Assessment of potentially toxic elements in agricultural and urban soils of lesser Poland using ICP-MS and uncertainty estimation.

ABSTRACT: This study evaluates the status of soil contamination by potentially toxic elements (PTEs)-Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Mo, Cd, Sn, Ba, Pb in agricultural and urban areas in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in light of applicable regulations. The method validation was performed, and the uncertainty of the analytical process, including the sampling stage, was estimated. Soil samples collected by the doubling method were acid-mineralized and then analyzed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Validation was performed with reference materials, and process uncertainty was determined by analysis of variance in the ROBAN programme. PCA analysis was also used to determine correlations between PTEs. The results for Zn, Sn, and Cu in agricultural soils, as well as Cu in urban soils, were below t

SUBMITTER: Uchmanowicz D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12540873 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature