<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Despite the last decade considerable advances in the study of nitrate and nitrite pollution of soil, there are still some gaps in research related to neglecting or ignoring the role of soil in the food chain and its effects on upper trophic units. The article presents the results of a study on the impact of air and soil humidity and temperature, as well as soil type and utilization on the amount of nitrates and nitrites in the soil solution at the end of vegetation period. It was proved that statistically significant impact on the amounts of residual nitrate and nitrite ions was caused by the temperature and moisture of soil, its type, and the specific properties of the crops grown. </p></abstract>

Despite the last decade considerable advances in the study of nitrate and nitrite pollution of soil, there are still some gaps in research related to neglecting or ignoring the role of soil in the food chain and its effects on upper trophic units. The article presents the results of a study on the impact of air and soil humidity and temperature, as well as soil type and utilization on the amount of nitrates and nitrites in the soil solution at the end of vegetation period. It was proved that statistically significant impact on the amounts of residual nitrate and nitrite ions was caused by the temperature and moisture of soil, its type, and the specific properties of the crops grown.

The Impact of Environmental Factors on the Amount of Nitrates and Nitrites in Different Types of Soils and Ways of Their Utilization

Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Science Konstantin Preslavsky University of Shumen 115, Universitetska str., 9712 Shumen,

Acta Scientifica Naturalis

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Despite the last decade considerable advances in the study of nitrate and nitrite pollution of soil, there are still some gaps in research related to...

The Impact of Environmental Factors on the Amount of Nitrates and Nitrites in Different Types of Soils and Ways of Their Utilization

Published Online: Feb 09, 2017

Page range: 100 - 105

Received: Oct 30, 2016

Accepted: Jan 11, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/asn-2017-0016

Keywords
nitrates, nitrites, pollution of soils, soil types

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The Impact of Environmental Factors on the Amount of Nitrates and Nitrites in Different Types of Soils and Ways of Their Utilization

Published Online: Feb 09, 2017

Page range: 100 - 105

Received: Oct 30, 2016

Accepted: Jan 11, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/asn-2017-0016

Keywordsnitrates, nitrites, pollution of soils, soil types

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
nitrates, nitrites, pollution of soils, soil types