PRESENT ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Volume 17, Issue no.1/ 2023

Authors :

Aurelia Andreea SCARLAT 1,2*, Ovidiu Gabriel IANCU 1, Ciprian CHELARIU 1, Sergiu LOGHIN 1, Valentin Nicolae COȚAC 1, Iuliana BULIGA 1, Andreea Elena MAFTEI 3

1 “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iaşi, Faculty of Geography and Geology, Department of Geology

2 Interdisciplinary research laboratory in the geochemistry of rural areas, RA-07, Mădârjac station for Geographic research and Environmental quality monitoring, Iasi, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iaşi

3 “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iaşi, Institute of Interdisciplinary Research

E-mail : * Corresponding author: scarlataureliaandreea@yahoo.com (A.A.S.)

https://doi.org/10.47743/pesd2023171011

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