Migration links and transformation of polyarenes in soil ‒ natural water ‒ atmospheric air system (a review)
Abstract
A review and analysis of the published data on migration links and the nature of the transformation of polyarenes in the soil-natural water-atmosphere system that have appeared over the past two decades show that the direction and intensity of these phenomena depend on a combination of many factors, namely climatic conditions, physical and chemical properties of the environment, the characteristics and activity of microbiota, the nature of vegetation cover, as well as on the sources, characteristics and composition of polyarenes themselves. Volatilization of PAHs, their deposition, leaching, sorption, and photo- and biodegradation are the primary processes in which PAHs are involved in soils, natural waters, and the atmosphere. The intensity of these processes is different in each of these environments and during the interaction between them. At the same time, the levels of knowledge about the migration and transformation of polyarenes in three environments are also different. The analysis shows that the accumulation of new knowledge on the topic is very intensive and new approaches to research and modern methods of obtaining data are being formed. However, there are still ‟blank spots” in the study of some issues, some scientific assessments are unambiguous, and the conclusions are sometimes contradictory.
Keywords
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs),
pollutants,
PAH migration,
soil cover,
water bodies,
atmosphere
Supporting agencies: The work was carried out under the Program of development of the Interdisciplinary scientific and educational school of the Lomonosov Moscow State University ‟Future of the Planet and Global Environmental Changes”.
About the Authors
A. N. Naumov
Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Student, Faculty of Geography, Department of Landscape Geochemistry and Soil Geography.
Moscow.
A. N. Gennadiev
Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Professor, D.Sc. in Geography, Faculty of Geography, Department of Landscape Geochemistry and Soil Geography.
Moscow.
R. G. Kovach
Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Scientific Researcher, Faculty of Geography, Department of Landscape Geochemistry and Soil Geography.
Moscow.
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