Morphology and composition of technogenic particles in bottom sediments of the lake Nudyavr, Murmansk Region

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For the first time there are displayed data on technogenic particles enriched in Ni, Cu, Fe, and S polluting bottom sediments of the Lake Nudjavr in the Murmansk Region. This lake become polluted due to Monchegorsk Cu-Ni smelter plant emissions, beginning since the plant started operations in 1938. The surface layers of the Lake Nudjavr bottom sediments contain high concentrations of heavy metals — Ni, Cu, Fe, Co, Pb, Zn, and Sr. The origin of studied particles is directly associated with different stages of technology in processing nickel-copper ore (crushing, flotation, roasting and smelting). Size of particles in bottom sediments varies from 10 to 80 μm. Previously, similar particles were detected in winter 1995—1996 in snow cover around the Monchegorsk smelter plant. In the present study it was determined that quantity and chemical composition of particles depend on depth of layer in bottom sediments. The most polluted with heavy metals layers contain techogenic particles of bigger size than the least polluted layers.

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Zakhar Ivanovich Slukovskii

Karelian Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Author for correspondence.
Email: slukovsky87@gmail.com

PhD, Senior Researcher, Laboratory of Geochemistry, Quaternary Geology and Geoecology, Institute of geology KarRC RAS

Russian Federation, 185910, Russia, Petrozavodsk, Pushkinskaya, 11

Vladimir Andreevich Dauvalter

Kola Science Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Email: vladimir@inep.ksc.ru

Prof., Dr. Sci., Leading Scientific Researcher Laboratory of Freshwater Ecosystems, Institute of the North Industrial Ecology Problems

Russian Federation, 184209, Russia, Murmansk region, Apatity, Akademgorodok, 14a

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2. Fig. 1. Scheme of sampling places in the Lake Nudjavr area.

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3. Fig. 2. Vertical distribution of content of organic matter and chemical elements in bottom sediments column of the Lake Nudjavr.

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4. Fig. 3. The significant Pearson correlation coefficients (r = 0.58 for p < 0.05) between different elements in bottom sediments column of the Lake Nudjavr.

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5. Fig. 4. Technogenic particles from bottom sediments of the Lake Nudjavr (layer 0—1 cm).

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6. Fig. 5. Technogenic particles from bottom sediments of the Lake Nudjavr (layer 5—6 cm).

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7. Fig. 6. Technogenic particles from bottom sediments of the Lake Nudjavr (layer 6—7 cm).

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8. Fig. 7. Technogenic particles from bottom sediments of the Lake Nudjavr (layer 6—7 cm).

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9. Fig. 8. Technogenic particles from bottom sediments of the Lake Nudjavr (layer 11—12 cm).

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10. Fig. 9. Globules of pyrite with different compaction level of individual crystals from bottom sediments of the Lake Nudjavr (layer 11—12 cm).

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11. Fig. 10. Fe—Ni—S diagram for researched technogenic particles.

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