IMPACT OF HEAVY METAL SOIL POLLUTION AND EFFECTS ON HUMAN HEALTH - LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS

  • Claudiu-Denis Filip Universitatea de Științe Agricole și Medicină Veterinară (USAMV) Cluj-Napoca
  • Mirela Coman University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania; Technical University of Cluj Napoca, no. 62 A, V. Babeș Str., 430083, Baia Mare, România
Keywords: food safety, heavy metals, human health, soil pollution

Abstract

As regards the research methodology, this paper used the comparative method between the current legislation in force in the Member States of the European Union on regulated standards for heavy metal content in soil.

As can be seen, the legislative regulations vary from country to country, and in Romania, the legislation is the most stringent in terms of Pb content in soil, compared to the European Union and other Member States. Finland imposes higher restrictions for Cd, Ni and Zn content, while the Netherlands has stricter regulations for As content. Dutch legislation is more permissive for essential metals than other EU Member States.

Published
2024-12-30