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Journal Article 
Change Patterns of Agronomy and Agricultural Lands by War 
Ghanbarizadeh, L; Nejad, TS 
2012 
1 
Life Science Journal
ISSN: 1097-8135 
9 
3 
1454-1462 
WOS:000315724100210 
Environmental pollution is created due to entering contaminants with high concentration in large amount in the environment. War is one of the intense pollution resources of water and soil environment. Widespread use of weapons such as lead particles, explosives, pneumatic bombardment, cannon balls, chemical weapons and chemical, microbial bombs, etc will definitely be followed by environmental destructive effects. Nowadays, damage to the environment is used by the parties involved as a military strategy. Pollution problems created by military activities have plagued a lot of nations. Have been indications of great destructions in relation to the environment. It is a long time that war and its due environmental damages have attracted a lot of attentions. Soil pollution also is one of the most important war environmental effects. Cultivation of crops in a land intensely polluted chemically and the use of waters contaminated with lethal compounds in agricultural farms will cause irrecoverable effects. In most cases, war bombardment and various bullets used during wars contaminate soils in terms of heavy metals. The study done by environmental Organization, Forest Organization and Switzerland National Development Plan (SAEFA) show that the contacts of bombs and bullets widely pollute heavy metals. Lead and copper are the main polluting metals. Due to the movement of most aquatic species and the close relationship between contaminated sediments and waters on the other hand and the lack of distinction between these two, investigation of the effects of trace elements in aquatic ecosystems is very hard. Soil erosion also is the most important process that pollutes aquatic ecosystem by heavy metals. The issue of plants intoxication by trace elements also is emphasized for two reasons. Firstly, in case of outbreak of intoxication in agricultural plants, their function is significantly reduced per surface unit. Secondly, the onset of intoxication in plants of an area and loss of vegetation causes sharp increase in water and wind erosion in those areas. But one of the most important aspects of the issue is penetration of these metals into plants and subsequently the animals feeding on them. [Leila Ghanbarizadeh, Tayeb Saki Nejad. Change Patterns of Agronomy and Agricultural Lands by War. Life Sci J 2012;9(3):1454-1462] (ISSN:1097-8135). http://www.lifesciencesite.com. 212 
Patterns of Agronomy; War