Characterization of Soil and Sediment Samples Collected from the Zadar Area, Croatia, by GC-ECD PCB Analysis and Bioassay

Picer, Mladen; Kovačević, Radmila; Picer, Nena; Kobasić, Vedranka Hodak; Čalić, Violeta; Zoric, Sonja N.

doi:10.1007/s00128-006-1117-5

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“…European commission experts of the Fifth Framework Programme (Call identifier ICFP501A2PR02) have recognized the problem of identifying POP contamination in war-ravaged areas of former Yugoslavia and approved the proposed investigations under the Contract APOPSBAL ICA2-CT2002-10007 (Picer et al 2006;Radonic et al 2009). Within the frame of this project, in light of the results reported by UNEP (1999a) and due to the fact that sediment toxicity evaluation has never been included into official monitoring programs in Serbia (Teodorovic 2009), this study was conducted to determine dioxin-like contamination in soil from the "hot spot" area of petrochemical plant in Pancevo, and potential release routes via waste water into waste water channel sediment.…”

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Characterization of dioxin-like contamination in soil and sediments from the “hot spot” area of petrochemical plant in Pancevo (Serbia)

Kaišarević

Hilscherová

Weber

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Environ Sci Pollut Res

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This study demonstrates the utility of combined application of bioassays and instrumental analysis, especially for developing and transition country which do not have capacity of the expensive instrumental analysis. The results indicate the high contamination of soil in the area of petrochemical plant, and PCDD/Fs contamination of the sediment from the waste water channel originating from the ethylene dichloride production.

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Characterization of dioxin-like contamination in soil and sediments from the “hot spot” area of petrochemical plant in Pancevo (Serbia)

Kaišarević

Hilscherová

Weber

et al. 2010

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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“…A big step forward related to ecotoxicological research was reflected in participation in the APOPSBAL project (Assessment of the selected POPs (PCBs, PCDD/Fs, POCPs) in the Atmosphere and Water Ecosystems from Waste Materials Generated by Warfare in the Area of Former Yugoslavia, FP5-ICA2- CT-2002CT- -10007, 2002CT- -2005. The combination of chemical and biological tools (micro-EROD analysis in the first place) was used to estimate the toxicity of sediment samples from three rivers located at Kragujevac hotspot (Serbia) [21], soil and sediment samples from the area of Zadar, Croatia [22], and soil from oil refineries and petrochemical plant in Vojvodina (Serbia) after the NATO campaign spills [23,24].…”

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REP-LECOTOX: an example of FP 6 INCO project to strengthen ecotoxicological research in WBC (Western Balkan countries)

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FP6 (2007FP6 ( -2009) presented a crucial milestone for LECOTOX, both in terms of overall research performance and its visibility and presentation to international scientific community. The project enabled upgrading and renewal of S&T equipment, hiring new young researchers to reinforce human resources and it facilitated extensive networking -via workshops, exchange of scientific personnel and trainings of young scientists in some of the finest research institutions in the EU in the field of environmental research: Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research -UFZ, Leipzig, Germany; School of Bioscience, University of Birmingham, UK and RECETOX, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic. The project enabled LECOTOX, focusing mainly on two research topics, i.e. endocrine disruption/ reproductive toxicity, and identification and characterisation of aquatic toxicity, to form a functional competitive research team ready for combining transcriptomics with the established conventional toxicity tests and traditional function-based biomarkers. LECOTOX became well-equipped and experienced research group confident enough to join any FP or otherwise funded ecotoxicological research project and network.

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“…The level of PCBs in the soil around the damaged condenser indicated significant contamination (Picer et al 2003(Picer et al , 2004. The soil was excavated from the polluted site and a phytoremediation experimental field was constructed with lysimeters (Picer et al 2006;Hodak Kobasić et al 2005). During the exposure of a field to atmospheric precipitation, the water goes toward the deeper soil layer, and thereby the pollutants are transported by the processes of desorption in the percolating water (Jones et al 1989).…”

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Transport of PCBs with Leachate Water from the Contaminated Soil

Kobasić

Picer

et al. 2008

Bull Environ Contam Toxicol

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Contaminated soil was taken from the area around the damaged capacitor of an electrical transformer station in Zadar (Croatia) and a phytoremediation experimental field was constructed with lysimeters. The levels of PCBs in the leachate water samples were measured nearly 3 years. The experiment was conducted under natural climatic conditions, through hot summers and mild winters. Although the amounts of leachated PCBs from the polluted soil were relatively small, their concentrations in leachate water samples from 1,500 to 29,000 ng L(-1) substantially exceeded the maximum allowed concentration of the total PCBs in the fishponds of Croatia (1 ng L(-1)).

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Characterization of Soil and Sediment Samples Collected from the Zadar Area, Croatia, by GC-ECD PCB Analysis and Bioassay

Cited by 6 publications

References 7 publications

Characterization of dioxin-like contamination in soil and sediments from the “hot spot” area of petrochemical plant in Pancevo (Serbia)

Characterization of dioxin-like contamination in soil and sediments from the “hot spot” area of petrochemical plant in Pancevo (Serbia)

REP-LECOTOX: an example of FP 6 INCO project to strengthen ecotoxicological research in WBC (Western Balkan countries)

Transport of PCBs with Leachate Water from the Contaminated Soil

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