Dobrogea Region Research Articles

An unexpected case of an adnexal hydatid cyst in a pregnant woman: a case report

BackgroundCystic echinococcosis, also known as hydatid disease, is a chronic and endemic illness caused by infection with a parasite called Echinococcus granulosus. In Romania, this disease has an incidence rate of 5.6 per 100,000 individuals, which is the highest in the Dobrogea region. The liver is the most affected site, accounting for 68.8% of cases, followed by the lungs at 17.2%. While cases of hydatid disease in the genital organs are rare, occurring at an incidence rate of only 0.5%, it is worth noting that cases of this disease in pregnancy worldwide are also rare, occurring at an incidence rate of 1 in 20,000 to 1 in 30,000 pregnancies.Case reportA 15-year-old Eastern-European woman who was 12 weeks pregnant presented to the emergency room with acute pelvic pain, dysuria, and frequent urination. Her laboratory tests showed that she had a urinary tract infection, and pelvic ultrasound revealed that she had a mass on her right adnexa. Despite receiving treatment, her symptoms did not improve, and she had to undergo surgery to remove the mass, which turned out to be a hydatic cyst. She also had to undergo a cesarean section to deliver her baby owing to fetal distress during labor.ConclusionsThis medical case report provides a detailed description of a pelvic hydatid cyst that was discovered during pregnancy. What makes this case particularly noteworthy is the cyst’s unusual location—it was found at the level of the right broad ligament of the uterus. Despite the complexity of the situation, the patient was able to receive effective treatment and the cyst was successfully managed with great outcomes for both the patient and the newborn. We hope that this report serves as a valuable example of how medical professionals can navigate challenging cases and provide optimal care for their patients.

Groundwater Exploration in Carbonate Reservoirs Using Borehole Investigations: A Case Study from South Dobrogea, Romania

The Late Jurassic–Early Cretaceous (J3–K1) transboundary aquifer is the most important groundwater body in southern–southeastern Romania, shared with Bulgaria and hosted in karstic–fractured carbonates. We conducted an integrated evaluation of this aquifer by analyzing three 700 m deep groundwater exploration–exploitation boreholes, which intercepted it in the Cernavodă area (South Dobrogea region). The evaluation was based on geophysical wireline logging, drilling information, and borehole production tests. A K-means clustering of the logging data was performed for lithology typing, formation boundaries identification, and the delineation of probable producing intervals associated with secondary porosity development. Petrophysical interpretation was carried out via depth-constrained (zonal) inversion, using multimineral models, the estimated formation boundaries, and variable uncertainties for the main input logs. The optimal interpretation models were correlated with borehole testing results to gain insight into the hydrogeological properties of the aquifer complex. The fractured–vuggy interval with the highest water-producing potential was identified in the lower section of the J3-age Rasova Formation (639–700 m depth), comprising mainly undolomitized limestones. A southeast-to-northwest trend of increasing productivity of the boreholes, correlated with an increasing lateral dolomitization intensity within the Rasova Formation, suggests a highly heterogeneous character of the aquifer. The differences in productivity are due not only to local porosity variations but also to various degrees of pore space connectivity that are related to the amount of fracturing or karstification. The novel findings of this study have important practical implications for the optimal placement, design, and drilling program of future groundwater exploitation boreholes in the Cernavodă area and neighboring sectors.

RESISTANCE OF THE NEPTUNE APRICOT VARIETY TO LATE FROSTS

The Dobrogea region is a favorable area for apricot culture, this species ensuring relatively uniform production over the years. However, the temperature variations in the long and cold springs influence the production of certain apricot varieties in operation. The Neptun apricot variety studied in recent years showed and proved a uniformity in the given productions even though the late frosts were more and more frequent. Low temperatures affect apricot plantations, causing irregularities in the regularity of fruit production and their quality, gummy leaks and awareness of trees to the attack of apricot-specific pathogens. The research was conducted in a orchard of apricot aged 9 years, located at 18 km away from Constanta. Trees planted at a distance of 4x4m were studied during the vegetation season paying particular attention to resistance to low temperature. In the winter of 2019, temperatures in winter decreased to -14 degree C and produced losses of flower buds. In the spring of 2020, the ‘Neptun’ variety bloomed well, 80% of flower buds being resistant to negative temperatures from winter. In 2021 was a warm winter but the temperature decreased in January to -14 degree C and the trees suffered a thermal shock. Following, resistance to frost decreased and the percentage of flower buds affected was 84,8%. In 2022 ‘Neptun’ variety was not affected. In February of 2023 were, recorded temperatures of -10 degrees C associated with very cold wind, the flower buds were affected in 80,6%.

