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- Title
Assessment of Heavy Metal Contamination in the Soils nearby "Larga de Sus" Mine (Romania).
- Authors
Gianina Elena, DAMIAN; MICLE, Valer; SUR, Ioana Monica
- Abstract
Heavy metal contamination of soils is a widespread environmental problem associated with mining operations and has drawn considerable study interest, due to its impact on ecological environment. The present study consisted in the determination of heavy metals concentration in the soils nearby "Larga de Sus" mine (Zlatna mining perimeter, Romania). Thus, the concentration of Pb, Cu, Cr, Zn and Cd in twenty soil samples collected from ten soil sampling sites was determined by atomic absorption spectrometry. In spite of the fact that mining activity is nowadays completely stopped, the results of the chemical analysis indicated that the soil in the study area is still highly polluted with Pb since the identified concentrations of Pb (10.4-3136.0 mg/kg) in soil exceeds the intervention threshold limits established by the Romanian legislation in most of the samples collected.
- Subjects
ROMANIA; SOIL pollution; HEAVY metals; SOIL sampling; MINES &; mineral resources; ECOLOGICAL impact; ANALYTICAL chemistry
- Publication
ProEnvironment Promediu, 2019, Vol 12, Issue 38, p136
- ISSN
1844-6698
- Publication type
Article