Abstract

Research and assessment of soil contamination with heavy metals and arsenic in Komsomolsk-on-Amur have been carried out. High levels of soil contamination with heavy metals have been found — toxicants of hazard classes 1 and 2, among which the largest participation of zinc, lead, copper and cadmium has been recorded. It has been noted that the high content of arsenic in soils may be due to both technogenic influence and natural features of the area under study. A comparison has been made of the contents of heavy metals and arsenic in the soils of the city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur with the local natural background and technogenic background concentrations of other industrial cities in Russia and China. Two main technogenic geochemical anomalies (zones of increased pollution levels) associated with the main industrial hubs of the city have been identified.

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