DETERMINATION OF THE DEGREE OF NORTHERN KAZAKHSTAN SOIL DEGRADATION BY THE PRESENCE OF MICROELEMENTS

For the research of influence of anthropogenous load on soil degradation, the microelement composition of soils on the example of the content of copper, manganese and cobalt and the degree of soils saturation with them was studied. Then, according to "The list of normative and methodical documents on identification of the degraded soils and lands and the assessment of their degradation degree approved by the Minister of environmental protection and natural resources of 15.02.1995" the degree of soil cover degradation was established.