Features of Microelement Composition of Ordinary Chernozems of the Azov and Lower Don Regions
- 1 Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, 344090, prosp. Stachki, 194/1, Russia
- 2 Sokolovskii Institute of Soil Science and Agrochemistry, Ukrainian Academy of Agrarian Sciences, ul. Chaikovskogo 4, Kharkiv, 61024, Ukraine
- 3 Lomonosov Moscow State University, Soil Science Faculty, Moscow, 119991, Vorobjevy Gory, Russia
Abstract
Ordinary chernozems in the Azov Plain have a low background content of mobile zinc compounds, a sufficient supply with copper and an increased content of lead compounds. This specificity of the regional microelement composition is due to the high carbonate content in the soil profiles, the natural enrichment of littoral geochemical landscapes and the effect of the significant sources of microelement emission (Mariupol metallurgical enterprises, Novocherkassk regional power station, etc.). The high buffer capacity of soils in the Azov region significantly mitigates the negative effects of pollution.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajabssp.2015.111.115
Copyright: © 2015 Tatiana M. Minkina, Nikolay N. Miroshnichenko, Aleksandr I. Fateev, Galina V. Motuzova, Saglara S. Mandzhieva, Svetlana N. Sushkova and Olga A. Biryukova. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Keywords
- Background Content
- Chernozems
- Emission
- Microelements
- Pollution