2 ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯ И МЕТОДИКА РАБОТ - Courrier international

On average content of volatile aromatic hydrocarbons, manganese, lead, cadmium, chrome, tin and
mercury the soils of territory of the abandoned polar station falls into vlean class, on average
content of zinc, petroleum hydrocarbons Pollution class, on average content of cobalt, nickel,
copper .extremely hazardous pollution class.
The values of the total soil pollution index Zc calculated for a series of metals varied from 34.9 up
to 52.2 (hazardous pollution class), with a site average of 43.3 hazardous class.
In point S03-08-8, site 274 for nickel, in point S03-07-7, site 280, MPC and APC and values max
were exceeded for copper (according to MU 2.1.7.730-99), to correspond to very hazardous soil
pollution class.
In whole, the level of soil pollution of the territory of the abandoned polar station can be assessed as
hazardous.
Assessment according to international standards
Permissible concentrations (PC) of oil products, cobalt, copper, and nickel were exceeded in the
site s soils at separate points, including:
for oil products - up to 658 PC units;
for cobalt up to 3.9 PC units;
for copper - up to 5.3 PC units;
for nickel up to 1.4 PC units.
The average value of pollutant content exceeded PC in the area for oil products - 428 times, for
copper - 4,7 times, for cobalt 2,7 times, for nickel - 1.16 times.
It is necessary to pay special attention to the fact that the level of soil contamination with oil
products at the site exceeds the intervention level both in the average value (4.28 times), and in the
values at separate points of geoecological testing (up to 6.6 IL). It is also should be noted that total
15 PCB in separate sampling points is 0.53 PC. The maximum amount of 15 PCB congeners was
revealed in point S03-08-8, items No. 237 (south part of the polar station area at 8 m from cistern
R-25).
Figures 5.2.6-5.2.7 present spatial characteristics of soil and ground pollution of the area of PCB
dumps in PC units and pollution with a set of heavy metals (index).
FINAL REPORT for Contract No. CS-NPA-Arctic-13/2009 of December 01, 2009 within the framework of pilot project Development of
Technology of clean up of the area of Decommissioned Sites of The Russian Federation Ministry of Defense in the Arctic by the
Example of Alexanra Island of Franz Josef Land Archipelago from Hazardous Waste
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