Geochemical Anomalies of the Heavy Metals in the Industrial and Urban Agglomeration Soils

Abstract

The study of the soil cover of urban landscapes of the Mykolaiv industrial-urban agglomeration, which is a complex multifunctional system, was carried out. A sampling strategy was developed and the sources of pollution were analyzed, taking into account the areas of intensive bombing and ammunition explosions. The levels of contamination by heavy metals (Сr, Zn, Hg, Pb, Ni, Cu, Mn) at the positions of environmental safety were established, and the danger coefficient Ko and the integral danger index (⅀Ko (1+2)) were applied for chemical elements of the I and II danger classes. A geochemical anomaly of military origin was identified with an excess of the maximum permissible levels for the following chemical elements: Hg (57.1) > Сr (20.6) > Ni (9.6) > Cu (9.2) > Zn (5.3) > Pb (1.5).