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Nov 28, 2021 · The company has pledged to reduce sulfur dioxide pollution at Norilsk 45 percent by 2023 and 90 percent by 2025.
Oct 2, 2017 · This paper aims to contribute to the discussion on Arctic migration and urban sustainability by exploring the case of Norilsk, the first sizeable circumpolar city in the world entirely built on...
A story map on the current state of one of the most polluted cities in Russia.
Apr 30, 2021 · Norilsk is a very polluted city, since the industry is represented by non-ferrous metallurgy. Water bodies are a fairly polluted ecosystem, both in Norilsk and in Taimyr. Although environmental activities are constantly being carried out in cities, environmental pollution remains quite high.
Dec 10, 2021 · At 1.9 million tons of sulfur dioxide emissions annually, Norilsk produces as much sulfur pollution as the entire U.S. — all concentrated in a city the size of Eugene, Oregon.
While the exact number of people potentially affected by pollution in Norilsk is unknown, it’s estimated that over 130,000 local residents are being exposed to particulates, sulfur dioxide, heavy metals, and phenols each day from air pollution.2 Past studies have found elevated copper and nickel concentrations in soil nearly everywhere within ...
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Sep 25, 2020 · In addition to the quantification of the exceptional rate of environmental devastation around Norilsk, the world’s most polluted Arctic region, we demonstrate that anthropogenic-induced AD can explain the yet unresolved DP in tree-ring research.
