Assessment of soils for heavy metals by atomic absorption spectrometry (Zn, Pb, Cd, Cu)

The authors studied the sources of soil contamination with heavy metals and their impact on the environment and human health. The research analysed the content of acid-soluble forms of heavy metals in soils on the territory of Sunzha, the Republic of Ingushetia, The Russian Federation near 589 km of the Federal Highway ‘Kavkaz’. According to the results, authors determined the extent of heavy metal contamination in the locations under study.