Determination of soil pollution levels in the municipality of Novi Sad

Abstract

A study was carried out to determine the fertility and possible pollution of soils used for vegetable and fruit production in the Novi Sad municipality. The soils were found to be under strong anthropogenic influence. The basic chemical properties of the topsoil in the Novi Sad gardens was determined to be significantly disrupted with respect to available phosphorus content as a result of excessive mineral fertilizer use. The levels of trace elements and heavy metals was not found to be such as to render the soils in and around Novi Sad unsuitable for the production of safe food. Levels of pesticide residue and pesticide metabolites were below the maximum tolerable concentration (MTC). The PAH content was similar to that of other urban environments, indicating that the fires at the Novi Sad refinery had an effect on PAH concentration in the soil.

U ovom radu izvršena su ispitivanja plodnosti i eventualne zagađenosti zemljišta na kojima se vrši proizvodnja povrća i voća na teritoriji Opštine Novi Sad. Utvrđeno je da se zemljište nalazi pod snažnim antropogenim dejstvom. Osnovna hemijska svojstva zemljišta u oraničnom sloju zemljišta u novosadskim baštama bitno su narušena u pogledu sadržaja pristupačnog fosfora što je posledica prekomerne primene mineralnih NPK đubriva. Utvrđeni sadržaj ispitivanih teških metala nije na nivou koji bi eliminisao zemljišta u okolini Novog Sada kao područje za proizvodnju zdravstveno bezbedne hrane. Sadržaj ostataka pesticida i njihovih metabolita nalazi se ispod MDK. Sadržaj PAH-ova je na nivou sadržaja u zemljištu urbanih sredina.