Akademik Məlumat İdarəetmə Sistemi
PROCEEDINGS OF THE TULA STATES UNIVERSITY-SCIENCES OF EARTH, 2024 (ESCI)
As a result of the research, the influence of man-made emissions of lead, cadmium and mercury on various soil types on the northeastern slope of the Lesser Caucasus was studied, and the mechanisms that determine the state and behavior of heavy metals in background and soils subject to contamination were investigated. The subject of discussion is soil pollution- a type of anthropogenic degradation in which the content of chemicals in soils subject to anthropogenic impact exceeds the natural regional background level. A negative impact on the environment has been noted due to the excess content of certain chemicals (Pb, Hg, Cd) in the human environment (compared to natural levels) due to their receipt from anthropogenic sources. The process by which uncharacteristic microelements appear in the soil, characterized by a toxic effect and affecting the properties of the soil, is called soil contamination with heavy metals. It has been established that soil contamination with such chemical elements as lead, cadmium, and mercury poses a particular environmental hazard.