TY  - JOUR
AU  - Gulan, Ljiljana
AU  - Milenković, Biljana
AU  - Zeremski, Tijana
AU  - Milić, Gordana
AU  - Vučković, Biljana
PY  - 2017
UR  - http://fiver.ifvcns.rs/handle/123456789/1699
AB  - Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), heavy metals content and radioactivity levels were measured in 27 soil samples collected from Pristina, the capital of Kosovo and Metohija. The sixteen PAHs, twelve OCPs and six PCBs congeners were determined by gas chromatography system with mass spectrometry detection. Although the use of PCBs and OCPs was prohibited decades ago residues of those compounds still existed in measurable concentrations in soils of Pristina. PAHs were also present in analyzed samples but their mean concentration was significantly lower than mean concentrations of PAHs previously reported in urban areas in the world. The concentrations of heavy metals (As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn) were determined by the EDTA extraction protocols, along with their extractable concentrations. The activity concentrations of natural radionuclides (Ra-226, Th-232 and K-40) were determined by gamma spectrometry method. The Shapiro-Wilk normality test found that activity concentrations of natural radionuclides were normally distributed. Radiological risk was estimated through the annual effective dose, gonadal dose equivalent, excess lifetime cancer risk, radium equivalent activity, external and internal hazard indexes. Spearman correlation coefficient was used for analysis of correlations between physicochemical properties, heavy metal contents and radionuclide activity concentrations. Strong positive correlation between Ra-226 and Th-232 was found, as well as among pairs of As-Cd and Co-Mn. Very strong positive correlation (0.838) at the 0.01 significance level was noted for Pb-Zn pair. Strong correlations indicate common occurrence of these elements in the nature, as well as geogenic association.
PB  - Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford
T2  - Chemosphere
T1  - Persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals and radioactivity in the urban soil of Pristina City, Kosovo and Metohija
EP  - 426
SP  - 415
VL  - 171
DO  - 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.12.064
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Gulan, Ljiljana and Milenković, Biljana and Zeremski, Tijana and Milić, Gordana and Vučković, Biljana",
year = "2017",
abstract = "Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), heavy metals content and radioactivity levels were measured in 27 soil samples collected from Pristina, the capital of Kosovo and Metohija. The sixteen PAHs, twelve OCPs and six PCBs congeners were determined by gas chromatography system with mass spectrometry detection. Although the use of PCBs and OCPs was prohibited decades ago residues of those compounds still existed in measurable concentrations in soils of Pristina. PAHs were also present in analyzed samples but their mean concentration was significantly lower than mean concentrations of PAHs previously reported in urban areas in the world. The concentrations of heavy metals (As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn) were determined by the EDTA extraction protocols, along with their extractable concentrations. The activity concentrations of natural radionuclides (Ra-226, Th-232 and K-40) were determined by gamma spectrometry method. The Shapiro-Wilk normality test found that activity concentrations of natural radionuclides were normally distributed. Radiological risk was estimated through the annual effective dose, gonadal dose equivalent, excess lifetime cancer risk, radium equivalent activity, external and internal hazard indexes. Spearman correlation coefficient was used for analysis of correlations between physicochemical properties, heavy metal contents and radionuclide activity concentrations. Strong positive correlation between Ra-226 and Th-232 was found, as well as among pairs of As-Cd and Co-Mn. Very strong positive correlation (0.838) at the 0.01 significance level was noted for Pb-Zn pair. Strong correlations indicate common occurrence of these elements in the nature, as well as geogenic association.",
publisher = "Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford",
journal = "Chemosphere",
title = "Persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals and radioactivity in the urban soil of Pristina City, Kosovo and Metohija",
pages = "426-415",
volume = "171",
doi = "10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.12.064"
}

Gulan, L., Milenković, B., Zeremski, T., Milić, G.,& Vučković, B.. (2017). Persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals and radioactivity in the urban soil of Pristina City, Kosovo and Metohija. in Chemosphere
Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford., 171, 415-426.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.12.064

Gulan L, Milenković B, Zeremski T, Milić G, Vučković B. Persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals and radioactivity in the urban soil of Pristina City, Kosovo and Metohija. in Chemosphere. 2017;171:415-426.
doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.12.064 .

Gulan, Ljiljana, Milenković, Biljana, Zeremski, Tijana, Milić, Gordana, Vučković, Biljana, "Persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals and radioactivity in the urban soil of Pristina City, Kosovo and Metohija" in Chemosphere, 171 (2017):415-426,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.12.064 . .