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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in insular and coastal soils of the Russian Arctic

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The content and individual component compositions of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in polar soils of the Russian Arctic sector have been studied. The contamination of soils near research stations is identified from the expansion of the range of individual polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, the abrupt increase in the content of heavy fractions, and the accumulation of benzo[a]pyrene. Along with heavy hydrocarbons, light hydrocarbons (which are not only natural compounds, but also components of organic pollutants) are also accumulated in the contaminated soils. Heavy polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are usually of technogenic origin and can serve as markers of anthropogenic impact in such areas as Cape Sterligov, Cape Chelyuskin, and the Izvestii TsIK Islands. The content of benzo[a]pyrene, the most hazardous organic toxicant, appreciably increases in soils around the stations, especially compared to the control; however, the level of MPC is exceeded only for the soils of Cape Chelyuskin.

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  1. St. Petersburg State University, 16 Liniya VO29, St. Petersburg, 199178, Russia

    E. V. Abakumov, V. M. Tomashunas & V. A. Krylenkov

  2. Institute of Biology, Komi Scientific Center, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Kommunisticheskaya 28, Syktyvkar, Komi Republic, 167982, Russia

    E. D. Lodygin & D. N. Gabov

  3. Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, ul. Beringa 38, Saint Petersburg, 199397, Russia

    V. T. Sokolov

  4. Komarov Botanical Garden, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Prof. Popova 2, St. Petersburg, 197376, Russia

    I. Yu. Kirtsideli

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Original Russian Text © E.V. Abakumov, V.M. Tomashunas, E.D. Lodygin, D.N. Gabov, V.T. Sokolov, V.A. Krylenkov, I.Yu. Kirtsideli, 2015, published in Pochvovedenie, 2015, No. 12, pp. 1433–1438.

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Abakumov, E.V., Tomashunas, V.M., Lodygin, E.D. et al. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in insular and coastal soils of the Russian Arctic. Eurasian Soil Sc. 48, 1300–1305 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1064229315120029

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