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Croatica Chemica Acta, Vol. 88 No. 1, 2015.

Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.5562/cca2398

Availability of Selected (Pollutant) Elements and their Influence on Soil Composition in Urban Area

Michaela Zeiner orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-1215-7705 ; Division of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, BOKU – University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, 1190 Vienna, Austria
Iva Juranović Cindrić ; Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Horvatovac 102a, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Marina Ivanović ; Institute of Mineralogy and Petrology, Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Horvatovac 95, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Gordana Medunić ; Institute of Mineralogy and Petrology, Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Horvatovac 95, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Štefica Kampić ; Institute of Mineralogy and Petrology, Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Horvatovac 95, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Nenad Tomašić ; Institute of Mineralogy and Petrology, Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Horvatovac 95, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Gerhard Stingeder ; Division of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, BOKU – University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, 1190 Vienna, Austria

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Abstract

Interest in growing fruits and vegetables in private gardens is rising due to nowadays ecological
awareness. Avoiding artificial fertilizers and plant protection products does not guarantee the absence of
toxic substances, especially heavy metals in the soil and thus in the fruits harvested. Due to either geological
bedrock weathering or environmental pollution, garden soils may be rich in certain potentially toxic
elements. In the present study ten garden soils from central Croatia have been analysed by the BCR
method for the contents and bioavailability of aluminium, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, copper, lead,
manganese, nickel and zinc.
The total amounts of the elements are in the concentration range as reported for agricultural soils in different
geographical regions. Only two soils of the capital Zagreb have higher concentrations of pollutant
metals, such as chromium, cobalt, copper, lead, manganese and zinc. Regarding nutrients, all soils have
met the needs of common garden plants.

Keywords

BCR; ICP-AES; heavy metals; plant nutrients; garden soils; pollutants

Hrčak ID:

139126

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/139126

Publication date:

27.3.2015.

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