Influence of shelterbelts on the accumulation of polyarenes in soils (Belgorod Region)
Abstract
Specific features of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs, polyarenes) accumulation in the soils of shelterbelts and adjacent agricultural fields were determined. The key site in the Belgorod Region (1500 ha) is an arable land with an extensive network of forest belts oriented both along and across the main source of pollution, i.e. the railway. On the basis of 49 soil sampling points it was shown that the soils of shelterbelts are characterized by higher polyarenes storage in 0–25 cm layer (1,50 to 7,02 мg/m2) for both light and heavy PAHs as compared to soils of adjacent arable lands (0,23 to 1,70 мg/m2). This phenomenon is due to the barrier effect of trees in relation to pollutant airflows and lower rates of polyarene destruction in the soils of shelterbelts. With increasing distance of soils from the source of polyarenes, the most noticeable decrease is in benzo (a) pyrene and benzo (ghi) perylene storage. In the absence of cultivation 65 years is enough to form a surface-accumulative type of PAHs distribution in the upper 25 cm of shelterbelt soils at a distance of up to 2,5 km from the railway.
About the Authors
M. A. Smirnova
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Department of Landscape Geochemistry and Soil Geography, Senior Scientific Researcher, PhD. in Geography
Russian Federation
Department of Landscape Geochemistry and Soil Geography, Senior Scientific Researcher, PhD. in Geography
A. N. Gennadiev
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Department of Landscape Geochemistry and Soil Geography, Professor, D.Sc. in Geography
Russian Federation
Department of Landscape Geochemistry and Soil Geography, Professor, D.Sc. in Geography
Yu. G. Chendev
Belgorod State University, Institute of Earth Sciences
Russian Federation
Department of Nature Management and Land Cadastre, Head of department, D.Sc. in Geography
Russian Federation
Department of Nature Management and Land Cadastre, Head of department, D.Sc. in Geography
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Smirnova M.A., Gennadiev A.N., Chendev Yu.G. Influence of shelterbelts on the accumulation of polyarenes in soils (Belgorod Region). Vestnik Moskovskogo universiteta. Seriya 5, Geografiya. 2020;(3):14-21. (In Russ.)
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