Assessment of anthropogenic impact in municipalities of the Baikal natural territory and its role in the entry of pollutants with river runoff into Lake Baikal
- Authors: Bityukova V.R.1, Chalov S.R.1, Antonov E.V.1,2, Belyaev Y.R.1, Bolysov S.I.1, Bredikhin A.V.1, Grigoriev V.Y.1, Prusikhin O.E.1, Lychagin M.Y.1, Tsyplenkov A.S.1
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Affiliations:
- Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Geography
- Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences
- Issue: Vol 89, No 3 (2025)
- Pages: 448-466
- Section: NATURAL RESOURCE USE AND GEOECOLOGY
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/2587-5566/article/view/353874
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.7868/S2658697525030096
- ID: 353874
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About the authors
V. R. Bityukova
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Geography
Email: v.r.bityukova@geogr.msu.ru
Moscow, Russia
S. R. Chalov
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Geography
Email: hydroserg@mail.ru
Moscow, Russia
E. V. Antonov
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Geography; Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: antonovmtg@inbox.ru
Moscow, Russia; Moscow, Russia
Yu. R. Belyaev
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Geography
Email: yrbel@mail.ru
Moscow, Russia
S. I. Bolysov
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Geography
Email: sibol@mail.ru
Moscow, Russia
A. V. Bredikhin
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Geography
Email: avbredikhin@yandex.ru
Moscow, Russia
V. Yu. Grigoriev
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Geography
Email: vadim308g@mail.ru
Moscow, Russia
O. E. Prusikhin
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Geography
Email: olegprus2000@mail.ru
Moscow, Russia
M. Yu. Lychagin
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Geography
Email: lychagin@geogr.msu.ru
Moscow, Russia
A. S. Tsyplenkov
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Geography
Email: atsyplenkov@gmail.com
Moscow, Russia
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