Industrial pollution is a worldwide problem, especially near mining/smelter sites where toxic
metals tend to accumulate in soils, sediments, and water. These elements pose a risk both …

Zlatna, Romania is the site of longtime mining/smelting operations which have resulted in
widespread metal pollution of the entire area. Previous studies have documented the …

Elemental concentrations in vegetation are of critical importance, whether establishing plant
essential element concentrations (toxicity vs. deficiency) or investigating deleterious …

Many rural villages in Eastern Europe are severely impacted by aeolian smelter
dust/deposits. Commonly, elemental studies in Romania have suffered from limited …

As a result of climatic change associated with global warming, aridity is an increasing
problem in many parts of the world, including south-eastern and southern regions of …

Climate change has become the biggest global challenge, being a real danger especially
for crops and an inevitable threat to food security. This paper presents the results of a study …

The regional agroecological conditions, specific to the Transylvanian Plain, are favorable to
soybean crops, but microclimate changes related to global warming have imposed the need …

Proper soil taxonomic classification makes a significant contribution toward sustainable soil
management, decision making, and soil conservation. For that, a quick, environmentally …

The main objectives of this study were to obtain data and assess the processes of transport
and migration of organic pollutants in natural soils, in particular adsorption–desorption, in …

The expansion of bare sand surfaces indicates a tendency towards desertfication in certain
periods as a result of the improper agricultural use of sand soils and of the significant …