Onistratenko N.V., Shkoot A.N. ASSESSMENT OF THE LEVEL OF ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY OF SOILS ALONG THE COAST OF THE EVAPORATOR POND UNDER CONDITIONS OF ANTHROPOGENIC PRESSURE ON THE AQUATIC AND COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS OF THE BOLSHOY LYMAN (VOLGOGRAD REGION)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15688/nsr.jvolsu.2025.3.2
UDC: 502.3
Abstract. The article presents the results of diagnostics of changes in the biological activity of the soil of the Bolshoy Lyman evaporation pond by an operational method for determining protease activity in it using the Adobe Photoshop graphics editor. The long-term flow of polluted waters into the body of the pond has led not only to the accumulation of negative factors in this artificial reservoir but also to the formation of a very specific ecosystem that affects both the underlying relief, groundwater, and coastal landscapes and, indirectly, vast territories and the air basin of the Volga region.
Key words: protease activity, Volzhsky, Bolshoy Lyman evaporation pond, soil, man-made object.
Citation. Onistratenko N.V., Shkoot A.N. Assessment of the Level of Enzymatic Activity of Soils Along the Coast of the Evaporator Pond Under Conditions of Anthropogenic Pressure on the Aquatic and Coastal Ecosystems of the Bolshoy Lyman (Volgograd Region). Prirodnye sistemy i resursy [Natural Systems and Resources], 2025, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 15-22. (in Russian). DOI: https://doi.org/10.15688/nsr.jvolsu.2025.3.2