Protocol of conjugate evaluation of the biological activity of soils in terms of cellulolytic activity and biological consumption of oxygen.

The article presents protocols for determining the biological activity of kerosene-contaminated soils in terms of two indicators, i.e. cellulolytic activity and biological consumption of oxygen.

The Influence of Kerosene on Microbiomes of Diverse Soils.

One of the most important challenges for soil science is to determine the limits for the sustainable functioning of contaminated ecosystems. The response of soil microbiomes to kerosene pollution is still poorly understood. Here, we model the impact of kerosene leakage on the composition of the topsoil microbiome in pot and field experiments with different loads of added kerosene (loads up to 100 g/kg; retention time up to 360 days).

Impact of kerosene pollution on ground vegetation of southern taiga in the Amur Region, Russia.

The present study is the field experiment on kerosene pollution impact on southern taiga plant communities. Experimental sites were located in a mixed forest, a deciduous forest, a sedge fen and a wet meadow within the Amur Region of the Russian Far East. Kerosene loads from 1 to 500 g/kg of soil were applied to 50 × 50 cm plots in three replications and their effects on number of species and projective cover of ground vegetation were analysed in 1.

Data on physico-chemical characteristics and elemental composition of gray forest soils (Greyzemic Phaeozems) in natural-technogenic landscapes of Moscow brown coal basin.

Waste rocks material and acid mine drainage (AMD) in sulfur coal mining areas of Moscow brown coal basin lead to significant transformation of landscape components (soils, surface, and groundwaters). Most of the abandoned sulfide-bearing spoil heaps have not been reclaimed and toxic products of their weathering cause the risk of long-term soil contamination. In this article, we report original data on some physico-chemical properties and elemental composition of liquid and solid soil phases, waste dumps and AMD from twо abandoned spoil heaps of the Moscow basin and adjacent territories (the Tula region, Central Russia).