Abstract
The purpose of this work is to analyze the types of pollution on the lands that have undergone hostilities and to review scientific research on this topic in order to find rational technological solutions to overcome the crisis. Methods and materials. The study is aimed at reviewing open scientific literary sources regarding the contamination of agricultural lands affected by the conduct of military operations. The research focuses on physical and chemical disturbances in the soil caused by military actions (bombing of land, land contamination by shrapnel remains, soil compaction by military equipment, chemical pollution by heavy metals, etc.) and land restoration methods. Research results. The primary task in eliminating the consequences of hostilities is the demining of land areas. There is a wide range of types of means for finding mines and machines for demining, in which the working body can be a reactive explosive device or a mechanical system in the form of a bucket, rollers of a rotating rotor, etc. Reclamation of lands disturbed as a result of military operations is carried out in two stages: technical and biological. The essence of the technical stage is to prepare the territories for the next target use. It consists in planning, as well as applying soil or fertile rocks to a leveled surface. The biological stage is a set of measures to restore the fertility of disturbed lands. It covers agrotechnical and reclamation measures aimed at restoring flora and fauna. To overcome the consequences of soil pollution by oil products and to compensate for nitrogen losses on land due to burning of fields, it is advisable to use active oil-oxidizing and regenerating soil microorganisms, by applying them with tillage and seeding units equipped with devices for applying liquid and dry complex fertilizers. Conclusions. Among the practical agrotechnical approaches to soil restoration after rough reclamation of land, the following can be distinguished: cultivation of bioenergy crops on damaged lands; application of minimal tillage technologies using organic waste and microbiological preparations; biotechnologies of soil remediation. In view of the technical and technological solutions of soil treatment for land restoration, each of the following consequences requires a special approach. Reclamation of damaged lands is advisable when experts estimate the terms of restoration of economic activity at no more than 15 years. If the soil cover needs a longer period for recovery, land conservation is carried out. Key words: soil pollution, hostilities, reclamation, remediation, land reclamation, soil treatment.
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