Development of New Dermato-Cosmetic Therapeutic Formulas with Extracts of Vinca minor L. Plants from the Dobrogea Region.

A new trend in the use of indole alkaloids from natural products is the preparation of topical pharmaceutical formulations with applications in the field of regenerative medicine. These formulations can be characterized through the ease of administration, the proven healing action of indole alkaloids, the protection of skin lesions, and the assurance of oxygen permeability. Based on the numerous benefits that indole compounds extracted from the Vinca minor plant show externally, the purpose of this study was to develop new semi-solid biocomposites for topical application obtained from hydroalcoholic macerates of 40%, 70%, and 96% concentrations from the stems and leaves of the Vinca minor L. plant from the Dobrogea area. A total of 12 pharmaceutical formulations (named P1-P12) were prepared for which the physicochemical properties, pH, thermal stability, spreading capacity, and rheological behavior were determined. The optimal formulas with antioxidant and antimicrobial capacity were evaluated and determined (P3, P4, P9, and P10). Antioxidant activity was elicited using the photochemiluminescence method. The microorganisms used for the evaluation of antimicrobial activity were Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 25923), Gram-negative Escherichia coli (ATCC 25922), and a fungal species, Candida albicans (ATCC 900288). The study of the rheological profile for the obtained composites revealed Newtonian, pseudoplastic, and thixotropic fluid behaviors. Following determinations using the photochemiluminescence method, the best antioxidant activity was obtained in the P3 and P9 preparations. The results of the antimicrobial analysis confirmed that both the leaves and the stems of the Vinca minor plant represent a valuable source of antibacterial substances, and the biocomposites analyzed may represent an alternative in the realization of new pharmaceutical preparations with topical applications based on hydroalcoholic macerates obtained from the Vinca minor plant.

Evaluating the probable maximum precipitation. Case study from the Dobrogea region, Romania

" In this article, the Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP) evaluation is done using a spatio-temporal approach – Diaconu’s method – for a set of data series collected in the Dobrudja region for 41 years. The results are compared with those obtained by applying the classical method of Hershfield and the advantages of each method are emphasized."

Economic Efficiency of Crops in The Negru Vodă Area, Dobrogea Region, Romania

Economic Efficiency of Crops in The Negru Vodă Area, Dobrogea Region, Romania

The Economic Impact of Climate Change on Sunflower Seeds Yield in Constanta County, Dobrogea Region, Romania

The paper analyzed the impact of climate change on sunflower production performance in Constanta County, Romania using data from National Institute of Statistics and from Valu lui Traian Meteorological Station. Fixed basis indices and graphics reflected the dynamics of cultivated area, seeds production, yield, and precipitations, while correlations, regression and R2 were used to show the link existing between precipitations and yield. In the period 2016-2020

Mid-to late Holocene vegetation and environmental change at local and regional scales based on a multi-proxy analysis of the upper Danube Delta, Romania

The Danube Delta is Europe's largest wetland system and of unique biogeographical character. Whilst its geomorphological evolution is relatively well-known its ecological history is poorly understood, including the history of human impact, as a result of the dynamic nature of deltaic systems, and the scarcity of reliably dated successions. In this paper, we report a multi-proxy record of palynology, sediment texture, geochemistry, and ostracods from the upper reaches of the Danube Delta. We use these data to reconstruct a mid-to-late Holocene history of vegetation and environmental changes at local and regional scales, which serve as a model for understanding baseline conditions in delta apex regions. From 7500 to 6200 ​cal ​yr BP, the study site was part of an inter-distributary channel-levee system connected to coastal lagoons and sensitive to sea-level fluctuations but transitioned to a partially-disconnected lacustrine environment after 5700 ​cal ​yr BP. These geomorphologically-driven landscape changes strongly influenced the pollen source area making it complex to interpret palynoassemblages. Prior to 5700 ​cal ​yr BP, palynoassemblages were predominantly river-transported, reflecting widespread hinterlands, and providing information for the regional reconstruction of the vegetation history in the northern Dobrogea region. These data reveal the early presence of Carpinus and Fagus in southeastern Romania, prior to their spread through the Carpathian Basin. After 5700 ​cal ​yr BP, initiated by a slowdown in the relative rate of rise of the Black Sea, peat accumulation commenced within the shallow lake depocentre and airborne pollen became the dominant source. These pollen data record an expansion of herbaceous taxa and highly diverse marsh and aquatic taxa. Tree cover became dominated by Quercus, with low percentages of Carpinus, Betula, Ulmus, and Tilia. The earliest pollen evidence indicative of human impact commences c. 6500 ​cal ​yr BP) and, after 3200 ​cal ​yr BP, the decline in Quercus and a synchronous rise in archaeological artifacts, points to an opening of the landscape by forest clearance and an enlargement of arable areas. In particular, clearance and agriculture during the development of the Hallstattian Babadag culture (c. 3200-2800 ​yr BP) reflects an increase in population and settlement density during that late interval. Our paper comprises the first mid-to-late Holocene palynological record for the Danube Delta and highlights how human activity has profoundly altered the dryland region, creating landscapes comparable to today from around 3200 years BP, while the local deltaic landscape retained its character over the last six millennia.

