20.500.12556/DKUM-91211 Contaminants in the soil and typical crops of the Pannonian region of Slovenia Soil contamination and the uptake of pollutants by food crops are widespread issues that vary greatly by region and are influenced by the mineral composition of the soil and local human activities. The Pannonian region, where agriculture has played a key role since Roman times, has been particularly impacted by the long-standing agricultural and industrial practices. While soil contamination with heavy metals is monitored by the Slovenian government, microplastic contamination and the uptake of pollutants into food crops have yet to become a regular component of monitoring efforts. In this study, we conducted a preliminary investigation into soil and crop contamination across the Pannonian region, focusing on identifying harmful contaminants and their potential uptake into food crops. Both soil and crop samples were analyzed for the presence of heavy metals with proven methods such as atomic absorption spectrometry (FASS), graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (GF-AAS), atomic fluorescence spectrometry (AFS), and inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) was found to be a potentially faster method of obtaining data on soil composition. Special attention was also given to the potential presence of microplastics in the region’s soils. soil contamination Pannonia soil food crops heavy metals microplastics tla onesnaženost tal poljščine težke kovine mikroplastika FASS GF-AAS ICP-MS AFS EDS Panonska regija Slovenija true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2024-11-28 14:11:16 2024-11-28 14:11:16 2024-11-29 03:12:47 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2024 0 0 15 str. iss. 19, [article no.] 8678 Vol. 16 Oct. 2024 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 2024-09-24 2024-09-26 2024-10-08 502.521:504.5(497.4-18) 214094851 10.3390/su16198678 2071-1050 https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/16/19/8678 1 41996b17-ad8a-11ef-88e2-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=186999 sustainability-16-08678-v2_(2).pdf sustainability-16-08678-v2_(2).pdf 1 61571F1DDA1F195F7412898F807F1AFF 1b8de025816bb8ee088057f0e433b4ad0631352b2d948b8c8cb7dd8a648a6cf9 04764711-ad8b-11ef-88e2-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=187000 Fakulteta za strojništvo 0 0 0