ИСТИНА

Magnetic characteristics of soil are closely related to soil properties and can serve as indicators of soil condition in natural and anthropogenic environments. It is known that magnetic properties of soils depend on the content and distribution of certain iron oxides and hydroxides in soils horizons [1]. The profile of sod-podzolic soil is strongly differentiated by the content of magnetic fractions with their decrease in the lower horizons. The predominance of iron compounds in the upper horizons can be explained by the action of organic matter: humus fixes particles containing iron in the soil and prevents them from leaching to the lower horizons.