Determinations and Interpretations of the Contents of Heavy Metals from Food and Water Test Samples from Locations Near the Mining Perimeters of Baia Mare and Băiuț Area

Abstract

The paper presents the level of heavy metal contamination in the areas located in the vicinity of the mining perimeters in Baia Mare and Băiuț and the risk of their expansion in the future. Heavy metal contamination was analysed on water samples from wells, plants and milk from animals that consumed water from polluted streams.