Future environmental challenges of the urban protected area Great War Island (Belgrade, Serbia) based on valuation of the pollution status and ecosystem services

Kašanin‐Grubin, Milica; Štrbac, Snežana; Antonijević, Snežana; Mračević, Svetlana Djogo; Randjelović, Dragana; Orlić, Jovana; Šajnović, Aleksandra

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109574

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“…If oil-type pollutants are present in some samples and in very low concentrations, GC-MS analysis of steranes and terpanes will allow their identification. This was confirmed, for example, in the research of surface sediments of the Great War Island (Belgrade) 46 and sludge from the Techirghiol Lake (Romania). 47…”

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The use of biological markers in organic geochemical investigations of the origin and geological history of crude oils (I) and in the assessment of oil pollution of rivers and river sediments of Serbia (II)

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Biological markers (BMs) are organic compounds in oils in which a precursor is known, during the transformation of organic matter these compounds undergo certain structural and stereochemical changes. Based on the established precursors of BMs, the origin of the examined oils can be estimated, and based on the intensity and type of changes, geological history. It includes defining the deposition medium, the degree of maturation, the length of the oil migration path, the degree of biodegradation. The most studied and applied BMs are normal alkanes, isoprenoid aliphatic alkanes pristane and phytane, and polycyclic alkanes of the sterane and terapane type. On the other hand, in environmental chemistry, these compounds can significantly contribute to the identification of petroleum pollutants, as well as to the assessment of the migration mechanism and the intensity of biodegradation. This review paper first presents the results related to the application of BMs in organic geochemical correlations of oil in the southeastern part of the Pannonian Basin (I). The second part provides an overview of those researches in which the same BMs were used in the identification of oil pollutants and in monitoring its changes during migration and biodegradation in rivers and river sediments of Serbia (II).

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The use of biological markers in organic geochemical investigations of the origin and geological history of crude oils (I) and in the assessment of oil pollution of rivers and river sediments of Serbia (II)

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“…The concentrations of Cd were almost 12 times higher than Tisa BV values, and those of Zn and Pb were 4.4 and 3.5 times higher, respectively. Sediments at GWI, which represents sediment accumulation at the Sava and Danube Rivers' confluence, had concentrations higher than the background values of Cu, Cd, Cr, Zn, and Pb as established by Kašanin-Grubin et al [28]. Sediments of the Danube River showed a similar pollution status to GWI sediments and the Sava River samples, having 8.2 times higher content of Cd, 3.5 times more Cr, and 2.1 times more Zn than Sava BV samples (Table 3).…”

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“…Five sediment samples from the Sava River were collected 30 km upstream from Belgrade, and 17 samples were collected at the GWI, which are places of sediment accumulation at the confluence of the Sava and Danube Rivers in Belgrade [27,28].…”

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Provenance and Pollution Status of River Sediments in the Danube Watershed in Serbia

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Heavy metals as environmental pollutants can have natural or anthropogenic origin. To determine the river sediment pollution status, it is crucial to have appropriate reference samples, free of anthropogenic impact, and natural reference samples should be used wherever and whenever possible. The collection of reference samples should be performed in the vicinity of the research area in a place that belongs to the same geological environment and is undisturbed by human activity. The main purpose of this study was to compare concentrations of heavy metals from different rivers with background values to show that the usage of natural background values is the best option when assessing pollution status, but also to underline that the natural background values have to correspond to the analyzed sediments. In this study, 5 river sediments from Sava, 17 from Great War Island (GWI), 11 from Danube, 24 from Tisa, 47 from Tamiš, and 11 from Timok were evaluated relative to reference samples from the Sava and Tisa Rivers. The results indicate that geological origin has a strong influence on the content of heavy metals in river sediments, primarily regarding concentrations of Ni and Co. Furthermore, Tamiš, Tisa, Sava, and Danube sediments are under strong anthropogenic influence.

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“…It is a physically exceptional area of Belgrade city with a number of ecological, cultural, historical, and recreational values as well as by the richness of the living world. Bearing in mind the position and characteristics of the GWI (Kašanin-Grubin et al 2019) and consequently large number of possible hydrocarbon inputs, it is of great interest to study in detail their origin.…”

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Characterization of the organic matter in sediments of the Great War Island (Belgrade, Serbia)

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Purpose The Great War Island (GWI) is a landform of exceptional features and a protected area located in the center of Belgrade at the Sava and Danube River's confluence. The position of GWI causes a large number of possible hydrocarbons inputs that influence the quality of both river waters and sediments. The main objective of this research is to assess the distribution and source of hydrocarbons in sediments deposited at the GWI depending on the river's flow regimes and depositional environment. Material and methods Sediment samples were collected from 16 sites (11 sites along the GWI's coast, 4 sites from the inner of the Island, and 1 specific wetland site). The grain size was determined using a standard wet sieving procedure. The extractable organic matter (OM) was quantified after Soxhlet extraction, and aliphatic and aromatic fractions were isolated by column chromatography. n-Alkanes, diterpanes, terpanes, steranes, and 16 PAHs are analyzed by gas chromatographymass spectrometry. Results and discussion Sand fraction predominates in coastal samples, and clay size fraction in the samples from the inner island environment. The predominance of odd higher n-alkanes indicates the terrestrial origin of OM, while the distribution of lower n-alkanes indicates a certain proportion of algae, bacteria, and/or high maturity of OM. The presence of oil-type pollutants is confirmed by thermodynamically stable biomarker isomers and/or the presence of unresolved complex mixture (UCM). Inner island samples are characterized by the largest amount of C org (up 6%), indicating high bioproductivity and good preservation of OM. Samples from wetland environment are distinguished by the domination of pimaranes and phyllocladanes among saturated hydrocarbons. Conclusions This study revealed that sediments of the GWI mainly contain native OM with a certain anthropogenic input. The native OM predominately comes from higher terrestrial plants (Salix alba, Populus nigra, Fraxinus viridis, Taxodium distichum Rich.), followed by various types of grasses, macrophytes (Salvinia natans, Nymphaea alba), bacteria, algae, and phytoplankton. Anthropogenic OM originates from petroleum, but also combustion products arrived by deposition from the air and runoff.

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Future environmental challenges of the urban protected area Great War Island (Belgrade, Serbia) based on valuation of the pollution status and ecosystem services

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References 32 publications

The use of biological markers in organic geochemical investigations of the origin and geological history of crude oils (I) and in the assessment of oil pollution of rivers and river sediments of Serbia (II)

The use of biological markers in organic geochemical investigations of the origin and geological history of crude oils (I) and in the assessment of oil pollution of rivers and river sediments of Serbia (II)

Provenance and Pollution Status of River Sediments in the Danube Watershed in Serbia

Characterization of the organic matter in sediments of the Great War Island (Belgrade, Serbia)

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