Reconnaissance magnetic investigations of the atmospheric pollution, case study from Kyiv

摘要

The greatest part of humanity today lives in cities and the urbanization trend in modern society will occur over the next decades. The working capacity of the population is largely determined by environmental conditions within the cities. The available ways of air pollution control are laborious and costly. Magnetic investigation of environmental pollution is the opportunity to intensify these control activities. Magnetic studies include the investigations of various objects that are able to accumulate dust particlès dangerous to human health. The particles are transferred into air with magnetic minerals containing chemical compounds and elements. The selection of dust particles as an indicator of air pollution was conducted in our investigation. The initial results of magnetic susceptibility investigation for samples selected from flat surfaces using the original traps in different districts of Kyiv and its environs are demonstrated. Sampling points are differentiated by geographical orientation, technogenic load, height above Earth's surface.