MONITORING OF HEAVY METALS IN TOMATO GROWN IN GREENHOUSE CONDITIONS
Greenhouse production is getting more and more important in the production of food, particularly if it is considered as ecological production. Having it in mind, it is very important to provide continual control of quality such products. This work is aimed to present the monitoring of the content of heavy metals in tomato, grown in greenhouse conditions. In products grown in greenhouses, heavy metals can be present from different sources such as soil, pesticides, etc. This paper considers the importance of continual monitoring of presence of heavy metals, such as cadmium, lead, copper, iron, etc. in tomato, taking in consideration their bioavailability to plants in acid and basic soil conditions. Obtained results in this work could be used as the base for establishing the model for continual monitoring of contaminants in food, particularly those that are present in very small concentrations, such as lead, cadmium, etc.