Testing the Resistance of Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal in Soil Polluted with Heavy Metals on the Periphery of Baia Mare

Abstract

SUMMARY Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal is la large shrub or small tree growing in the tropical areas (Peterson, 1991). With a view toward acclimating the species Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal to the Baia Mare area, was tested its resistance to soil polluted with heavy metals, a characteristic of this mining region. Using atomic absorption spectroscopy was determined the concentrations of the following heavy metals: Pb, Cd, Co, Ca, Zn, Cu, Ni, and Fe. Using the Analyst Perkin Elmer 800 spectrometer, was determined the concentration of heavy metals in the soil as well as in the leaves and fruits of Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal. The results of the analyses are presented in the table below.