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Analysis of soil and pine-needle data from Northern terrestrial ecosystems

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New experimental data has been obtained on heavy metal and rare-earth element concentrations in environmental objects, namely pine needles and soils, caused by atmospheric pollution in different regions of the Kola Peninsula. The investigation was performed with the use of epithermal neutron activation analysis at the IBR-2 fast pulsed reactor. Analysis of nearly 40 element distribution in pine-needles and solids from the studied geographical points testifies of a strong contamination source —the nickel smelting complex in Monchegorsk. The contamination levels for Ni, Co, Cr, Se, and others are also high and may be hazardous to the population of this region because some of these elements are carcinogenic.

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  1. Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980, Dubna, Moscow Region, (Russia)

    V. F. Peresedov, V. P. Chinaeva, S. F. Gundorina & T. M. Ostrovnaya

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Peresedov, V.F., Chinaeva, V.P., Gundorina, S.F. et al. Analysis of soil and pine-needle data from Northern terrestrial ecosystems. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 207, 295–302 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02071235

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