ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2021
The effect of aluminum smelter emissions on nutritional status of coniferous trees (Irkutsk Region, Russia).
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Element contents in assimilation organs of trees are an essential component of a comprehensive forest condition diagnosis. They allow conclusions about the current nutritional status of trees and estimate the main risks for a sustainable forest ecosystem management in the future. The purpose of this research was to study the effect of highly aggressive fluorine-containing emissions from a large aluminum smelter on the nutritional status of coniferous trees Larix sibirica and Pinus sylvestris. Studies carried out in the background areas showed that the both species have the main part of the elements in optimal quantities. A deficiency is noted for potassium. The content of N, K, Mg, Na, S, F, Cu, Co, and Cd in L. sibirica needles was 1.2-5.2 times higher than in P. sylvestris needles. Under the influence of the aluminum smelter emissions, fluorine concentration in the tree needles increases by 13.8-30.0 times; sulfur by 2.9-3.6 times; heavy metals by 2.0-5.1 times; and nitrogen, calcium, magnesium, and sodium by 1.2-3.6 times, especially in the industrial zone and 5 km far from it. With the increasing distance from the smelter, the content of pollutants in the tree needles decreases. Values close to background are observed at a distance of over 40 km. According to index biogeochemical transformation, the elemental composition of P. sylvestris needles undergoes greater changes than L. sibirica ones under the influence emissions from the aluminum smelter. Changes in the element concentration of the tree needles caused by the impact of industrial emissions lead to a restructuring of the elements accumulation rows, as well as to a violation of the element quantitative ratios. Change of N:P:K, Ca:K, Ca:P, P:S, P:F, Mn:F, and Mn:Fe ratios points to serious nutrient imbalances in coniferous trees, which may reduce their vitality and growth in the long run.
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