Landfills have been identified as potential sources of heavy metal pollution of the\nenvironment. The municipal solid waste Ã?Âubna landfill is one of the largest landfills in Poland.\nIts impact on heavy metal pollution (Cd, Pb, Zn, Cu, and Cr) of groundwater, soil and plants has been\nthoroughly evaluated. Elevated levels of contamination have not been recorded in the vicinity of the\nlandfill. The concentrations of heavy metals in soil from the vicinity of the landfill were similar to the\ngeochemical background levels for the forest and farming soils of central Poland. The concentrations\nof heavy metals in European goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea L.) and grasses (Poaceae) did not exceed the\nbaseline concentrations and did not indicate environmental pollution by heavy metals. The levels of\nthe metal concentration in groundwater did not exceed the standards established for water intended\nfor consumption.
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