Metal Contamination of Urban Recreational and Residential  Soils – Comparative Case Study of the Current Situation in  Romania and India

Andra Cristina Gagiu; Elena Maria Pica

Volume : II, Issue : VIII, August - 2013

Metal Contamination of Urban Recreational and Residential Soils – Comparative Case Study of the Current Situation in Romania and India

Andra Cristina Gagiu, Elena Maria Pica

Abstract :

The present study aims at comp� the metal concentrations identified for Cd, Cu, Pb, Zn and Ni in two highly inhabited cities with similar characteristics situated in two countries that apply different policies when it comes to soil contamination. The metal concentration of urban soils in Bucharest, the capital of Romania, was investigated and compared with metal concentration formally identified in the industrial city of Ghaziabad, India in order to asses wheatear significant differences can be found.