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Magnetic Properties and Concentration of Heavy Metals in Soils of the Krasnyi Kut Town (Saratov, Russia)

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Anthropogenic activities in areas with high degree of urbanization leads to environmental pollution. Pollution of soils in cities threatens the health of the population. The main sources of pollution in urbanized territories are industrial enterprises and highway transportation.

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The study was carried out at the expense of a grant from the Russian Science Foundation (project No. 17-77-10040).

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Reshetnikov, M.V., Sheshnev, A.S., Sokolov, E.S., Shkodin, S.D. (2019). Magnetic Properties and Concentration of Heavy Metals in Soils of the Krasnyi Kut Town (Saratov, Russia). In: Nurgaliev, D., Shcherbakov, V., Kosterov, A., Spassov, S. (eds) Recent Advances in Rock Magnetism, Environmental Magnetism and Paleomagnetism. Springer Geophysics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90437-5_18

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