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After the Federal Institute for Agropedology this year excluded 14 soil samples in the lower reaches of the river Spreča and found alarming facts about soil contamination by heavy metals and carcinogenic compounds, the Federal Government has ordered to carry out further research, which was done, and the Government recently adopted a report of the Federal Bureau of Agropedology on additional research in the contaminated area of the lower course of the river Spreča, that Vecernji list has and brings to the kind of the alarming findings were presented in investigations.
We studied 41 microlocations
Take the average soil samples, which consists of 15 individual samples at a depth of 10 to 30 cm in a disturbed state, the 41 micro-location. It was discovered increased levels of cobalt, chromium and nickel in 9 samples of plant material. The content of cobalt in the plant material ranges from 1.20 mg / kg, as much as is found in the nettle, up to 4 mg / kg in the port. The Cr content in the plant material ranges from 1.97 mg / kg, as much as is observed in peas, to 38.70 mg / kg in the port. The nickel content in the plant material ranges from 5.60 mg / kg, as much as it was found in one sample port, up to 67.65 mg / kg as far as determined in the second sample.
Furthermore, the mercury content in the soil is above the permissible limits in 6 micro-locations. Elevated levels of mercury ranging from 0.65 mg / kg to 2.13 mg / kg, writes Vecernji List.
Increasing pollution
The content of PAHs in the soil is above the permissible limits in 12 micro-locations. This ranges from 2.24 mg / kg to 37.45 mg / kg. Remember, in the first information pollution PAH's in soil at two locations in the municipality of Lukavac were highest value previously detected in agricultural soil and amounted to 12.42 mg / kg and 19.36 mg / kg, and were, and 6 to 8 times higher than the permitted values are 2 mg / kg. Given that the additional soil surveys at the value of PAHs from 37.45 mg / kg, pollution is almost 18 times higher than allowed.
It was discovered increased levels of PAHs in plant material in 13 micro-locations. The values of PAHs in plant material ranges from 0.101 mg / kg, as is found in carrots, up to 1,954 mg / kg, as stated in the sample port.
Based on the results analysis of 30 samples of soil and plant material taken in the study area, which encompasses parts of the territory of the municipality of Lukavac and Gracanica, and which have shown concentrations exceeded the limit values, defined by the preliminary risk zone for growing crops with total area of 351 hectares. Due to the high content of heavy metals and PAHs in soil and plant material, it is recommended that crops grown in the area of preliminary risk zones are not used in animal nutrition and people, and to engage in further research and the institution which is the responsibility of food safety as well as human health.
- 24 Sep, 2015
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