The Effect of Climatic Changes – Hail and Storm on Sunflower Hybrids – Constanta County, Dobrogea Area, Romania

Constanta County had the largest area cultivated with sunflower crop in Dobrogea region in South-East Romania in 2019 (23%), 2020 (20.8%), and 2021 (23.4%). Dobrogea is the most drought area in Romania (average rainfall of 464 mm in the period 1961-1990) and the year 2020 was one of the driest year, with rainfall of 348.5 mm. Sometimes, in this region it’s possible to have extremely climatic dangerous factors, such as hail and storm. This was happenend in the year 2021, when twenty-three sunflower hybrids in an experimental field of S.C. SPORT AGRA S.RL. in Amzacea Village, Constanta County from Dobrogea region (South-East of Romania) were damaged in 2021, June 12th, by a rainfall with hail and storm, registered in 35 minutes 71 mm rainfall. The sunflower hibryds had 12-14 leaves. The aim of this study is to see the behavior of the sunflower hybrids in the unbelievable hail and storm conditions, to find out the yield and the tolerance to hail storm the hybrids have, to know how the sunflower hybrids behavior to the main pathogens under such severe conditions. The results of the performed research are showing that there are sunflower hybrids that tolerate the hail storm, this being able to realize good yields even under such severe conditions.

Ethnicity, diversity and social relations in the city of Techirghiol (Dobrogea region)

The present study is based on research carried out in 2021 in the city of Techirghiol, a small town with approx. 8,300 inhabitants of Contanța county (Dobrogea region) in which we sought to explore ethnicity, diversity and social relations. After a description of the historical and socio-demographic context in which the populations and inter-ethnic relations were structured in Dobrogea, we presented the research methodology and analyzed the collected data. The research was quantitative, based on a questionnaire, in which 72 subjects were interviewed. The research conclusions show that in the city of Techirghiol there are harmonious inter-ethnic relations, without conflicts, but there is also a potential for improvement and superior mutual knowledge.

On the Regional Temperature Series Evolution in the South-Eastern Part of Romania

In the context of reported climate variations in different regions of the world, this work investigates the evolution of the temperature series in the Dobrogea region, Romania, using the maximum, average, and minimum annual temperature series from 1965 to 2005. The Mann–Kendall test and Sen’s slope emphasized increasing trends of nine (out of ten) minimum temperature series (nine of them at significance levels less than or equal to 0.05, and two at 0.1), three average temperature series (at a significance level of 0.1), and five maximum temperature series (at significance levels less than or equal to 0.05). The selection of the representative series at the regional scale, called the ‘Regional series’, was performed using two algorithms proposed by the author that are easy to employ, even by individuals without deep knowledge in the field. The first (called MPPM) was initially introduced for evaluating the ‘Regional precipitation series’, and the second is a version of MPPM based on clustering the data series. Comparisons with the series from the ROCADA database were performed to prove the algorithms’ performances. The best results were obtained by running the second algorithm with two clusters, for the minimum and maximum temperature series, and with three clusters, for the average temperature series. In comparison with the initial data series, the average MAEs were, respectively, 1.39, 0.37, and 0.84 for the minimum, average, and maximum series, and the corresponding average MSEs were, respectively, 1.49, 0.41, and 0.93. Comparison of the ‘Regional series’ with the series from ROCADA led to a decrease in the modeling errors, with the best ones corresponding to the average ‘Regional series’—MAE = 0.36 and average MSE = 0.25.

