Microplastic occurrence in urban and suburban soils of Bor, Eastern Serbia
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Mikavica, IvanaRanđelović, Dragana

Stojanović, Jovica

Mutić, Jelena

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Microplastics (MPs) are a newly acknowledged, pervasive pollutants found even in distant Earth
areas and represent a matter of global concern. This study inspects, for the first time, microplastic
content in terrestrial environments in the city of Bor, known as one of the most polluted industrial
cities in Serbia. Soils from the park in the II kilometer and the periphery of the Bor (Brezonik
settlement) were collected and analyzed. Plastic particle extraction from the soil matrix was
performed using the flotation method based on density separation. MP content differed significantly
between the two sites. Urban soil contained around 3800 items kg-1
, while suburban held 600 particles
per kilogram. The outstandingly high difference likely originates from the distinction in the
anthropogenic activity levels of the two localities. There was no notable difference in appearance. All
extracted items were white to transparent fragments. The morphological shape of plastic particles
i...ndicated defragmentation as a governing origin source. Future investigations should be concentrated
on the MPs' correlation with other contaminants, namely heavy metals, and the eventual recognition
of MP`s role as the metal pollution vector in the investigated area
Keywords:
enviroment / soil / microplastic / isolationSource:
29th International Conference Ecological Truth and Environmental Research - EcoTER'22, 2022, 319-324Publisher:
- Bor : University of Belgrade, Technical Faculty in Bor
Funding / projects:
- Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Republic of Serbia, Grant no. 200023 (Institute of Technology of Nuclear and Other Mineral Row Materials - ITNMS, Belgrade) (RS-200023)
- Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Republic of Serbia, Grant no. 200168 (University of Belgrade, Faculty of Chemistry) (RS-200168)
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Institut za tehnologiju nuklearnih i drugih mineralnih sirovinaTY - CONF AU - Mikavica, Ivana AU - Ranđelović, Dragana AU - Stojanović, Jovica AU - Mutić, Jelena PY - 2022 UR - https://ritnms.itnms.ac.rs/handle/123456789/932 AB - Microplastics (MPs) are a newly acknowledged, pervasive pollutants found even in distant Earth areas and represent a matter of global concern. This study inspects, for the first time, microplastic content in terrestrial environments in the city of Bor, known as one of the most polluted industrial cities in Serbia. Soils from the park in the II kilometer and the periphery of the Bor (Brezonik settlement) were collected and analyzed. Plastic particle extraction from the soil matrix was performed using the flotation method based on density separation. MP content differed significantly between the two sites. Urban soil contained around 3800 items kg-1 , while suburban held 600 particles per kilogram. The outstandingly high difference likely originates from the distinction in the anthropogenic activity levels of the two localities. There was no notable difference in appearance. All extracted items were white to transparent fragments. The morphological shape of plastic particles indicated defragmentation as a governing origin source. Future investigations should be concentrated on the MPs' correlation with other contaminants, namely heavy metals, and the eventual recognition of MP`s role as the metal pollution vector in the investigated area PB - Bor : University of Belgrade, Technical Faculty in Bor C3 - 29th International Conference Ecological Truth and Environmental Research - EcoTER'22 T1 - Microplastic occurrence in urban and suburban soils of Bor, Eastern Serbia EP - 324 SP - 319 ER -
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Mikavica, I., Ranđelović, D., Stojanović, J.,& Mutić, J.. (2022). Microplastic occurrence in urban and suburban soils of Bor, Eastern Serbia. in 29th International Conference Ecological Truth and Environmental Research - EcoTER'22 Bor : University of Belgrade, Technical Faculty in Bor., 319-324.
Mikavica I, Ranđelović D, Stojanović J, Mutić J. Microplastic occurrence in urban and suburban soils of Bor, Eastern Serbia. in 29th International Conference Ecological Truth and Environmental Research - EcoTER'22. 2022;:319-324..
Mikavica, Ivana, Ranđelović, Dragana, Stojanović, Jovica, Mutić, Jelena, "Microplastic occurrence in urban and suburban soils of Bor, Eastern Serbia" in 29th International Conference Ecological Truth and Environmental Research - EcoTER'22 (2022):319-324.