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

Year: 2008

Type: article

Abstract: Soil Pollution with Trace Elements in Territories of Military Grounds in Latvia 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.

Source: Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences Section B Natural Exact and Applied Sciences

DOI: 10.2478/v10046-008-0010-5

Authors: Ilga Kokorīte, Māris Kļaviņš, Jānis Šīre, Oskars Purmalis, Aija Zučika

Institution: University of Latvia

Language: English

Topic: Heavy metals in environment

Subfield: Pollution

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Life on land, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: European Social Fund