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Item type:Publication, Perceptions and attitudes of European urban forest and green space professionals towards public participation in planning and management(Elsevier BV, 2025-12) - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Long-term monitoring of deoxynivalenol in Serbian maize: A 2010-2023 study(Centre for Evaluation in Education and Science (CEON/CEES), 2025) - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Forest Regeneration and Tree Damage – How to Assess the Impact of Wild Ungulates?(Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2025-12-01) - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Rainwater Harvesting as a Mean for Water Conservation in Ovche Pole Region, Macedonia(International Journal of Environmental and Rural Development (IJERD), 2022-02) - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
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Item type:Publication, Physical constraints and environmental factors shape phloem anatomical traits in woody angiosperm species(New Phytologist, 2025-09-15) - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Comparative assessment of largemouth bass and gibel carp as biomarkers of heavy metal accumulation(University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Agriculture, Novi Sad, Serbia, 2025-06)Marko Damjanović, Darko Guljaš, Miroslava Polovinski-Horvatović, Borislav Iliĉić, Saša Krstović, Marko Vukadinović, Kristijan Cokoski, Dejan BeukovićThe Nature Park Begeĉka jama, a branch of the Danube River, represents a significant natural asset, serving as a habitat and breeding ground for various fish species, and other aquatic and terrestrial organisms. It is located in an environment of intensive agriculture, where there is a potential issue of watercourse pollution with heavy metals originating from phosphate fertilizers and pesticides. Since heavy metals are major water pollutants that accumulate in sediments, water, and the aquatic food chain, their presence in this ecosystem could pose a serious threat to aquatic organisms and, consequently, to human health. Since no data are available on metal contamination levels in fish on this location, the aim was to investigate the occurrence of two metals (cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb)) measured in two organs (gills and liver) from two fish species that illustrate different ecological niches: largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) and gibel carp (Carassius gibelio). The selection of these species was based on differences in feeding and behavior during winter. Gibel carp, an omnivore, burrows into sediment during winter, increasing exposure to pollutants, while carnivorous largemouth bass slows its metabolism and retreats to deeper, warmer waters with minimal feeding activity. A total of 22 fish were analyzed, with 11 individuals from each species. Since two organs were examined per fish, this resulted in a total of 44 samples, which were analyzed by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry. The concentration of Pb in the liver of largemouth bass was below the LOQ in 81.81% of samples, with only two positive detections (45.8 and 78.03 µg/kg) while in gibel carp, it ranged from 47.38 to 669.1 µg/kg (100% detected), with a median level of 263.1 µg/kg. In the gills, Pb concentration in largemouth bass varied from 15.39 to 3640 µg/kg (63.64% was below LOQ), whereas in gibel carp, it ranged from 211.8 to 612.6 µg/kg (100% detected), with a median level of 398.5 µg/kg. There was no significant difference in Pb levels between the organs of gibel carp (p>0.05). Regarding Cd, its concentration in the liver of largemouth bass ranged from 23.74 to 43.14 µg/kg, with a median level of 28.18 µg/kg and 54.55% of samples below LOQ, while in gibel carp, it ranged from 15.82 to 401.7 µg/kg, with a median level of 96.99 µg/kg and 36.36% of samples below LOQ. In the gills, Cd was detected only in largemouth bass, with a concentration of 56.77 µg/kg, whereas all gibel carp samples had Cd levels below LOQ. The results show that Pb accumulation was proportionally higher in gibel carp compared to largemouth bass, suggesting that gibel carp may serve as a more reliable biomarker for Pb contamination. On the other hand, findings indicate that the liver is a better biomarker for chronic cadmium exposure, since Cd showed a different distribution, with a higher detection frequency in the liver of both species. The observed metal concentrations are in agreement with previous analyses of water and sediment from the studied locations, which showed that Cd and Pb levels in water were below the LOQ, while in sediment, Pb ranged from 0.47 to 30.5 µg/kg and Cd was either below the LOQ or detected up to 0.37 µg/kg - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Marko Damjanović1*, Darko Guljaš1 , Miroslava Polovinski-Horvatović1 , Borislav Iliĉić1 , Saša Krstović1 , Marko Vukadinović1 , Kristijan Cokoski2 , Dejan Beuković1(University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Agriculture, Novi Sad, Serbia, 2025-06)Marko Damjanović, Darko Guljaš, Miroslava Polovinski-Horvatović, Borislav Iliĉić, Saša Krstović, Marko Vukadinović, Kristijan Cokoski, Dejan BeukovićThe Nature Park Begeĉka jama, a branch of the Danube River, represents a significant natural asset, serving as a habitat and breeding ground for various fish