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The chemical composition of lake sediments has been studied within the framework of TUNDRA International Project. Air-borne pollution by Vorkuta industrial enterprises has been found to promote an increase in the concentration of heavy (Hg, Cd, Pb, As), alkaline, and alkaline-earth metals in the lake sediments. Increased concentrations of metals have also been observed in the lake sediments accumulated in the 1930s. A certain time lag was found to exist between the changes in the above-mentioned metal concentrations in the lake sediments, on the one hand, and the dynamics of coal production by Vorkuta coal mines, on the other hand.
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Dauval'ter, V.A. Effect of Atmospheric Emissions of the Vorkuta Industrial Region on the Chemical Composition of Lake Sediments. Water Resources 31, 668–672 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:WARE.0000046905.97175.73
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