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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in pyrogenic soils of swampy landscapes of the Meshchera lowland

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The composition and distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were studied in organomineral and organic soils of the Meshchera National Park. It was found that the background oligotrophic peat soils unaffected by fires in central parts of the bogs are characterized by the increased PAH concentrations due to their high sorption capacity. The fires of 2007 and 2010 resulted in the transformation of the plant cover and soil morphology, the formation of new horizons, and the change in the PAHs content and composition. Significant burn-off of organic matter was found in oligotrophic-eutrophic soils and resulted in the decrease of PAHs content after fire. Only partial burn-off of organic horizons and intense formation of PAHs were recorded in the soil with initially great thickness of peat horizons. Pyrogenic accumulation of PAHs was identified in organomineral soils of the marginal parts of bogs and of forest sites.

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  1. Moscow State University, Vorob’evy gory, Moscow, 119991, Russia

    A. S. Tsibart, A. N. Gennadiev & T. S. Koshovskii

  2. Baikal State Biospheric Nature Reserve, ul. Krasnogvardeiskaya 34, poselok Tankhoi, Buryat Republic, 671220, Russia

    N. S. Gamova

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Original Russian Text © A.S. Tsibart, A.N. Gennadiev, T.S. Koshovskii, N.S. Gamova, 2016, published in Pochvovedenie, 2016, No. 3, pp. 312–320.

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Tsibart, A.S., Gennadiev, A.N., Koshovskii, T.S. et al. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in pyrogenic soils of swampy landscapes of the Meshchera lowland. Eurasian Soil Sc. 49, 285–293 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S106422931603011X

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