Radionuclides and heavy metals in soil, vegetables and medicinal plants in suburban areas of the cities of Belgrade and Pancevo, Serbia

Mitrović, Miroslava; Vranjes, R Borjana; Kostić, Aleksandar; Perović, Slobodan; Pavlovic, Z Pavle

doi:10.2298/ntrp190307026m

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“…The ob tained re sults are in agree ment with the re sults re ported in the re gion and world wide [17,[19][20][21][22][23]. A wide range of radionuclides' con tent was found in all groups of sam ples, which leads to a large spread of val ues around mean value (large stan dard de vi a tion).…”

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Radionuclides’ content in forest ecosystem located in southwestern part of Serbia

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Forests, with a large coverage of lands area, represent important ecosystem. They have greater ability to absorb atmospheric pollutant, including radionuclides compared to other vegetation types. Thus it is important to monitor radionuclides concentration in forest ecosystems. The results of the first gamma-spectrometric measurements in 16500 ha large region of South-western Serbia are presented. It is investigated activity concentrations of 40K, 137Cs and 210Pb in different deciduous and evergreen trees in the region. For all investigated isotopes, it was observed tendency that the smallest activity concentrations in average were found in tree stem, than in leaves, while the highest ones were in soil. Statistical analysis did not show any differences between activity concentrations of leaves and needles, showing that both leaves and needles could be equally well used as a biomonitors.

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Radionuclides’ content in forest ecosystem located in southwestern part of Serbia

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“…Our re search also shows that an adult could con sume about 13 kg of fungi per year with an ac tiv ity level of 137 Cs 600 Bqkg -1 and not ex ceed the yearly rec om mended value of 1 mSv. It fol lows that the val ues of the an nual ef fective doses are much lower than the doses rec ommended for the pop u la tion (1 mSv) [32], so the ef fects on the pop u la tion health are neg li gi ble con cern ing the to tal an nual ef fec tive dose from nat u ral sources of ioniz ing ra di a tion, that is on av er age 2.4 mSv world wide [45,46].…”

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A twenty-year radiocontamination study of edible fungi of Serbia: Activity levels of 137Cs and estimated dose to the population

Cuculovic

Stanojkovic

Veselinovic

2020

Nucl Technol Radiat Prot

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Penny bun (Boletus edulis) and chanterelle (Cantharellus cibarius) are fungi used for human consumption in several forms: fresh, thermally treated, or conserved (salted, marinated, pasteurized, dried). Random samples were collected on the territory of the Republic of Serbia in the period 1999-2018 intended for export to the EU. The presence of 137Cs was noted in each individual fungi sample. The higher activity level of 137Cs in fresh penny bun samples was noted in 2001 (25.9 Bqkg?1), while in fresh chanterelle samples it was noted in 2000 (18.6 Bqkg?1). Marinating the fungi reduced activity levels of 137Cs in relation to the fresh fungi activity, for penny bun from 1.6 to 12.6 times for a year, while for chanterelle from 0.8 to 14.7 times for a year. Drying the fungi increases activity levels of 137Cs: for penny bun from 0.04 to 0.29 times for a year, while for chanterelle from 0.03 to 1.94 times for a year. The values of annual effective radiation doses were much lower than the recommended values for the population (1 mSv).

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“…76.000 residents), it is recognized as one of black ecological spots in Serbia due to a heavy industry complex located in the area (including oil refinery, petrochemical and artificial fertilizer factories). Pančevo city area is known to have elevated MTE concentrations in soil and river sediments (Mitrović et al 2019;Sakan et al 2015). Of importance is higher concentration of Ni in snail viscera determined in Belgrade, compared to other sites.…”

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Accumulation of metal trace elements in different body parts of terrestrial Roman snail Helix pomatia L., 1758 on three polluted sites in Serbia

Rašković

Poleksić²,

Jarić³

et al. 2022

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Atmospheric pollution remains one of the growing concerns in the 21 st century, with particular focus on metal trace elements (MTE) from anthropogenic sources, due to their adverse effects on biota. The concentration and type of MTE in the atmosphere and in the soil is diverse, depending on the origin of pollutants, which can cause diverse detrimental effects on organisms living in the nearby environment. Three sites in Central Serbia with different origins of MTE pollution (urban contamination, smelting and fly ash area) are assessed, using terrestrial Roman snails (Helix pomatia) as biomarker organisms. These snails are sentinel organisms and are known for their capacities for accumulation of MTE. Snails are sampled and their body is divided in three parts: viscera, foot and shell and concentrations of MTE are determined in each of these body parts using inductively coupled plasma optical spectrometry. Results showed contrasting MTE accumulation patterns in body parts of the snails. Of three studied sites, snails sampled in the vicinity of fly ash containment had lower concentrations of MTE comparing to other two polluted sites.

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Radionuclides and heavy metals in soil, vegetables and medicinal plants in suburban areas of the cities of Belgrade and Pancevo, Serbia

Abstract: In sti tute for Bi o log i cal Re search "Siniša Stankovi}", Uni ver sity of Bel grade, Bel grade, Ser bia Sci en tific pa per

Cited by 8 publications

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Radionuclides’ content in forest ecosystem located in southwestern part of Serbia

Radionuclides’ content in forest ecosystem located in southwestern part of Serbia

A twenty-year radiocontamination study of edible fungi of Serbia: Activity levels of 137Cs and estimated dose to the population

Accumulation of metal trace elements in different body parts of terrestrial Roman snail Helix pomatia L., 1758 on three polluted sites in Serbia

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