Evaluation of the influence of the granulometric composition of soils and marine sediments of the South of Kamchatka on the content of acid-soluble forms of lead

Abstract

The influence of anthropogenic and natural factors on the content of lead in the surface horizons of coastal soils and bottom sediments in the south of the Kamchatka Territory was studded. It was revealed that no significant excesses of acid-soluble forms of lead were found, however, a gradual increase in the content of this element in urban soils is observed. The most likely reason for the content of lead in the soils of this area can be considered pyroclastic material, which prevails in the composition of fine earth.