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Trace metal availability in soils under different land uses of the Danube basin in Croatia

Soil is a non-renewable resource with various ecological functions (biomass production ; storing, filtering and transforming nutrients ; maintaining biodiversity ; carbon sequestration ; physical and cultural environment for humans ; providing raw materials ; preserving geological and archeological heritage) (European Commission, 2006). Therefore, any activity affecting soil needs to be conducted with caution making sure that soil preserves its ecological function. In the past decade Joint Research Center of the European Commission recognized importance of trace metals in the soil and conducted feasibility study investigating trace metals and organic matter content of European soils (European Commission, 2006). The study included only EU countries, thus Croatia was not part of it. Since Croatia is a serious candidate for the EU and it is expected to join EU in the next few years, we investigated soils of Danube basin in Croatia with regards to water extractable and total trace metal concentrations. The investigated area is the main agricultural region of the country, Osijek- Baranja County.

availability ; soil ; trace metals ; water extraction

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