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oa Magnetic and Geochemical Analyses of Soils from War-Affected Locations in Ukraine
- Publisher: European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
- Source: Conference Proceedings, 18th International Conference Monitoring of Geological Processes and Ecological Condition of the Environment, Apr 2025, Volume 2025, p.1 - 5
Abstract
The ongoing war in Ukraine has led to severe environmental and technological consequences. Major challenges include soil degradation in agricultural regions, contamination with heavy metals and other organic and inorganic substances, and the search for optimal demining methods. Currently, magnetic studies have been conducted in former battlefields and missile strike zones in the Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Mykolaiv regions. Areas affected by military actions undergo significant transformations in both landscape structure and soil chemical composition. An analysis of heavy metal content in soil samples collected from different zones of the caponier revealed varying levels of contamination depending on the type of impurities and the soil’s chemical composition. The correlation coefficient between lead (Pb) concentration and magnetic susceptibility is 0.76, indicating a strong relationship for this dataset. This confirms that magnetic parameters can serve as a proxy for identifying heavy metal pollution hotspots in war-affected soils.
