TY  - CONF
AU  - Mikavica, Ivana
AU  - Ranđelović, Dragana
AU  - Ilić, Miloš
AU  - Obradović, Milena
AU  - Stojanović, Jovica
AU  - Mutić, Jelena
PY  - 2023
UR  - https://ritnms.itnms.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1200
AB  - Microplastics (MPs), the long-lasting anthropogenic contaminant omnipresent in the environment, have become a threat to ecosystems’ function and living organisms’ health, potentially harming the food chain globally. The presence of MPs emerged on a worldwide scale, while the evidence of microplastic particles is already being detected in human tissues. Terrestrial environments are sinks for plastic deposition and are one of the main routes of MPs reaching the groundwater and water bodies. In this regard, urban soils could significantly contribute to overall plastic pollution even though it have been mostly neglected by the research investigations carried out so far. Herein, we investigated MPs abundance in the soils of Belgrade, a city located in the northeast of Serbia, the capital and the most populated city in Serbia. Two sampling points chosen to represent the pollution gradient were the city center zone, close to the highway (BG1), and Košutnjak, the urban forest area around 7 km distant from the center (BG2). MPs extraction was performed using a density separation method, by saturated NaCl solution (1.2 g cm-3). Before extraction, soil organic matter was digested by 30% H2O2. Found average concentration of MPs was 400 items per kg of dry soil sampled in BG1. Soil from Košutnjak contained no MPs according to our findings. MPs abundance found in sampled soils from Belgrade is in agreement with previous reports analyzing urban areas. Isolated plastic particles were identified and counted using a polarizing microscope (Carl Zeiss Jena Pol-U). All found items were white/transparent fragments, characterized afterward by ATR-FTIR spectroscopy using a Thermo Scientific Nicolet iS50 spectrophotometer. Detected polymer types were polystyrene (PS) and phosphorylated cardanol prepolymer (PCP), suggesting the insulation, packing, and rubber materials as potential pollution sources. Transportation, overload of customer goods and packaging, construction, and building activities are the prevailing anthropogenic origins of MPs accumulation in urban environments. Further investigations will aim to reveal the relations between MPs and other pollutants and the potential impact on soil biota.
PB  - Belgrade : Materials Research Society of Serbia
PB  - Belgrade : Institute of Technical Sciences of SASA
C3  - Twenty-First Young Researchers’ Conference - Materials Science and Engineering
T1  - Microplastics in urban soils of Belgrade: Abundance and potential sources
EP  - 50
SP  - 50
ER  - 

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author = "Mikavica, Ivana and Ranđelović, Dragana and Ilić, Miloš and Obradović, Milena and Stojanović, Jovica and Mutić, Jelena",
year = "2023",
abstract = "Microplastics (MPs), the long-lasting anthropogenic contaminant omnipresent in the environment, have become a threat to ecosystems’ function and living organisms’ health, potentially harming the food chain globally. The presence of MPs emerged on a worldwide scale, while the evidence of microplastic particles is already being detected in human tissues. Terrestrial environments are sinks for plastic deposition and are one of the main routes of MPs reaching the groundwater and water bodies. In this regard, urban soils could significantly contribute to overall plastic pollution even though it have been mostly neglected by the research investigations carried out so far. Herein, we investigated MPs abundance in the soils of Belgrade, a city located in the northeast of Serbia, the capital and the most populated city in Serbia. Two sampling points chosen to represent the pollution gradient were the city center zone, close to the highway (BG1), and Košutnjak, the urban forest area around 7 km distant from the center (BG2). MPs extraction was performed using a density separation method, by saturated NaCl solution (1.2 g cm-3). Before extraction, soil organic matter was digested by 30% H2O2. Found average concentration of MPs was 400 items per kg of dry soil sampled in BG1. Soil from Košutnjak contained no MPs according to our findings. MPs abundance found in sampled soils from Belgrade is in agreement with previous reports analyzing urban areas. Isolated plastic particles were identified and counted using a polarizing microscope (Carl Zeiss Jena Pol-U). All found items were white/transparent fragments, characterized afterward by ATR-FTIR spectroscopy using a Thermo Scientific Nicolet iS50 spectrophotometer. Detected polymer types were polystyrene (PS) and phosphorylated cardanol prepolymer (PCP), suggesting the insulation, packing, and rubber materials as potential pollution sources. Transportation, overload of customer goods and packaging, construction, and building activities are the prevailing anthropogenic origins of MPs accumulation in urban environments. Further investigations will aim to reveal the relations between MPs and other pollutants and the potential impact on soil biota.",
publisher = "Belgrade : Materials Research Society of Serbia, Belgrade : Institute of Technical Sciences of SASA",
journal = "Twenty-First Young Researchers’ Conference - Materials Science and Engineering",
title = "Microplastics in urban soils of Belgrade: Abundance and potential sources",
pages = "50-50"
}

