Long-term monitoring of CO2 emission from industrially contaminated agricultural lands of the Baikal region

For many years (1992–2004) monitoring was focused on the features of CO2 emission from agricultural lands contaminated with industrial aerosols emitted by chemical and aluminum plants. The contribution of agroecosystems on different soil types to CO2 release to the atmosphere was evaluated as a function of the anthropogenic load and the nature and level of industrial pollution. CO2 emission from agricultural lands in the zone of local pollution was shown to exceed the direct industrial emissions.