Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
APPLIED ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH, cilt.15, sa.3, ss.1119-1130, 2017 (SCI-Expanded)
The mapping of boron (B) and beneficial heavy metals in the agricultural soils of mining zones is essential to evaluating the deficiencies and toxicity of those elements. Given its high annual production of boron, the Kirka Boron Mine (KBM) ranks among the largest mining complexes in Turkey. There, this research was conducted to determine the variation of some properties of soil with B and beneficial heavy metal ions (i.e., Fe, Zn, Mn, and Cu) according to great soil groups and to map their ions in wheat-cultivating soils at different distances from KBM. Results showed that the B, Fe, Cu, Mn, and Zn contents of wheat-cultivated soils changed according to soil group and distance from KBM. The Fe content of soils decreased as the distance from KBM increased, and B content reached toxic values at a distance of 20-30 km. Mn and Zn contents were low, though B and Fe contents were toxic, whereas Cu content was sufficient for wheat cultivation. Available B and beneficial heavy metal maps can be useful in confirming B and Fe pollution and in recommending fertiliser use in mining zones.