TY  - JOUR
AU  - Milenković, Biljana
AU  - Stajić, Jelena M.
AU  - Zeremski, Tijana
AU  - Štrbac, Snežana R.
AU  - Stojić, Nataša S.
AU  - Nikezić, Dragoslav
PY  - 2020
UR  - http://fiver.ifvcns.rs/handle/123456789/2015
AB  - After NATO bombing of Serbia in 1999, UNEP has identified Kragujevac as one of the four heavily polluted environmental "hot spots". Damaging of industrial and military targets caused the release of substantial amounts of hazardous chemical substances into the environment. This study was conducted in order to access the exposure of residents of Kragujevac city to persistent soil pollutants, twenty years after NATO air campaign. The paper reports the results of measuring radionuclides, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and heavy metals (As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, Zn, and Hg) in soil samples collected from two depths (0-15 cm and 15-30 cm) at 30 locations along the riverbank of the Lepenica River. The average specific activities of Ra-226, Th-232, K-40 and Cs-137 were comparable to average worldwide values; excess lifetime cancer risk (ELCR) from natural radionuclides ranged from 1.1.10(-4) to 3.3.10(-4). The measured concentrations of As, Co, Cr, Cu, and Ni exceeded the limit values in most of the samples. Non-carcinogenic risk (hazard quotient and hazard index) and carcinogenic risk from heavy metals were assessed. Total hazard index was 0.257 and 2.16 for adults and children, respectively. Sum of measured PAHs ranged from 110 to 1026 mu g kg(-1). Sum of PCBs exceeded the limit value of 20 mu g kg(-1) in all samples (it ranged from 48.8 to 196.8 mu g kg(-1)), but it was still below the remediation level. The differences between two layers with respect to all measured variables were not statistically significant.
PB  - Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford
T2  - Chemosphere
T1  - Is Kragujevac city still a "hot spot" area, twenty years after the bombing?
VL  - 245
DO  - 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125610
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Milenković, Biljana and Stajić, Jelena M. and Zeremski, Tijana and Štrbac, Snežana R. and Stojić, Nataša S. and Nikezić, Dragoslav",
year = "2020",
abstract = "After NATO bombing of Serbia in 1999, UNEP has identified Kragujevac as one of the four heavily polluted environmental "hot spots". Damaging of industrial and military targets caused the release of substantial amounts of hazardous chemical substances into the environment. This study was conducted in order to access the exposure of residents of Kragujevac city to persistent soil pollutants, twenty years after NATO air campaign. The paper reports the results of measuring radionuclides, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and heavy metals (As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, Zn, and Hg) in soil samples collected from two depths (0-15 cm and 15-30 cm) at 30 locations along the riverbank of the Lepenica River. The average specific activities of Ra-226, Th-232, K-40 and Cs-137 were comparable to average worldwide values; excess lifetime cancer risk (ELCR) from natural radionuclides ranged from 1.1.10(-4) to 3.3.10(-4). The measured concentrations of As, Co, Cr, Cu, and Ni exceeded the limit values in most of the samples. Non-carcinogenic risk (hazard quotient and hazard index) and carcinogenic risk from heavy metals were assessed. Total hazard index was 0.257 and 2.16 for adults and children, respectively. Sum of measured PAHs ranged from 110 to 1026 mu g kg(-1). Sum of PCBs exceeded the limit value of 20 mu g kg(-1) in all samples (it ranged from 48.8 to 196.8 mu g kg(-1)), but it was still below the remediation level. The differences between two layers with respect to all measured variables were not statistically significant.",
publisher = "Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford",
journal = "Chemosphere",
title = "Is Kragujevac city still a "hot spot" area, twenty years after the bombing?",
volume = "245",
doi = "10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125610"
}

Milenković, B., Stajić, J. M., Zeremski, T., Štrbac, S. R., Stojić, N. S.,& Nikezić, D.. (2020). Is Kragujevac city still a "hot spot" area, twenty years after the bombing?. in Chemosphere
Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford., 245.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125610

Milenković B, Stajić JM, Zeremski T, Štrbac SR, Stojić NS, Nikezić D. Is Kragujevac city still a "hot spot" area, twenty years after the bombing?. in Chemosphere. 2020;245.
doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125610 .

Milenković, Biljana, Stajić, Jelena M., Zeremski, Tijana, Štrbac, Snežana R., Stojić, Nataša S., Nikezić, Dragoslav, "Is Kragujevac city still a "hot spot" area, twenty years after the bombing?" in Chemosphere, 245 (2020),
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125610 . .