Spatial dimensions of illiteracy in Romania, 1992-2011.

Starting with the chapter approaching the educational characteristics of the three census databases carried out in post-communist Romania (1992, 2002, and 2011), broken down at the local administrative unit level, the article aims to analyze from a geographical perspective the phenomenon of illiteracy. In the collective mindset, this notion is primarily associated with poverty, lack of accessibility to education, and/or lack of interest in school. During the three decades covered by this study, influenced by the change of the communist political regime and the economic instability, the complexity of the spatial dimensions of illiteracy is defined by particular demographic, confessional, and ethnic connections which have experienced various dynamics, but following the general tendency of the peripheralization of the phenomenon. Although the Romanian education system adopted certain Western reforms and implemented certain modern strategies, its quasi-obsolete strategies have persisted or have been aggravated in certain well-defined communities, which have been evolving against the downward trend, betraying a severe educational failure, especially in the south of the Romanian Plain, the south of Dobrogea Region, and in Transylvanian Depression. Therefore, in pursuing the implications of the ethnic and religious heritage, as well as the residential area factor, this research is devoted to the study of the main geographical areas where illiteracy is still present and to its relations with the social and economic environment.

The Impact of Climate Change at Local Level – a Necessary Exercise in Substantiating the Urbanistic Documentations in Three Communes from Dobrogea Region in Romania

The Impact of Climate Change at Local Level – a Necessary Exercise in Substantiating the Urbanistic Documentations in Three Communes from Dobrogea Region in Romania

IrrigTool—A New Tool for Determining the Irrigation Rate Based on Evapotranspiration Estimated by the Thornthwaite Equation

In the context of climate change, irrigation has become a must for ensuring crop production because in some regions, the drought episodes became more frequent. The decision to efficiently allocate water resources should be made quickly, based on tools that provide correct information with a low computational effort. Therefore, we propose a new user-friendly tool—IrrigTool—for assessing the irrigation rate considering the precipitation, temperature, evapotranspiration, soil type, and crop. IrrigTool implements the Thornthwaite equations and can be used to identify weakness due to drought stress and as an educational tool. Apart from the computation, it provides a graphical representation of the results and possible comparisons of the output for two locations. The application is built in Microsoft Excel for graphics and Visual Basic VBA. The user does not have programming knowledge to use it. Data on monthly precipitation and temperature data must be introduced in the specified fields, and after pressing the run button, the results are automatically displayed. The article exemplifies the functioning on data series from Romania’s Dobrogea region.

Multimodal Approach and Management of Hepatic Hydatid Pathology

Abstract Hydatid disease is a parasitosis that occurs as a result of cystic tumour development in the liver of the echinococcus taenia. Hepatic hydatid cyst is a special and topical pathology especially for the Dobrogea region, which is an endemic area for this zoonosis. The particularity of this disease is represented by the benign character of the disease, but the aggressiveness of the complications has a dramatic influence on the whole organism due to the toxic-allergic action. Hydatid pathology, particularly hepatic pathology, remains and continues to remain in the frequency of hepatic pathologies with an increased degree of difficulty, both in terms of response to antiparasitic therapy and in terms of surgical conduct. Although hepatic hydatid cyst is often discovered by accident during routine paraclinical imaging investigations, the impact of this pathology on the biliary tree can be devastating. We propose to highlight the close link between antiparasitic and surgical treatment in the context of the complications that can arise in this disease.We are faced with a pathology that benefits from both drug treatment and surgical treatment, as well as minimally invasive techniques. According to several considerations, we can state that the disease itself is a complex one, because biological treatment can demonstrate its effectiveness when we discuss cysts smaller in diameter, but surgery complements this type of treatment in case of therapeutic failure or large cysts, in which the albendazole class is not effective, highlighting a relationship of interdependence.

