Biogeochemical indication of pollution with metals and radionuclides in oil-producing regions

The results of investigation of the biogeochemical indication of pollution with metals and radio-nuclides in the oil-producing regions of Western Siberia are presented. It was ascertained that eight years after the oil spill, biota components (lichens, mosses, small mammals, etc.) on technogenic territories contain higher elemental concentrations as compared to the background sites, which allows us to use them to assess the anthropogenic load. Original data pertaining to radionuclide content in mosses and woody plants in Western Siberia are presented; they prove the fact that both oil production and trans-regional transportation contribute to the total pollution of Western Siberia with radionuclides.