Modeling the accumulation of As, Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn in grasses (Agrotis sp. and Poa sp.) and stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) on selected sites taking into account soil physico-chemical properties

Abstract

The effect of soil properties on the accumulation of metals in two vegetation types was evaluated at 10 sites with a wide variation in soil physicochemical properties pH, organic carbon, clay percentage , total soil metal concentration and exchangeable soil metal content. Accumulation modeling was conducted for grasses (Agrostis sp. and Poa sp.) and stinging nettle (Urtica dioica).

Keywords

• Metals
• vegetation
• soil characteristics
• bioavailability