Insights into the Eucyclops graeteri species complex (Copepoda, Cyclopidae) — the case of sulphidic groundwaters of Mangalia (Southern Dobrogea, Romania)

Members of the Eucyclops graeteri species complex are widely distributed in European groundwaters and share some morphocharacters such as: a long aesthetasc on the ninth segment of female antennula, short or very reduced spinule row ("serra") on furcal rami, lateral hairiness of 5th thoracic somite strongly reduced, and few or no hairs on the distal margin of the intercoxal sclerite of 4th legs pair. a long aesthetasc on the ninth segment of female antennula, short or very reduced spinule row ("serra") on furcal rami, lateral hairiness of 5th thoracic somite strongly reduced, and few or no hairs on the distal margin of the intercoxal sclerite of 4th legs pair. All these characters are subject to strong selective pressure in the underground environment; therefore, the study of molecular markers is needed to better define the taxonomy and phylogeny of this species group. The Southern Dobrogea region in Romania conceals dark, isolated, and sulfide-rich aquifers, accessible through artificial wells, springs, and the Movile Cave. The chemoautotrophically-based Movile Cave hosts a member of the E. graeteri complex, described several years ago as a subspecies (E. graeteri scythicus Plesa, 1989). The morphological and molecular analyses performed on specimens of this species complex collected from Southern Dobrogea revealed new records for E. graeteri scythicus both in sulfidic and non-sulfidic artificial wells dug near the cave as well as a species putatively new to science collected in three sulfidic wells from Mangalia. Mitochondrial markers allocated the Movile Cave population in a distinct clade within the genus Eucyclops, Eucyclops serrulatus s.l. being the closest taxon. The putative new species belongs to a different clade within the subfamily Eucyclopinae, raising doubts on the monophyly of this species complex. Furthermore, our investigations revealed the occurrence of ectosymbiont sulfur-oxidizing Thiothrix bacteria associated with E. graeteri scythicus suggesting that this putative symbiosis could allow this taxon to better cope with sulphidic-rich environments. These unique sulfidic groundwater environments therefore provide an interesting model system in which to study the taxonomy of copepods and their adaptation to very harsh environmental conditions.

Monitoring The Content of Heavy Metals in The Soil and Wines from Different Wine-Growing Areas of Romania

Determination of heavy metals in soil and wine is very important for wine quality and consumer health, but at the same time it is a complementary tool for differentiating wines according to their geographical origin. In this work, soils and ten brands of wines originated from four major wine-growing areas of Romania (Iaşi, Babadag, Ştefăneşti and Blaj) were considered for performing a multielement (Cr, Ni, Cu, As, Pb, Hg, V, Sr, Mn, Zn, Fe) investigation in order to assess regional specificity. Heavy metals found in the investigated wines were below the limits imposed by European standards (O.I.V.) the elements concentrations following the trend: Zn>Fe>Mn>Sr>Ni>Cr>Cu>Pb>V>Hg>As. For the soils analyzed, the heavy metals content was found to be below the maximum permitted limit, except for Cu (135.45 mg/kg) from the Iaşi vineyard, which was at the permitted limit. The high values obtained for copper may be the result of different treatments with the Bordelaise solution for the vine. The elements CA, Mn and Hg observed from the research that they are predominantly of natural origin. Based on our results, a distinction has been made between wines according to their geographical origin, considering that the specific elements of discrimination Sr, Pb, and Ni for the Stefănesti vineyard (Muntenia region), Cr and Hg for the Babadag vineyard (Dobrogea region), Sr and V for the Iaşi vineyard (region of Moldova), respectively Fe and Zn for the Blaj vineyard (Transilvania region).

Seasonal dynamics of Phlebotomus neglectus (Diptera: Psychodidae) in cave microhabitats in Romania and the rediscovery of Sergentomyia minuta (Rondani, 1843) after 50\xa0years

