CHEMICAL SOIL DEGRADATION FROM MILITARY ACTIVITIES: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO LAND RECLAMATION
Soil degradation due to military operations is a pressing environmental problem today, requiring detailed study and application of environmentally safe protection technology. The study of the impact of military operations on the soil was conducted using the example of the Sumy region. The methods of X-ray fluorescence (elemental composition and content of heavy metals – HM) and liquid chromatography (organic explosives content) were used to analyze the selected soil samples.