Assessment of Long-Lived Radionuclides (3H, 14C) and Heavy Metals in Snow Cover of Urban Areas as Indicators of Environmental Pollution (St. Petersburg, Russia)

Sergey V.  Lebedev; Marianna A.  Kulkova; Larisa M.  Zarina; Evgeny M.  Nesterov

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-21614-6_17

Assessment of Long-Lived Radionuclides (3H, 14C) and Heavy Metals in Snow Cover of Urban Areas as Indicators of Environmental Pollution (St. Petersburg, Russia)

Sergey V. Lebedev, Marianna A. Kulkova, Larisa M. Zarina, Evgeny M. Nesterov

Department of Ecological Geology

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Abstract

The main pollutants in urban areas are heavy metals and radionuclides. Sources of the long-lived radioactive isotopes 14C and 3H are nuclear explosions and nuclear power plant emissions. Increased concentrations of radionuclides in the components of the natural environment can be evidence of environmental contamination. The central districts of Saint-Petersburg (Russia) were chosen for monitoring studies on the distribution of heavy metals, tritium, and radiocarbon in the snow cover of an urban area. This area was chosen because of its concentrated population density and location near a main road, a rail traffic center, and industrial facilities. Samples of snow were taken in February–April of 2011 and 2012, and March of 2013 and 2014. Geochemical scale survey results of 1:100,000 and 1:200,000 were used to establish the classification boundaries of the tested parameters. The method of charting GIS ArcGIS scorecards of heavy metals and 3H and 14C distribution in the central districts of St. Petersburg and Pushkin is described. The study presented here indicates that the main sources of pollution in the central districts of the city are related to industry and highways.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Processes and Phenomena on the Boundary Between Biogenic and Abiogenic Nature
Subtitle of host publication	Conference proceedings
Editors	Olga V. Frank-Kamenetskaya, Dmitry Yu. Vlasov, Elena G. Panova, Sofia N. Lessovaia
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer Nature
Pages	297-313
Number of pages	17
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-030-21614-6
ISBN (Print)	978-3-030-21613-9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21614-6_17
State	Published - 2020
Event	VI International Symposium "Biogenic-abiogenic interactions in natural and anthropogenic systems", devoted to the 150th anniversary of the Saint-Petersburg Naturalists Society - СПбГУ, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation Duration: 24 Sep 2018 → 27 Sep 2018 Conference number: VI

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Name	Lecture Notes in Earth System Sciences
ISSN (Print)	2193-8571
ISSN (Electronic)	2193-858X

Conference

Conference	VI International Symposium "Biogenic-abiogenic interactions in natural and anthropogenic systems", devoted to the 150th anniversary of the Saint-Petersburg Naturalists Society
Country/Territory	Russian Federation
City	Saint-Petersburg
Period	24/09/18 → 27/09/18

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Environmental Science(all)

Keywords

Environmental pollution
Tritium
Radiocarbon
Heavy metals
Snow cover
GIS

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Lebedev, S. V., Kulkova, M. A., Zarina, L. M., & Nesterov, E. M. (2020). Assessment of Long-Lived Radionuclides (3H, 14C) and Heavy Metals in Snow Cover of Urban Areas as Indicators of Environmental Pollution (St. Petersburg, Russia). In O. V. Frank-Kamenetskaya, D. Y. Vlasov, E. G. Panova, & S. N. Lessovaia (Eds.), Processes and Phenomena on the Boundary Between Biogenic and Abiogenic Nature: Conference proceedings (pp. 297-313). (Lecture Notes in Earth System Sciences). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21614-6_17

Lebedev, Sergey V. ; Kulkova, Marianna A. ; Zarina, Larisa M. ; Nesterov, Evgeny M. . / Assessment of Long-Lived Radionuclides (3H, 14C) and Heavy Metals in Snow Cover of Urban Areas as Indicators of Environmental Pollution (St. Petersburg, Russia). Processes and Phenomena on the Boundary Between Biogenic and Abiogenic Nature: Conference proceedings. editor / Olga V. Frank-Kamenetskaya ; Dmitry Yu. Vlasov ; Elena G. Panova ; Sofia N. Lessovaia. Cham : Springer Nature, 2020. pp. 297-313 (Lecture Notes in Earth System Sciences).

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Lebedev, SV, Kulkova, MA, Zarina, LM & Nesterov, EM 2020, Assessment of Long-Lived Radionuclides (3H, 14C) and Heavy Metals in Snow Cover of Urban Areas as Indicators of Environmental Pollution (St. Petersburg, Russia). in OV Frank-Kamenetskaya, DY Vlasov, EG Panova & SN Lessovaia (eds), Processes and Phenomena on the Boundary Between Biogenic and Abiogenic Nature: Conference proceedings. Lecture Notes in Earth System Sciences, Springer Nature, Cham, pp. 297-313, VI International Symposium "Biogenic-abiogenic interactions in natural and anthropogenic systems", devoted to the 150th anniversary of the Saint-Petersburg Naturalists Society, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation, 24/09/18. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21614-6_17

Assessment of Long-Lived Radionuclides (3H, 14C) and Heavy Metals in Snow Cover of Urban Areas as Indicators of Environmental Pollution (St. Petersburg, Russia). / Lebedev, Sergey V. ; Kulkova, Marianna A. ; Zarina, Larisa M. ; Nesterov, Evgeny M. .

Processes and Phenomena on the Boundary Between Biogenic and Abiogenic Nature: Conference proceedings. ed. / Olga V. Frank-Kamenetskaya; Dmitry Yu. Vlasov; Elena G. Panova; Sofia N. Lessovaia. Cham : Springer Nature, 2020. p. 297-313 (Lecture Notes in Earth System Sciences).

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Lebedev SV, Kulkova MA, Zarina LM, Nesterov EM. Assessment of Long-Lived Radionuclides (3H, 14C) and Heavy Metals in Snow Cover of Urban Areas as Indicators of Environmental Pollution (St. Petersburg, Russia). In Frank-Kamenetskaya OV, Vlasov DY, Panova EG, Lessovaia SN, editors, Processes and Phenomena on the Boundary Between Biogenic and Abiogenic Nature: Conference proceedings. Cham: Springer Nature. 2020. p. 297-313. (Lecture Notes in Earth System Sciences). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21614-6_17

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