BackgroundIn a countrywide study aiming to update the knowledge on diversity of sand fly species in Romania, a sand fly population was observed in an isolated system of cave microhabitats. The caves are located in the protected area of Canaraua Fetii, Dobrogea region, southeastern Romania. The highest sand fly diversity was recorded in this area between 1968 and 1970. This work presents a study conducted to estimate the seasonal variation of the sand fly species in correlation with the particular environmental factors of the isolated system of cave microhabitats.MethodsSand flies were collected between May and October 2020 from one trapping site of interest in Canaraua Fetii. The trapping site consisted of a cave entrance. CDC miniature light traps and sticky traps were used to collect insects from the exterior walls of the cave entrance. Species identification of collected sand flies was done using morphological keys. Statistical analysis of the trapping and climatic data was performed.ResultsFrom all collected sand flies, 99.7% (818/822) were Phlebotomus neglectus, 0.1% (1/822) Ph. balcanicus and 0.2% (2/822) Sergentomyia minuta. Sand fly activity was first observed on 2 July and last on 24 September. A monomodal abundance trend was present, with the peak activity between 16 and 17 July. The analysis of the climatic data showed correlations between the total number of captured sand flies and both average temperature and average relative humidity. The total number of collected specimens was statistically higher when CDC miniature light traps were used compared to sticky traps. The number of females on the sticky traps was significantly higher than the number of males on the same trap type. Compared with the sticky traps, significantly more males were collected by CDC miniature light traps. This is the first record of Se. minuta in Romania after 50 years of no records (despite the trapping effort of the last 5 years in the country). Also, Ph. sergenti, previously present in this location, was not found.ConclusionsIn the investigated natural habitat, the diversity of the sand fly species appears to have changed, with the predominance of Ph. neglectus instead of Ph. balcanicus and Se. minuta (recorded as the two predominant species in 1968–1970). A monomodal abundance trend was observed as in other regions of the country. The sand fly activity in this particular cave microhabitat appears to be longer than in other regions in Romania. Longer sand fly activity increases the zoonotic risk of various pathogenic species’ transmission, with an impact on public health, as sand flies are important insect vectors.Graphical abstract

Sand fly fauna of South-Eastern Romania, with the description of Phlebotomus (Transphlebotomus) simonahalepae n. sp. (Diptera: Psychodidae)

BackgroundAn entomological study was conducted in the Canaraua Fetii Special Protection Area in the Dobrogea region, South-Eastern Romania. Four sand fly species were recorded at this location between 1968 and 1970: Phlebotomus neglectus, Ph. balcanicus, Ph. sergenti and Sergentomyia minuta. The most abundant sand fly species recorded at that time were Ph. balcanicus and Se. minuta. In the context of a countrywide study to update the sand fly species diversity, we surveyed the same area, recording also a previously unknown Ph. (Transphlebotomus) sp., for which we provide a formal description here.MethodsSand flies were collected between July and August in 2018 and 2019 in three sites from Canaraua Fetii, Dobrogea region, Romania. The general aspect of the landscape is of a canyon (vertical, narrow walls and deep valleys). Species identification was done using both morphological and molecular analyses.ResultsOut of 645 collected sand flies, 644 (99.8%) were morphologically identified as Ph. neglectus, while one female specimen (0.2%) was assigned to a previously unknown species, belonging to the subgenus Transphlebotomus. The morphological and molecular examination of this specimen showed that it is a previously unknown species which we formally describe here as Phlebotomus (Transphlebotomus) simonahalepae n. sp. Also, Ph. balcanicus, Ph. sergenti, and Se. minuta (previously recorded in this location) were not present.ConclusionsThe study revealed for the first time the presence of sand flies of the subgenus Transphlebotomus in Romania. Moreover, a new species, Ph. simonahalepae n. sp., was described based on a female specimen, raising the number of species in this subgenus to six. In the investigated natural habitat, the predominant species was Ph. neglectus instead of Ph. balcanicus and Se. minuta (recorded as the predominant species in 1968–1970).Graphical abstract

Assessment of Lithium, Macro- and Microelements in Water, Soil and Plant Samples from Karst Areas in Romania.

Lithium is a critical element for the modern society due to its uses in various industrial sectors. Despite its unequal distribution in the environment, Li occurrence in Romania was scarcely studied. In this study a versatile measurement method using ICP-MS technique was optimized for the determination of Li from various matrixes. Water, soil, and plant samples were collected from two important karst areas in the Dobrogea and Banat regions, Romania. The Li content was analyzed together with other macro- and microelement contents to find the relationship between the concentration of elements and their effect on the plants’ Li uptake. In Dobrogea region, half of the studied waters had high Li concentration, ranging between 3.00 and 12.2 μg/L in the case of water and between 0.88 and 11.1 mg/kg DW in the case of plants, while the Li content in the soil samples were slightly comparable (from 9.85 to 11.3 mg/kg DW). In the Banat region, the concentration of Li was lower than in Dobrogea (1.40–1.46 μg/L in water, 6.50–9.12 mg/kg DW in soil, and 0.19–0.45 mg/kg DW in plants). Despite the high Li contents in soil, the Li was mostly unavailable for plants uptake and bioaccumulation.