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dc.creatorCrnković, Dragan
dc.creatorRistić, Mirjana
dc.creatorJovanović, Anka
dc.creatorAntonović, Dušan
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-10T10:45:27Z
dc.date.available2021-03-10T10:45:27Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.identifier.issn0167-6369
dc.identifier.urihttp://TechnoRep.tmf.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1124
dc.description.abstractPolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were analysed in 39 soil samples (0-10 cm upper layer) collected in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. The sampling sites were randomly selected from urban, urban/recreational and rural areas; the samples were collected in April and December 2003 and July and October 2004. The sum of the 16 PAHs corresponding to the recreational zone (298 mu g/kg) was close to the urban zone (375 mu g/kg). Mean soil Sigma PAH concentration from rural areas was 18 mu g/kg dry weight. Comparing to values observed in the urbanized locations around the world, the overall levels of PAHs in this study are low. The PAH ratios obtained pointed to a domination of pyrogenically formed PAHs in the examined soils. The dominant PAHs in soil samples in urban zones were fluoranthene, benz[a]anthracene, phenanthrene and pyrene, mostly emitted from noncatalyst vehicles which are still in use in Serbia. The total carcinogenic potency for each sampling site was calculated. Regardless of the used carcinogenic activity factors, carcinogenic potency of 7 sites were 3-9 times higher than the reference ones indicating the increased carcinogenic burden of soils from these sites.en
dc.publisherSpringer, Dordrecht
dc.rightsrestrictedAccess
dc.sourceEnvironmental Monitoring and Assessment
dc.subjectBelgradeen
dc.subjectbenzo[a]pyrene equivalentsen
dc.subjectcarcinogenic potencyen
dc.subjectPAHsen
dc.subjectpollutionen
dc.subjectsoilen
dc.titleLevels of PAHs in the soils of Belgrade and its environsen
dc.typearticle
dc.rights.licenseARR
dc.citation.epage83
dc.citation.issue1-3
dc.citation.other125(1-3): 75-83
dc.citation.rankM23
dc.citation.spage75
dc.citation.volume125
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10661-006-9240-7
dc.identifier.pmid17031508
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-34247615118
dc.identifier.wos000243970000008
dc.type.versionpublishedVersion


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