Distribution of heavy metals in upper layers of soil from Vilnius sites exposed to different type of pollution

The distribution of total contents of non-ferrousmetalsCu, Zn, Pb, Sn,Ag and ferrousmetalsCr,Mo,Ni, Co,V in 3 depth layers 0–5 cm (A), 5–10 cm (B) and 10–25 cm (C) of the nearer (at 20mdistance) and further (at 70mdistance) zones of metal processing area (M) and transport area (T) revealed that the input of non-ferrous metals to total contamination in both areas is greater than that of the ferrousmetals. The ferrousmetals (especially Mo) play an important role in zones of themetal processing area and Cu is specific element of trolleybus traffic pollution in the transport area. Pollution in zones of the metal processing area extends to a larger distance and causesmore dangerous soil contamination. A distribution of pollutants in upper depth layers of the soil depends on the organic matter content.