The soil and climatic conditions in the republic (high summer temperature, slightly alkaline reaction of soil, irrigated agriculture) promote decomposition and migration of chlor-organic pesticides. However DDT residuals (it is prohibited to use since 1983) exceeding the maximum admitted concentration are occured more than a half of soil samples.
For the whole record period soil pollution from total DDT is practically at one and the same level, but it exceeds the maximum admitted concentration 2 to 5 times.
The accumulation of HCCH isomers (hexachlorcyclohexan) in soil occurs in less degree due to the well dissolubility of this preparation in water and removing of it by back wash waters from agricultural fields. Weighted average compound of it for the whole record period had not been exceeded 0,3 of the maximum admitted concentration.
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The increasing of MgCl content in soil is mainly occured in autumn during cotton defoliation. The exceeded MgCl content in comparison with the acceptable standards is occured more than 80 % of the investigated agricultural lands.
Soil pollution from herbicides such as dalapon, cotoran, trefman exceeding normal acceptable standard is extremely rare occured, and the such preparations as metafos, phosalone, tiodan, occur in soil in the form of traces due to its instability in dry climate. The high content of heavy metals, as a rule is marked in soils around of such the industrial developed cities, as Tashkent, Almalic, Becabad, Chirchic.
Soil pollution from arsenic and zinc with excess of the acceptable standards 10 and 6 times respectively in Samarkand region had fixed.
Local soil pollution from toxic chemicals in the areas near to the former agriculture spray plane airfield storage and pesticides deposts is causes the special alarm.
At the same time, the agriculture cannot develop without application of organic and mineral fertilizers and chemical control. In this context, it is necessary to establish only an sure rate corresponding with geografical conditions of the republic.
The last years the ways to solve problem for utulization of old pestisides were founded.