Pollution assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in urban soil of Blagoveshchensk.]
The purpose of this research is high level of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) pollution in urban soils of Blagoveshchensk. Soil samples were collected in May and September 2012. The total PAHs content varied from 0.107 to 4.15 mg/kg in May and from 0.09 to 2.6 mg/kg in September in urban soils. The median of the average values of PAHs was 0.687 mg/kg in September and 0.694 mg/kg in May. Benz(a)pyrene was detected in 78% of soil samples in May and in 67% of soil samples in September in the city territory. High environmental risk level of benz(a)pyrene in urban soils was revealed in 26% of soil samples in May and in 48% of soil samples in September.