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    STUDIA AMBIENTUM - Issue no. 2 / 2020  
         
  Article:   ASSESSMENT OF HEAVY METALS CONTENT IN THE PROXIMITY OF A CONTAMINATED SITE FROM CLUJ-NAPOCA (ROMANIA).

Authors:  GEORGIANA GROSU, CARMEN ANDREEA ROBA, RAMONA BĂLC, MARIA LUCIA BIZĂU-CÂRSTEA.
 
       
         
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DOI: 10.24193/subbambientum.2020.2.02
Published Online: 2020-12-30
Published Print: 2020-12-30
pp. 17-37

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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.

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