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Heavy Metal Concentrations and Groundwater Quality Assessment in the Territory of Leningrad Oblast and Southern Republic of Karelia

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Groundwater quality was evaluated in Leningrad oblast and Southern Karelia in terms of their physicochemical characteristics and heavy metal concentrations. Estimates of groundwater quality indices revealed pollution levels from moderate to severe, high and extremely high groundwater toxicity in some regions, high risks of carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic effects. It was found that the largest effect on the quality of the examined groundwater is due to the concentrations of Fe, Mn, Ba, Zn, Ni, and Cd.

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This study was supported by the Russian Science Foundation, project no. 20-77-10 057, Diagnosis of permafrost degradation based on isotope tracers (234U/238U, 18O +2 H, 13C + 14C).

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  1. Laverov Federal Center for Integrated Arctic Research, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 163020, Arkhangelsk, Russia

    E. Yu. Yakovlev, A. S. Druzhnina, S. V. Druzhinin & N. L. Ivanchenko

  2. Scientific Park of St. Petersburg State University, 199155, St. Petersburg, Russia

    I. V. Tokarev

  3. Center for Collective Use of Scientific Equipment “Arctic,” Northern (Arctic) Federal University, 163002, Arkhangelsk, Russia

    N. L. Ivanchenko

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Yakovlev, E.Y., Druzhnina, A.S., Tokarev, I.V. et al. Heavy Metal Concentrations and Groundwater Quality Assessment in the Territory of Leningrad Oblast and Southern Republic of Karelia. Water Resour 50 (Suppl 3), S341–S345 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0097807823700562

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