A study of the influence of the snow dump on the soil cover of the adjacent territory (Voronezh city is an example)

Authors

  • Татьяна Ивановна Прожорина Voronezh State University image/svg+xml
  • Ольга Владимировна Крутова Voronezh State University image/svg+xml

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17308/geo.2019.2/2309

Keywords:

snow dump, sand-salt mixture, soil acidity and salinity, anti-icing agents, background values, mixed sample, snow removal

Abstract

Snow removed from urban roads poses a serious environmental threat associated with the pollution of soil, surface and groundwater. The article assesses the influence the dump of snow on the soil cover of the adjacent territory (using the example of the city of Voronezh) on the basis of the results of the chemical composition of melt water and soil samples. The authors made recommendations for solving problems associated with snow removal in the city of Voronezh.

Author Biographies

  • Татьяна Ивановна Прожорина, Voronezh State University

    Candidate of Chemical Sciences , Associate professor of the Department of geoecology and environmental monitoring of the Geоgraphy, Geoecology and Tourism Faculty of the Voronezh State University, Voronezh

  • Ольга Владимировна Крутова, Voronezh State University

    Candidate of Geographical Sciences, Associate professor of the Department of recreational geography, regional studies and tourism of the Geography, Geoecology and Tourism Faculty of the Voronezh State University, Voronezh

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Published

2019-01-17

Issue

No. 2 (2019): April - June

Section

Studies of Voronezh Local Lore

How to Cite

A study of the influence of the snow dump on the soil cover of the adjacent territory (Voronezh city is an example). (2019). Proceedings of Voronezh State University. Series: Geography. Geoecology, 2, 77-81. https://doi.org/10.17308/geo.2019.2/2309