EJPAU 2010. Pietrzykowski M. , Krzaklewski W. HEAVY METALS CONTENT IN INITIAL SOIL FORMED UNDER SUCCESSION COMMUNITIES ON SAND MINE QUARRY

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Volume 13
Issue 4

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Pietrzykowski M. , Krzaklewski W. 2010. HEAVY METALS CONTENT IN INITIAL SOIL FORMED UNDER SUCCESSION COMMUNITIES ON SAND MINE QUARRY, EJPAU 13(4), #18.
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HEAVY METALS CONTENT IN INITIAL SOIL FORMED UNDER SUCCESSION COMMUNITIES ON SAND MINE QUARRY

Marcin Pietrzykowski, Wojciech Krzaklewski
Department of Forest Ecology, University of Agriculture in Cracow, Poland

ABSTRACT

Sand excavations of Jaworzno-Szczakowa region (Upper Silesia Region, Poland) are reclaimed mainly for the forestry but some parts of sand excavations were left for succession. The forming soils are under intense anthropopression, which is manifested by higher imission of heavy metal. Studies of initial soils were carried between 1985 and 2002 in areas with chronosequence, showing subsequent stages of vascular plans succession. A comparison of the study results from the 1985 showed a clear relation between heavy metal content (Zn, Pb, Cd) in the topsoil layers, soil age and succession stage. The results from
areas carried out later did not show such a clear correlation.

Key words: sand excavation, succession, initial soil, heavy metal.

Marcin Pietrzykowski
Department of Forest Ecology,
University of Agriculture in Cracow, Poland
Al. 29 Listopada 46, 31-425 Cracow, Poland
phone: +12 662-53-02
email: rlpietrz@cyf-kr.edu.pl

Wojciech Krzaklewski
Department of Forest Ecology,
University of Agriculture in Cracow, Poland
Al. 29 Listopada 46, 31-425 Cracow, Poland

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