<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Contamination of land used for military activities can significantly differ from that of municipal and industrial land, both in the intensity and type. Largely this is due to the intensity of activities even in a comparatively large surface area, and also by use of substances and materials not common in civil practice. Pollution from military grounds can affect not only soldiers, but also adjacent territories and water resources. In this study, concentrations of trace elements in the soil, water and higher vegetation in former Soviet army military territories were surveyed. The presence of point sources was found, and in a few cases the pollution is intensively spreading into deeper soil horizons and groundwater.</p></abstract>

Contamination of land used for military activities can significantly differ from that of municipal and industrial land, both in the intensity and type. Largely this is due to the intensity of activities even in a comparatively large surface area, and also by use of substances and materials not common in civil practice. Pollution from military grounds can affect not only soldiers, but also adjacent territories and water resources. In this study, concentrations of trace elements in the soil, water and higher vegetation in former Soviet army military territories were surveyed. The presence of point sources was found, and in a few cases the pollution is intensively spreading into deeper soil horizons and groundwater.

Soil Pollution with Trace Elements in Territories of Military Grounds in Latvia

Faculty of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of Latvia, Raiņa bulv. 19, Rīga, LV-1586, LATVIA

Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B. Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences.

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Contamination of land used for military activities can significantly differ from that of municipal and industrial land, both in the intensity and type. Largely...

Soil Pollution with Trace Elements in Territories of Military Grounds in Latvia

Publié en ligne: 14 août 2008

Pages: 27 - 33

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10046-008-0010-5

Mots clés
military grounds, soil, pollution, heavy metals, trace elements

This content is open access.

Soil Pollution with Trace Elements in Territories of Military Grounds in Latvia

Publié en ligne: 14 août 2008

Pages: 27 - 33

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10046-008-0010-5

Mots clésmilitary grounds, soil, pollution, heavy metals, trace elements

This content is open access.

Mots clés
military grounds, soil, pollution, heavy metals, trace elements