Biomonitoring of Heavy Metal Pollution near Copper Smelter in Bor (serbia) Using Acacia
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چکیده
The correlations between sampling sites situated in the close vicinity of copper smelter (Bor, Serbia) based on heavy metal (Pb, Cu, Zn) content in plant parts and soil of acacia (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) were determined. Very strong correlations (R>0.9) were observed between the sites Town park and Hospital in the urban-industiral zone due to high air pollution in this sampling area. The performed cluster analysis confirmed these results by grouping the sites with high metal content in plant and soil material of Robinia pseudoacacia into the same clusters. Also, strong correlations were noted between less polluted sampling sites (Bor lake and Brestovac spa) with the control site (Sumrakovac).
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