostok, 690022, Russian Federation, e-mail: ejarikova@mail.ru
For citation
Zharikova E.A. Features of the Geochemical Composition of Soils of the Southwestern Part of the Pacific Coast of Russia. The Bulletin of Irkutsk State University. Series Earth Sciences, 2022, vol. 40, pp. 27-42. https://doi.org/10.26516/2073-3402.2022.40.27 (in Russian)
Keywords
soils, heavy metals, background content, geochemical indices.
UDC
631.481:504.064.2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.26516/2073-3402.2022.40.27
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