ASSESSMENT OF HEAVY METALS CONTENT IN THE PROXIMITY OF A CONTAMINATED SITE FROM CLUJ-NAPOCA (ROMANIA)

Authors

  • Georgiana GROSU Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, 400294 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
  • Carmen Andreea ROBA Babeş-Bolyai University, Research Institute for Sustainability and Disaster Management based on High Performance Computing (ISUMADECIP); Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fântânele 30, 400294, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
  • Ramona BĂLC Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, 400294 Cluj-Napoca, Romania https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9419-2351
  • Maria Lucia BIZĂU-CÂRSTEA Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, 400294 Cluj-Napoca, Romania https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6110-6851

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24193/subbambientum.2020.2.02

Keywords:

heavy metals, contaminated site, soil pollution indices, multivariate statistical analysis, Cluj-Napoca.

Abstract

The present study was conducted in the proximity of a contaminated site from Cluj-Napoca city (Cluj County, Romania), where metal processing activities have been carried out for decades. Metal content and physico-chemical parameters were analyzed in soil, water and sediment samples, while organic matter (OM) and total organic carbon (TOC) was additionally analyzed for the soil samples. The sources of heavy metals were evaluated based on multivariate statistical analysis, while the soil and sediment contamination degree was assessed based on specific pollution indices. The calculated indices indicated a significant pollution with Cd and Pb, which may represent a risk if the area would become a residential area.

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2020-12-30

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GROSU, G., ROBA, C. A., BĂLC, R., & BIZĂU-CÂRSTEA, M. L. (2020). ASSESSMENT OF HEAVY METALS CONTENT IN THE PROXIMITY OF A CONTAMINATED SITE FROM CLUJ-NAPOCA (ROMANIA). Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Ambientum, 65(2), 17–37. https://doi.org/10.24193/subbambientum.2020.2.02

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