Depleted uranium mobility and fractionation in contaminated soil (Southern Serbia)

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Radionuclides and heavy metals in Borovac, Southern Serbia

Popović

Todorović²,

Frontasyeva

et al. 2008

“…Further investigations indicated serious pollution problems in the vicinity of other war-damaged facilities (Vojinovic-Miloradov et al 1996;Radenkovic et al 2008). More systematic data has been generated within the 5th Framework Program of the EU's project APOPSBAL, aimed at evaluating the extent to which the residents and environment of former Yugoslavia are exposed to elevated levels of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) as a consequence of the Balkan conflict.…”

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confidence: 98%

Gas–particle partitioning of persistent organic pollutants in the Western Balkan countries affected by war conflicts

Radonić

Sekulić

Miloradov

et al. 2008

Information on the particle-bound fractions of POPs is important not only for prediction of their fate but also for an estimation of risks they can pose to the environment as well as to humans. When assessing such hazards, it has to be considered that modeled values of the particle-bound fractions can be seriously underestimated at sites with elevated levels of suspended atmospheric matter or at sites with heavily contaminated soils.

“…The largest individual hot spot is the industrial complex near the city of Pančevo-effluents are discharged into the wastewater canal entering the River Danube (Jovančević et al 2005). Many reservoirs in the central part of Serbia encounter the problem of contaminated sediments (Ivančev-Tumbas et al 2004), while the south of the country, which was affected by the NATO campaign, has been recognised as a hot spot of depleted uranium contamination (Radenković et al 2008). …”

Section: Current Serbian Environmental Regulations Related To Water Pmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ecotoxicological research and related legislation in Serbia

Teodorović

2009

Introduction Several hot spots of severe freshwater pollution and sediment contamination (mostly heavy metals, polyaromatic hydrocarbons and polychlorinated biphenyls) have been identified in Serbia as the consequence of outdated environmental legislation, negligible amounts of properly treated waste waters and accidental spills. Discussion Since ecotoxicological methods have never been incorporated into risk assessment procedures, mandatory effluent discharge or ambient water monitoring programmes, ecotoxicological research, based on bioaccumulation studies, conventional ecotoxicological tests and, recently, biomarkers of exposure and effect have been restricted to independent smallto medium-scale studies, conducted, basically, to confirm, underline or oppose the results of chemical-based monitoring and to lament on inadequate environmental regulations/policy and management practice. Although hot and unresolved ecotoxicological problems still remain beyond the reach of ecotoxicological research currently conducted in Serbia, or are tackled only sporadically, it is to be expected that on-going research and institutional capacity building should, hopefully, increase the competence and competitiveness of scientific community and speed up the process of harmonisation of national environmental legislation and policy with European Union.