species, and other aquatic and terrestrial organisms. It is located in an environment of intensive agriculture, where there is a potential issue of watercourse pollution with heavy metals originating from phosphate fertilizers and pesticides. Since heavy metals are major water pollutants that accumulate in sediments, water, and the aquatic food chain, their presence in this ecosystem could pose a serious threat to aquatic organisms and, consequently, to human health. Since no data are available on metal contamination levels in fish on this location, the aim was to investigate the occurrence of two metals (cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb)) measured in two organs (gills and liver) from two fish species that illustrate different ecological niches: largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) and gibel carp (Carassius gibelio). The selection of these species was based on differences in feeding and behavior during winter. Gibel carp, an omnivore, burrows into sediment during winter, increasing exposure to pollutants, while carnivorous largemouth bass slows its metabolism and retreats to deeper, warmer waters with minimal feeding activity. A total of 22 fish were analyzed, with 11 individuals from each species. Since two organs were examined per fish, this resulted in a total of 44 samples, which were analyzed by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry. The concentration of Pb in the liver of largemouth bass was below the LOQ in 81.81% of samples, with only two positive detections (45.8 and 78.03 µg/kg) while in gibel carp, it ranged from 47.38 to 669.1 µg/kg (100% detected), with a median level of 263.1 µg/kg. In the gills, Pb concentration in largemouth bass varied from 15.39 to 3640 µg/kg (63.64% was below LOQ), whereas in gibel carp, it ranged from 211.8 to 612.6 µg/kg (100% detected), with a median level of 398.5 µg/kg. There was no significant difference in Pb levels between the organs of gibel carp (p>0.05). Regarding Cd, its concentration in the liver of largemouth bass ranged from 23.74 to 43.14 µg/kg, with a median level of 28.18 µg/kg and 54.55% of samples below LOQ, while in gibel carp, it ranged from 15.82 to 401.7 µg/kg, with a median level of 96.99 µg/kg and 36.36% of samples below LOQ. In the gills, Cd was detected only in largemouth bass, with a concentration of 56.77 µg/kg, whereas all gibel carp samples had Cd levels below LOQ. The results show that Pb accumulation was proportionally higher in gibel carp compared to largemouth bass, suggesting that gibel carp may serve as a more reliable biomarker for Pb contamination. On the other hand, findings indicate that the liver is a better biomarker for chronic cadmium exposure, since Cd showed a different distribution, with a higher detection frequency in the liver of both species. The observed metal concentrations are in agreement with previous analyses of water and sediment from the studied locations, which showed that Cd and Pb levels in water were below the LOQ, while in sediment, Pb ranged from 0.47 to 30.5 µg/kg and Cd was either below the LOQ or detected up to 0.37 µg/kg. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Determination of lead and mercury concentrations in wild boar tissues in the Kichevo-Brod hunting area (North Macedonia)(University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Agriculture, Novi Sad, Serbia, 2025-06)Kristijan Cokoski, Miroslava Polovinski-Horvatović, Dejan Beuković, Vladimir Maletić , Marko Vukadinović, Elizabeta Dimitrieska-Stojkovic, Vangelica EnimitevaDespite the emergence of the African swine fever virus and the decline in wild boar populations, hunting of this species of game is still highly popular in North Macedonia. In the 2023/24 hunting season, 60 samples (30 kidneys and 30 livers) were collected from a total of 30 wild boars, classified by sex and age, from the Kiĉevo - Brod hunting area. In these tissues, measurements of Pb and Hg were conducted using inductively coupled plasma with mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS) on an PlasmaQuant MS-Q instrument. The mean concentrations of Pb were higher in the liver (0,076 mg/kg) than in the kidney (0,030 mg/kg), while conversely for Hg higher concentrations were observed in the kidney (0,061 mg/kg) compared to the liver (0,029 mg/kg). However, the mean values for both heavy metals in the examined tissues were below the permissible limits according to the legal regulations. Only one individual liver sample for Pb (3,3%) and 5 kidney samples for Hg (16,5%) exceeded the permissible limits which are regulated by ЕU and National legislatives. Regarding the sex and age of wild boars, no statistically significant difference was found for both heavy metals in the two tissues examined (p > 0,05). A statistically significant correlation for Pb concentration was confirmed between liver and kidney (r = 0,384), however the correlation for Hg concentration in the same tissues was statistically insignificant (r = 0,176). The results of the study show that the Kichevo-Brod hunting area had minimal pollution, despite potential contamination from the Oslomej thermal power plant and the abandoned "Tajmište" mine. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Wild Boar (<i>Sus scrofa</i> L.) as the Biomonitor of Cadmium and Lead Pollution in the Republic of North Macedonia(Hrvatski Sumarski Institut (Croatian Forest Research), 2023-12-22)