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The Soils of Georgia

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Soils contaminated from water or air and by artificially applied toxic substances from pesticides, as well as mineral fertilizers, accumulate toxic elements, including heavy metals, having an extremely adverse impact on the living organisms. Among all kinds of economic activities, mining is the main source of pollution that deteriorates the agrophysical properties of soils and geoecological conditions in whole. The main ecological catastrophic zones in Georgia are discussed, related to the mining industry—Bolnisi metallogenic province (Kvemo Kartli Region) and Chiatura-Zestaponi manganese province (Imereti Region). Besides, pollution of soils and water with pesticides (chlorine-organic compounds) near the former chemical warehouses is considered.

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    Tables 8.1 and 8.2 taken from the article (Matchavariani et al. 2015), originally published in the “Journal of Environmental Biology” (Copyright © 2015 Triveni Enterprises, Lucknow (India)). All Rights Reserved.

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Kalandadze, B., Matchavariani, L. (2019). Soil Pollution. In: Matchavariani, L. (eds) The Soils of Georgia. World Soils Book Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18509-1_8

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