Integrated monitoring of the impact of Severonickel Combine on the natural environment
- 1 — G.V. Plekhanov Saint Petersburg Mining Institute
- 2 — Санкт-Петербургский государственный горный институт (технический университет)
Abstract
The study presented in this article was conducted in the area of Monchegorsk and was aimed at determining the mechanisms and assessing the degree of environmental disturbance and pollution in the process of production activities of the Severonickel Plant. The results of the study of the degree of transformation and the probability of migration of polluting components from waste at the open solid waste storage site due to hypergenic processes are presented. The high acid potential of solid waste is proved, which at relatively small volumes of infiltration water causes significant damage to surface waters due to the global problem. Damaged waters are the only source of drinking water supply in the area of Monchegorsk. The paper also proposes a system of monitoring and assessment of the state of soil and vegetation cover in forest ecosystems impacted by the Severonickel Plant.