The influence of fluorine, boron, selenium, and arsenic pollution on the biological properties of ordinary chernozems

In most cases, fluorine, boron, selenium, and arsenic pollution deteriorates the ecological-biological properties of ordinary chernozems: the number of saprotrophic bacteria (especially those of the Azotobacter genus) that of fungi, and the enzymatic activity decreases, while the phytotoxicity becomes higher, etc. The consequences of this pollution are related to the nature of the element, its concentration in the soil, the chemical form of the compound, and the time period from the moment of pollution. The elements studied form the following sequences according to their effect on the properties of an ordinary chernozem: B > Se > As > F (when the maximum permissible concentration (MPS) of these elements was accepted as the unit of measure) and Se > As > B > F (when the units of measurement were mg/kg or mmol/kg of soil).