Published in Scientific Papers. Series A. Agronomy, Vol. LXVII, Issue 1
Written by Bianca POP, Roxana VIDICAN, Larisa CORCOZ, Vlad STOIAN
This industry is a key contributor to environmental disturbances, with residual impacts such as contaminated water sources and heavy metal presence affecting local ecosystems. Microorganisms exhibit a high susceptibility to contamination by heavy metals and play a crucial role in the recycling of materials and the energy dynamics within the ecosystem. The revised Biolog-Ecoplate approach involves employing soil contaminated with heavy metals from Baia Mare at five polluted locations - Craica, Romplumb, Colonia Topitorilor, Ferneziu, and Urbis. The kinetics has been noted, referring to the percentage growth rate from 24 hours to the next 24 hours. The overall microbial functional profile exhibits multiple fast changes within a time frame of 24 hours, leading to a specific site-microbial activity. The results offer insights into significant characteristics of soil microbial functional communities affected by the presence of heavy metal pollution in all analyzed locations.
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