Mikavica, I., Ranđelović, D., Ilić, M., Obradović, M., Stojanović, J.,& Mutić, J.. (2023). Microplastics in urban soils of Belgrade: Abundance and potential sources. in Twenty-First Young Researchers’ Conference - Materials Science and Engineering
Belgrade : Materials Research Society of Serbia., 50-50.

Mikavica I, Ranđelović D, Ilić M, Obradović M, Stojanović J, Mutić J. Microplastics in urban soils of Belgrade: Abundance and potential sources. in Twenty-First Young Researchers’ Conference - Materials Science and Engineering. 2023;:50-50..

Mikavica, Ivana, Ranđelović, Dragana, Ilić, Miloš, Obradović, Milena, Stojanović, Jovica, Mutić, Jelena, "Microplastics in urban soils of Belgrade: Abundance and potential sources" in Twenty-First Young Researchers’ Conference - Materials Science and Engineering (2023):50-50.

TY  - CONF
AU  - Ilić, Miloš
AU  - Mikavica, Ivana
AU  - Ranđelović, Dragana
AU  - Mutić, Jelena
PY  - 2023
UR  - https://ritnms.itnms.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1081
AB  - This study investigates the presence of microplastics (MP) in the soil of (sub)urban areas of Serbia and its correlation with the mobility of toxic metals (Cd, As, Pb) to the plant species Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medic. The density separation method with two-phase digestion (H2O2 and NaClO) was employed to optimize MP detection in soil samples. Eight different types of polymers were identified through ATR-FTIR spectroscopy analysis, consequently polystyrene and phosphorylated cardanol prepolymers being the most prevalent. The results of this study reveal significant positive correlations between the presence of MP and the availability of Cd, As, and Pb to plant, suggesting a potential role of MP in the mobility of these heavy metals in soil. Additionally, a connection was established between concentration of cadmium (Cd) in under and above-ground tissues of C. bursa-pastoris and the concurrent presence of microplastics (MP) within the soil. This correlation indicates an increased mobility of cadmium in the presence of microplastics. Conversely, the Pb content in plants showed a negative correlation with the presence of MP in the soil, indicating complex interactions between these factors.
PB  - Belgrade : Serbian Chemical Society
PB  - Belgrade : Serbian Young Chemists’ Club
C3  - 9th Conference of Young Chemists of Serbia
T1  - Assessment of microplastics content in (sub)urban soils of Serbia and its correlation with Cd, As, and Pb mobility to the Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medic
EP  - 127
SP  - 127
ER  - 

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author = "Ilić, Miloš and Mikavica, Ivana and Ranđelović, Dragana and Mutić, Jelena",
year = "2023",
abstract = "This study investigates the presence of microplastics (MP) in the soil of (sub)urban areas of Serbia and its correlation with the mobility of toxic metals (Cd, As, Pb) to the plant species Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medic. The density separation method with two-phase digestion (H2O2 and NaClO) was employed to optimize MP detection in soil samples. Eight different types of polymers were identified through ATR-FTIR spectroscopy analysis, consequently polystyrene and phosphorylated cardanol prepolymers being the most prevalent. The results of this study reveal significant positive correlations between the presence of MP and the availability of Cd, As, and Pb to plant, suggesting a potential role of MP in the mobility of these heavy metals in soil. Additionally, a connection was established between concentration of cadmium (Cd) in under and above-ground tissues of C. bursa-pastoris and the concurrent presence of microplastics (MP) within the soil. This correlation indicates an increased mobility of cadmium in the presence of microplastics. Conversely, the Pb content in plants showed a negative correlation with the presence of MP in the soil, indicating complex interactions between these factors.",
publisher = "Belgrade : Serbian Chemical Society, Belgrade : Serbian Young Chemists’ Club",
journal = "9th Conference of Young Chemists of Serbia",
title = "Assessment of microplastics content in (sub)urban soils of Serbia and its correlation with Cd, As, and Pb mobility to the Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medic",
pages = "127-127"
}

Ilić, M., Mikavica, I., Ranđelović, D.,& Mutić, J.. (2023). Assessment of microplastics content in (sub)urban soils of Serbia and its correlation with Cd, As, and Pb mobility to the Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medic. in 9th Conference of Young Chemists of Serbia
Belgrade : Serbian Chemical Society., 127-127.

