THE ANALYSIS OF THE HEAVY METALS IN THE CORN AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM IN THE AXENTE SEVER-COPSA MICĂ AREA (SIBIU COUNTY)

ANTONIE Iuliana, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu

PAVEL Petronela, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu

Abstract:
The invertebrates constitute important indicators in the appreciation of the soil. A first step in this respect is constituted by the analysis of the heavy metals in the corn fields in the Axente Sever and Copşa Mică Area. Methods of researching: collecting the samples in the soil by using the agricultural drill; the determination of the heavy metals by spectroscopy of atomic absorption, using the spectrometer of atomic absorption ContrAA 700. As a result of the researches the average concentration of lead and cadmium in the soil of the agricultural ecosystems from the studied area is still high.

Keywords: soil, heavy metal

JEL Classification: Q01

Volume: 65, Issue: 1

Pages: 174 - 182

Publication date: , 2013

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