Heavy Metals in the Cultivated Soils of Central and Western Serbia

Concern over the harmful impacts of heavy metal pollution in soil has increased dramatically on a global scale. For the sake of environmental preservation, accurate estimates of the heavy metal concentrations in soil are essential. This study provides valuable data regarding heavy metal concentratio...

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Published in:Agronomy (Basel) 2024-08, Vol.14 (8), p.1836
Main Authors: Djalovic, Ivica, Prasad, P. V. Vara, Pezo, Lato, Janić Hajnal, Elizabet, Saulic, Markola, Dugalić, Marijana, Kolarić, Ljubiša
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Central and Western Serbia
Climate change
Cluster analysis
Control systems
Crop production
Data collection
Environmental degradation
Environmental monitoring
Heavy metal content
Heavy metals
Metal concentrations
Metal industry
Monitoring
Pollution
Pollution control
Software
soil contamination
Soil degradation
Soil pollution
Toxicity
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Summary:Concern over the harmful impacts of heavy metal pollution in soil has increased dramatically on a global scale. For the sake of environmental preservation, accurate estimates of the heavy metal concentrations in soil are essential. This study provides valuable data regarding heavy metal concentrations in soil collected from field crops production area in Central and Western Serbia. Five wider localities in the zones of Central and Western Serbia were selected for the collection of soil samples. Based on our research, focused on determining the total contents of heavy metals in the soil and the degree of pollution in the environment caused by their behavior, distribution, and origin, it can be concluded that there is pronounced variability in relation to localities. Heavy metal contents were mostly within the same ranges as those in similar soils from Europe and around the world. Any pollution control system must include heavy metal monitoring, including the methodical collection of data on the concentrations of heavy metals in a particular environment. Before environmental degradation occurs, it is crucial to set pollution limits and implement efficient monitoring procedures.
ISSN:2073-4395
2073-4395
DOI:10.3390/agronomy14081836