{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,7]],"date-time":"2026-02-07T11:50:29Z","timestamp":1770465029995,"version":"3.49.0"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"University of Craiova","issue":"1","content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["AAMC"],"abstract":"<jats:p>Heavy metals are harmful environmental contaminants that are mostly the result of human activities. Vegetable roots may easily absorb heavy metals, which can then accumulate up to high levels in the edible sections. The celery root is a vegetable that is frequently cultivated in individual gardens and its production in polluted soil might provide a risk to the consumer's health, not necessarily due to the amount ingested but rather due to the cumulative effect of long-term usage.\r\nThe present study is aimed to estimate the bioaccumulation of heavy metals (cadmium, lead, copper, and zinc) from the soil in the celery root, harvested from 26 households located in the polluted areas (Axente Sever, Ag\u00e2rbiciu, Bazna, Cop\u0219aMic\u0103, Mic\u0103sasa, \u0218oala, and T\u00e2rnava). Total soil (0-20 cm)\u00a0 and celery root heavy metals contents varied as follows: for Cd (soil = 0.10 mg\/kg \u2013 14.80 mg\/kg; celery root = 0.058 mg\/kg \u2013 1.254 mg\/kg); for Pb (soil = 28 mg\/kg \u2013 326 mg\/kg; celery root = 0.022 mg\/kg \u2013 0.620 mg\/kg); for Cu (soil = 25 mg\/kg \u2013 163\u00a0 mg\/kg; celery root = 0.60 mg\/kg \u2013 2.51 mg\/kg); for Zn (soil = 117 mg\/kg \u2013 1076 mg\/kg; celery root = 3.1 mg\/kg \u2013 11.7 mg\/kg). The highest values of correlation coefficients were obtained for the regression curves established for the estimation of Cd, Pb, and Zn accumulation in celery root (r = 0.788 for Cd, r = 0.796 for Pb, and r = 0.656 for Zn). In the case of copper, the linear correlation coefficient is relatively low (r = 0.092).<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.52846\/aamc.v52i1.1370","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,4,27]],"date-time":"2023-04-27T11:35:00Z","timestamp":1682595300000},"page":"422-429","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["HEAVY METALS ACCUMULATION IN SOIL AND CELERY ROOT (APIUM GRAVEOLENS L.) HARVESTED FROM THE POLLUTED AREAS IN SIBIU COUNTY, CENTRAL ROMANIA"],"prefix":"10.52846","volume":"52","author":[{"given":"Bogdan \u0218tefan","family":"OPREA","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9631-962X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Nicoleta Olimpia","family":"VR\u00ceNCEANU","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Dumitru-Marian","family":"MOTELIC\u0102","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Georgiana Iuliana","family":"PLOPEANU","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Vera","family":"CARABULEA","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mihaela","family":"COSTEA","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"24834","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,1,4]]},"container-title":["\"Annals of the University of Craiova - Agriculture Montanology Cadastre Series \""],"original-title":[],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2023,4,27]],"date-time":"2023-04-27T11:35:01Z","timestamp":1682595301000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/anale.agro-craiova.ro\/index.php\/aamc\/article\/view\/1370"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2023,1,4]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"1","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,12,28]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.52846\/aamc.v52i1.1370","relation":{},"ISSN":["1841-8317"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1841-8317","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2023,1,4]]}}}