As a result of the shelling, the flat surface of the field is damaged, missile fragments fall into the soil, and toxic gases are released into the atmosphere. So, what happens:
Fragments of projectiles. Ammunition casings are made of cast iron alloy. Besides iron and carbon, sulfur and copper are added to the mix. If the fragments remain in the ground, over time, they begin to oxidize, enter the cycle of environmental substances and enter food chains. In addition, some of the munitions have elements made using depleted uranium. According to calculations taken from a study by the Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group, 50 tons of iron, 1 ton of sulfur compounds, and 2.35 tons of copper got into the soil because of the shelling of just one square kilometer of the field in the Kharkiv region—these are only the substances with the highest content.
Toxic gases. In addition, during the explosion of even one kilogram of explosives, several tens of cubic meters of such toxic gases as sulfur oxide, nitrogen oxide, and carbon monoxide are released into the atmosphere. Finally, sulfur and nitrogen oxides from the atmosphere are returned to the soil through acid rain, which changes the pH of the ground and causes plant burns. It turns out that the soil becomes the final link of chemical damage by ammunition.
The blast wave causes large-scale destruction. Experts' calculations show that at least 90,000 tons of soil were uprooted by explosions on the field we're considering as an example. First, it will be necessary to spend a lot of fuel to level the field's surface. Second, filling in the crater isn't enough because the soil at the crater's edges is significantly compressed. Such soil is considered degraded because the intensity of the processes that dominated the pre-war soil landscape has changed (humification, leaching, weathering, and, of course, water circulation). Different soil formation processes will inevitably lead to changes in soil composition, as in Central Europe, where people still have to face it after the First World War. The speed of soil recovery is incredibly time-consuming. The global average rate of its formation is about 0.06 mm/year. In addition, explosions kill vegetation. It is pretty logical.
Damage to the soil's waterproof layer and ingress of pollutants into aquifers. Powerful explosions can destroy a waterproof layer of country rock. In this case, the water release into the soil is accelerated. The water doesn't linger in the hole but erodes its walls even more. It speeds up the organic matter deposition within the soil profile and promotes soil oxidation. Thus, aggressive pollutants enter aquifers and waterways. Some of them can be carried far beyond the battlefield. For example, in municipalities near the so-called "red zone" in France (several territories in the country's northeast where active hostilities took place during the First World War; more than 1,200 km² of fertile land in the area of the Battle of Verdun were recognized by the authorities as "completely destroyed"), in 2012, the authorities banned drinking water due to the excessive content of perchlorate, which is used in rockets and ammunition production. Such pollution can significantly affect people's safety and health.
The war continues, and hundreds of wounds are added to the surface of Ukraine's land every day. Living organisms die, water and soil deteriorate, and fields become unusable until the surface is restored and the demining is complete. What should Ukrainians do with such areas, and will they be suitable for use at least after minimal restoration?
Fragments of projectiles. Ammunition casings are made of cast iron alloy. Besides iron and carbon, sulfur and copper are added to the mix. If the fragments remain in the ground, over time, they begin to oxidize, enter the cycle of environmental substances and enter food chains. In addition, some of the munitions have elements made using depleted uranium. According to calculations taken from a study by the Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group, 50 tons of iron, 1 ton of sulfur compounds, and 2.35 tons of copper got into the soil because of the shelling of just one square kilometer of the field in the Kharkiv region—these are only the substances with the highest content.
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