DISTRIBUTION OF METALS IN THE GRANULOMETRIC FRACTIONS OF A BALKA SOIL-GEOCHEMICAL SYSTEM (SOUTH-EASTERN PART OF THE SMOLENSK-MOSCOW UPLAND)
Abstract
Concentrations and lateral distribution of Fe, Mn, Ti, Zr, Ni, Co, Cr, Zn, Pb in 1–0.25; 0.25–0.05; 0.05–0.01; 0.01–0.001 and <0.001 mm grain-size fractions of humus soil horizons were studied in a balka system located in the Central Protva River basin. The levels of metal concentrations are determined by the particle size: Ti, Zr and Cr are at their lowest values in the coarse and medium sand; the coarse silt fraction is enriched in Zr, while Fe, Mn, Co, Ni, Zn, Pb, Cu show their minimal values in this fraction; the medium and fine silt shows the highest levels of Ti and the clay fraction the highest mean concentrations of Fe, Mn, Co, Ni, Cr, Pb, Zn. The variability in the concentrations of the majority of metals decreases from sand to silt and clay fractions. The lateral distribution of metals in the grain-size fractions is related to their geochemical transformation during the process of migration from the trans-eluvial landscapes of adjacent areas along the slope and bottom of the balka system, from the upper to lower reaches. In coarse and medium sand, the highest concentrations of metals, except Fe, are found in soils of the bottom or the detrital fan. In fine sand metals other than Zn and Ti are concentrated in soils of trans-eluvial landscapes. In medium and fine silt all metals, except Fe, Zr and Ti, accumulate in soils of the balka slope and bottom. In clay fraction Zn and Mn concentrate in soils of the balka bottom, while other elements in soils of transeluvial landscapes. The lateral distribution of the majority of metals is the most uniform in coarse silt fraction. The concentrations of some elements decrease down the balka bottom: Ti and Zr – in coarse and medium sand, Cu – in medium and fine silt, Zr and Zn – in clay fraction; the increase of concentrations was revealed for Cr in coarse silt, Mn and Ti in medium and fine silt and Ni in clay fraction.
About the Authors
O. A. Samonova
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Faculty of Geography, Department of Landscape Geochemistry and Soil Geography, Leading Scientific Researcher, PhD. in Geography
Russian Federation
Faculty of Geography, Department of Landscape Geochemistry and Soil Geography, Leading Scientific Researcher, PhD. in Geography
E. N. Aseyeva
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Faculty of Geography, Department of Landscape Geochemistry and Soil Geography, Senior Scientific Researcher, PhD. in Geography
Russian Federation
Faculty of Geography, Department of Landscape Geochemistry and Soil Geography, Senior Scientific Researcher, PhD. in Geography
N. S. Kasimov
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Faculty of Geography, Department of Landscape Geochemistry and Soil Geography, Head of the Department, Academician of RAS, D.Sc. in Geography;
Russian Federation
Faculty of Geography, Department of Landscape Geochemistry and Soil Geography, Head of the Department, Academician of RAS, D.Sc. in Geography;
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Samonova O.A., Aseyeva E.N., Kasimov N.S. DISTRIBUTION OF METALS IN THE GRANULOMETRIC FRACTIONS OF A BALKA SOIL-GEOCHEMICAL SYSTEM (SOUTH-EASTERN PART OF THE SMOLENSK-MOSCOW UPLAND). Vestnik Moskovskogo universiteta. Seriya 5, Geografiya. 2018;(6):34-46. (In Russ.)
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