The influence of military actions on the levels of heavy metals for humans and environment

Abstract

The issue of studying the effects of pollution by toxic substances resulting from military actions is not new, but remains largely understudied in many aspects. Increasingly, scientific data demonstrate that armed conflicts and military activities significantly contribute to the contamination of the environment with toxic substances, including toxic metals. Recently, this problem has become acute for Ukraine as well (Andrusyshyna et al., 2022).