Environmental pollution in Ukraine

The war in Ukraine is affecting the physical and chemical properties of soil in the long term. The chemistry of soil can be altered by bombing through the deposition of potentially toxic trace elements (PTTE), which include metals, metalloids and non-metals that can be harmful to organisms. Agriculture is very important in Ukraine, due to its large areas of fertile black soils (chernozem), which have been affected by the war. The destruction and contamination of soils have been recognised as a major potential threat to food security in Ukraine and in the many countries that import crops from Ukraine.

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