Accumulation of Chemical Elements in the Biochemical Food Chain of the Northern Norilsk Plateau

—The influence of industrial emissions on the content of ash elements in the biogeochemical food chain “snow cover–soil–willow bushes–willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus L.)” was investigated in the northern Norilsk plateau. A significant enrichment in metal pollutants (Ni, Cu, Co, Fe) and deficiency...

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Published in:Geochemistry international 2020-05, Vol.58 (5), p.562-573
Main Authors: Ermolov, Yu. V., Lebedeva, M. A., Bondar, M. G., Kolpashchikov, L. A., Cherevko, A. S., Smolentsev, N. B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accumulation
Biogeochemistry
Bushes
Cadmium
Chemical elements
Cobalt
Copper
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Elements
Food chains
Food contamination
Geochemistry
Heavy metals
Industrial emissions
Iron
Manganese
Muscles
Nickel
Pollutants
Shoots
Snow cover
Soil
Soil contamination
Soil investigations
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Summary:—The influence of industrial emissions on the content of ash elements in the biogeochemical food chain “snow cover–soil–willow bushes–willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus L.)” was investigated in the northern Norilsk plateau. A significant enrichment in metal pollutants (Ni, Cu, Co, Fe) and deficiency in Mn was found in the leaves of Salix lanata L . and the browse of the willow ptarmigan, indicating the unbalanced input of these chemical elements into plants and animals. Increased accumulation of copper, nickel, iron, cobalt, and cadmium was revealed in the willow ptarmigan muscles. The high cadmium concentrations were not caused by contamination, but were related to the high content of this metal in the winter forage (end shoots and buds of dwarf willow).
ISSN:0016-7029
1556-1968
DOI:10.1134/S0016702920040035