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Chemical fertilizers are a major source of soil contamination with heavy metals; their incidental minerals commonly contain nickel, cadmium, zinc, lead and other trace elements. Moreover, they contribute to soil acidification which increases the mobility of trace metals. Both aspects need to be considered when using mineral fertilizers, and soil and plant quality should be monitored. The trace element content in long-term fertilized Typical chernozem is categorized as none (i.e. not contaminated). Grey forest soils, Leached chernozem, Common chernozem and Calcareous chernozem were in the low category.
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WRB (IUSS 2006) equivalents of Moldovan soil taxonomic units: Calcareous chernozem – Calcic chernozem; Common, Typical and Leached chernozem – Haplic chernozem; Dark grey/Grey forest – Phaeozem/Albic luvisol.
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Leah, T. (2014). Effects of Long-Term Application of Fertilizers on the Trace Element Content of Soils. In: Dent, D. (eds) Soil as World Heritage. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6187-2_10
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