Assessment of air toxicity in the megalopolis of Krasnoyarsk using long-term monitoring of suburban pine forests.

The present study develops the application of suburban forests as bioindicators, with the industrial metropolis of Krasnoyarsk (Central Siberia, Russia) taken as an example. Huge forests, such as those found in large Siberian territories, are climate-forming for the entire planet. Hence, their conservation is essential at both the local and global scales.