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Long-term dynamics of the anthropogenic salinization of soils in Moscow (by the example of the Eastern district)

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The long-term (1989–2010) and seasonal dynamics of the anthropogenic salinization of soils related to the use of deicing mixtures in the Eastern Administrative District of Moscow were examined. Data on the chemical composition of deicing mixtures and on the contents of soluble salts in the snowmelt and in the soil profiles of different functional zones were analyzed. The maps of soil salinization were compiled for 1989, 2005, and 2010; on their basis, the resulting map of the degree of soil degradation was developed. The areas with abnormal concentration of salts in the soils expanded during the study period (21 yrs), and the average content of salts in such areas increased by 3.2 times. The maximum total content of salts was found in the spring season in the soils along major highways.

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Original Russian Text © E.M. Nikiforova, N.S. Kasimov, N.E. Kosheleva, 2014, published in Pochvovedenie, 2014, No. 3, pp. 351–363.

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Nikiforova, E.M., Kasimov, N.S. & Kosheleva, N.E. Long-term dynamics of the anthropogenic salinization of soils in Moscow (by the example of the Eastern district). Eurasian Soil Sc. 47, 203–215 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1064229314030041

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