Ilić M, Mikavica I, Ranđelović D, Mutić J. Assessment of microplastics content in (sub)urban soils of Serbia and its correlation with Cd, As, and Pb mobility to the Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medic. in 9th Conference of Young Chemists of Serbia. 2023;:127-127..

Ilić, Miloš, Mikavica, Ivana, Ranđelović, Dragana, Mutić, Jelena, "Assessment of microplastics content in (sub)urban soils of Serbia and its correlation with Cd, As, and Pb mobility to the Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medic" in 9th Conference of Young Chemists of Serbia (2023):127-127.

TY  - CONF
AU  - Mikavica, Ivana
AU  - Ilić, Miloš
AU  - Ranđelović, Dragana
AU  - Đurđić, Slađana
AU  - Mutić, Jelena
PY  - 2022
UR  - https://ritnms.itnms.ac.rs/handle/123456789/922
AB  - Due to its anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties, Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.)
Medic., has been considered a medicinal plant, and hence, it is frequently used for teas and
tincture preparation. In this research, samples of this medicinal plant were collected in
Belgrade, Bor, Vršac, and Sremska Mitrovica in Serbia, during the spring of 2021. This
study assessed the levels of toxic and essential elements accumulated in theabove-ground
parts of a plant, and herbal infusions, and ethanolic extracts prepared of same aerial parts
of plant. The concentration of elements: As, Ba, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Se, Zn, S,
P, Mg, K, and Ca was determined by inductively coupled plasma optical emission
spectroscopy (ICP-OES). Translocation factors were calculated for each sampling site,
followed by correlation analysis, in order to investigate elements distribution and
extraction levels.
PB  - Belgrade : Serbian Chemical Society
C3  - 58th Meeting of the Serbian Chemical Society
T1  - Essential and toxic elements content in the medicinal plant Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medic. and its extracts
EP  - 54
SP  - 54
ER  - 

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author = "Mikavica, Ivana and Ilić, Miloš and Ranđelović, Dragana and Đurđić, Slađana and Mutić, Jelena",
year = "2022",
abstract = "Due to its anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties, Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.)
Medic., has been considered a medicinal plant, and hence, it is frequently used for teas and
tincture preparation. In this research, samples of this medicinal plant were collected in
Belgrade, Bor, Vršac, and Sremska Mitrovica in Serbia, during the spring of 2021. This
study assessed the levels of toxic and essential elements accumulated in theabove-ground
parts of a plant, and herbal infusions, and ethanolic extracts prepared of same aerial parts
of plant. The concentration of elements: As, Ba, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Se, Zn, S,
P, Mg, K, and Ca was determined by inductively coupled plasma optical emission
spectroscopy (ICP-OES). Translocation factors were calculated for each sampling site,
followed by correlation analysis, in order to investigate elements distribution and
extraction levels.",
publisher = "Belgrade : Serbian Chemical Society",
journal = "58th Meeting of the Serbian Chemical Society",
title = "Essential and toxic elements content in the medicinal plant Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medic. and its extracts",
pages = "54-54"
}

Mikavica, I., Ilić, M., Ranđelović, D., Đurđić, S.,& Mutić, J.. (2022). Essential and toxic elements content in the medicinal plant Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medic. and its extracts. in 58th Meeting of the Serbian Chemical Society
Belgrade : Serbian Chemical Society., 54-54.

Mikavica I, Ilić M, Ranđelović D, Đurđić S, Mutić J. Essential and toxic elements content in the medicinal plant Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medic. and its extracts. in 58th Meeting of the Serbian Chemical Society. 2022;:54-54..

Mikavica, Ivana, Ilić, Miloš, Ranđelović, Dragana, Đurđić, Slađana, Mutić, Jelena, "Essential and toxic elements content in the medicinal plant Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medic. and its extracts" in 58th Meeting of the Serbian Chemical Society (2022):54-54.