CONCENTRATION OF HEAVY METALS IN EDIBLE PLANTS POTATOES: THE HEALTH EFFECTS IN THE HUMAN ORGANISM

With the emergence of Homo sapiens, the pollution of the environment at that time was of marginal scale, however, the development of world industry and mining activities are also impacting the Republic of Kosovo, given that the latter is starting to feel the environment pollution. The environment impact emerged as a result of poor management of urban waste and the circulation of over 500 000 cars in the streets of Kosovo. Over 85% of cars do not have catalytic converter; they are produced before 1980, whereas the other 15% are produced after 1980. The worst polluted municipalities in Kosovo are Mitrovica and Obiliq as a result of industrial activities such are: Trepca mine and the power plants of Kosovo with the heavy emissions in nature without prior treatment such are: Pb, Zn, Ni, Cu, Cd. The uncontrolled, heavy utilization of pesticides and herbicides has a great contaminating effect in agricultural produce such is potato, the latter represents a highly consumed produce in Kosovo.