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Arsenic in agricultural soils of Slovakia
Title Arsenic in agricultural soils of Slovakia Author info Jozef Kobza Author Kobza Jozef 1952- (100%) UMBFP01 - Katedra geografie a geológie
Source document Polish Journal of Soil Science. Vol. 54, no. 1 (2021), pp. 89-101. - Lublin : Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej, 2021 Keywords arsenic soil contamination soil monitoring poľnohospodárska pôda - agricultural land - agricultural soil Headings Geogr. Slovensko Form. Descr. články - journal articles Language English Country Poland Annotation The article presents the current distribution of arsenic in agricultural soils of Slovakia. The current concentration of arsenic (extracted with aqua regia) was measured and evaluated based on 318 monitoring sites of national soil monitoring system in Slovakia. Based on the obtained results, one can state that the average content of arsenic is lower than the valid hygienic limit for arsenic (25 mg.kg-1) for predominated sandy-loamy and loamy soils in Slovakia. Increased values of arsenic were determined only for the Horná – Upper Nitra region (anthropogenic impact) – 24.5 mg.kg-1 and for the Stredný – Central Spiš region (mixed anthrophogenic and geogenic impact) – 129.5 mg.kg-1. These regions belong to the most arsenic-affected regions in Slovakia, where the content of bioavailable forms of arsenic is also increased in the range of 0.013–0.997 mg.kg-1. The hygienic limit for bioavailable arsenic in soils of Slovakia is 0.4 mg.kg-1. Finally, there is a serious risk of arsenic transport from soil into the plants and food chain especially in case of acid soils. A higher risk of As presence seems to be in anthropogenically affected soils. URL Link na zdrojový dokument Link na plný text Public work category ADM No. of Archival Copy 50313 Catal.org. BB301 - Univerzitná knižnica Univerzity Mateja Bela v Banskej Bystrici Database xpca - PUBLIKAČNÁ ČINNOSŤ References PERIODIKÁ-Súborný záznam periodika 
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