MACRO- AND MICROELEMENTS ABUNDANCE IN SOME URBAN SOILS FROM ROMANIA
Radu LACATUSU1,2, Anca-ROVENA LACATUSU1, Mihaela LUNGU1 & Iuliana Gabriela BREABAN2
1National Research & Development Institute for Soil Science, Agrochemistry and Environment, Blvd. Marasti, 61, 011464, sector 1, Bucharest, Romania;Tel: +004021 3184456/275; Fax: +004021 3184352; E-mail: radu@icpa.ro 2"Al.I. Cuza" University Iassy
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Abstract
The paper present dates concerning the macro - (N, P, K) and micro elements (Fe, Mn, Cu, Zn, Cd, Cr, Co, Ni, Pb) in some urban soils from three large Romanian cities: Bucharest, Iasi and Baia-Mare. The soil samples from different locations as park areas, along the streets areas with intense cars traffic and/or in influence zones of some industrial objective with chemical or non-ferrous processing activities recorded heavy metals loading. In these soils the heavy metals concentration outrun by 3-4 times the maximum allowable limits. In urban soils located in Baia-Mare area, 70-80% from the total heavy metals content (Cd, Cu, Pb, and Zn) is mobile forms that could be absorbed by plants.
Keywords:
- urban
- soils
- abundance
- macroelements
- microelements
- heavy
- metals
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Radu LACATUSU, Anca-ROVENA LACATUSU, Mihaela LUNGU & Iuliana Gabriela BREABAN (2008). MACRO- AND MICROELEMENTS ABUNDANCE IN SOME URBAN SOILS FROM ROMANIA
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