Lake sediments are a reliable source of information about the past, including data of the
origin of water bodies and their changes. Russia has more than 2 million lakes, so …

Investigations of the rare earth elements (REEs) concentrations in surface sediments of
small lakes in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation are presented. The territories of …

Lake sediments accumulate various pollutants and act as efficient natural archives suitable
for reconstruction the environmental conditions of the past. In contrast to fairly good …

The article presents data on the analysis of U accumulation in recent sediments of lakes in
the territory of the Southeast Fennoscandia. The research was carried out in the study area …

Assessing the benthic communities in water bodies under increasing anthropogenic
pressure seems to be an urgent task of scientific research aimed at short-term and long-term …

Lake sediments are used as indicators of the condition of water bodies and the changes that
have recently occurred in them and in their catchments. This work for the first time detailed …

Studying lakes in background areas of high-latitude regions is an important component of
hydrological and ecological research. The article presents new data on the chemical …

The protection of the urban environment from radioactive wastes (including technologically
enhanced natural radionuclides) and potentially harmful elements have recently become …

The Arctic region of Russia is rich with natural water resources. Some residents of this area
prefer to use water from spring sources instead of tap water. However, the elemental …

The level of pollution of lake sediments located in the city of Murmansk (Russia) with
petroleum hydrocarbons was studied. The most urban lakes can be classified as slightly …