석회보르도액 처리에 따른 토양 화학성의 변화는 거의 없었으나, 석회보르도액의 주성분인 구리의 함량은 지속적으로 증가하였다. 3년간 총 33회 살포하였을 때, 토양 10 cm 이내 토양의 구리함량은 최고 73.3 mg/kg까지 증가하였다. 무처리 토양 내 구리함량이 0~1.5 ppm 정도인 것에 비하여 많이 증가하였으나, 토양오염우려수준(150ppm)보다는 낮았으며, 인삼체내 구리함량도 9.9~23.0 mg/kg으로 무처리구의 8.38~11.39 mg/kg에 비하여 크게 늘어나지 않았다.
Three type of Lime Bordeaux mixture (LBM) that has been used since 1800"s for control plant disease are used for eco-friendly ginseng (Panax ginseng) disease control. But it was restricted the use in the crops cultivation in some countries of Europe recently, because there is a possibility that the copper component is concentrated in the soil and plants with using LBM containing copper. According to the concentration and number of LBM spraying treatment, it was investigated copper and other components in soil and ginseng root. In case of LBM sprayed 33 times for three years, copper concentration was increased up to 75.9 ppm in the soil. However copper concentration of ginseng root was increased with 9.9~23.0 mg/kg in comparison with 8.38~11.39 mg/kg at LBM non-treatment. It has shown that the copper components can be concentrated to in the soil if used continuously in the long term.