Sarapulova G.I. Environmental geochemical assessment of technogenic soils

Irkutsk National Research Technical University, Irkutsk, Russia Journal of Mining Institute. — 2018. — Vol. 234. — P. 658-662.The purpose of this study was to obtain diagnostic features and criteria for the distribution of heavy metals in technogenically altered soils in the area of industrial facilities, depending on their altered geochemical properties, which make it possible to fix chemical elements in landscapes (the formation of geochemical barriers). On the basis of the geoecological assessment, disturbance of the soil buffer properties, which is reflected in the ionic composition change, alkalization, pH increase, and sulfate-chloride salinization have been revealed. This forms the heavy metals alkaline barrier. For example, in case of Cu, Pb, Zn, and N, it contributes to their accumulation and subsequent concentration in the soil layer due to the exchange interactions between chemical elements and Na+, K+, Ca2+ cations.
Soil saturation with sulphates also increases the probability of metals demobilization in the soil layer. It has been shown that intra-sectional soil migration of oil products (one of the most common pollutants of industrial areas) and chemical elements occurs at a depth of 30-50 cm, where the oil products based on a clay sorption layer form a technogenic barrier. The direct correlation between the oil content in the soil and the amount of toxic sulphate and chloride salts was found. The set of identified factors forms technogenic geochemical barriers in the industrial production area, on which pollutants and chemical elements, including heavy metals, are demobilized. The revealed effects are the rationale for creating artificial geochemical barriers on the migration path of both pollutants and valuable components with the aim of their subsequent extraction from the soil when developing an appropriate extraction method.Problem statement
The purpose
Research problem
Methodology
Discussion
Chemical analysis of soil in the technogenic area, the content of petroleum products, heavy metals (mg/kg), ions (mEq/100 g of soil)
The dependence of Cu (a) and Pb (b) content in soils on pH value
Dependence of Cu (a) and Pb (b) content in soils on Ca2+ ion concentration
Conclusions
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