MORFOLOGIA I WŁAŚCIWOŚCI GLEB PRZYKRYTYCH - EKRANOSOLI TORUNIA I KLUŻU-NAPOKI

Abstract

There are only a few publications dealing with Ekranic Technosols. The aim of this study was investigating the morphology and selected chemical and physical properties of sealed soils of Toruń, Poland and Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Seven sites were selected; 2 were located in Cluj-Napoca and 5 in Toruñ. Most of the soils were characterized by alkaline reaction, high CaCO3 content, low OC and N content. Some profiles contain layers with a high content of phosphorus, which is related to the previous land use. Greinert s [2003] proposal of the classification of urban soils should be supplemented by a subunit comprising carbonate ekranosols.