DOI: 10.24411/1728-323X-2018-12109

Section

Physical geography and biogeography, soil geography and landscape geochemistry

Title

HEAVY METALS IN SOILS OF THE LANDSCAPE RESERVE "TEPLY STAN"

Сontributors

E. V. Stanis, Ph. D. (Engineering), Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Geo-ecology;

E. N. Latushkina, Ph. D. (Geo-ecology), Associate Professor of the Department of Geo-ecology;

N. V. Marsheva, M. Sc. (Ecology and Environmental Sciences), Senior lecturer of the Department of Geo-ecology;

E. A. Parakhina, Ph. D. (Biology), Associate Professor of the Department of Geo-ecology,

Peoples Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University). Moscow, Russian Federation.

Abstract

The soil cover can be an indicator of the state of a nature object. It is able to accumulate and participate in the migration of heavy metals entering the environment as a result of anthropogenic activities. The paper presents the results of ecological and geochemical studies of the soils of the Teply Stan Reservoir, a natural site of Moscow with the status of a specially protected natural area.

The article shows the geo-ecological features of the landscape reserve, directly or indirectly contributing to the accumulation of heavy metals in the soils of the natural site, the patterns of distribution of heavy metals in the soils of the reserve are disclosed, and recommendations for maintaining the ecosystem functions of the natural site are given.

The obtained results of the research are based on the generalization of geo-ecological and geochemical data, personal observations, field and laboratory studies of 329 soil samples from the study area, and the results of the empirical data processing applying descriptive mathematical statistics.

Keywords

heavy metals, soil, landscape reserve “Teply Stan”, the patterns of chemical elements distribution, the nature object.

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