Belgrade’s Urban Green Areas Current Soil State and Its Way to Sustainability
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Antić, NevenaVeselinović, Gorica
Stojadinović, Sanja
Živanović, Nikola
Rončević, Vukašin
Štrbac, Snežana
Kašanin-Grubin, Milica
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Urban forests are important part of cities’ green infrastructure, especially in cities with
great anthropogenic pressure as Belgrade is. Urban green areas enable people to connect
with nature and contribute to livability in cities, but some studies reported soil
pollution particularly with heavy metals.
Due to that, soil samples from Avala Mt,. and Byford’s and Zvezdara Forests were
collected from 15 sites and three depths (0-10 cm, 10-20 cm and 20-40 cm), making
a total of 45 analyzed samples. Among all analysis, content of microelements was
measured for the purposes of this research. No significant changes were observed
comparing sites or depths and among all measured elements Zn was the most and
Hg the least abundant. Analysis of microelements in soil showed that sustainable soil
quality Ni levels are exceeded in all samples, while Cr, Cd and Co levels only in some.
All of these results can be explained by forests’ age, geological origin and anthropogenic
origin and infl...uence. Even though due to Serbian Soil Quality Regulation no remediation is required for now, in the light of predicted climate change, regular monitoring and assessment should be done to display soil quality and to maintain or improve urban forests sustainability.
Keywords:
urban protected areas / soil pollution / microelements / forests sustainabilitySource:
Book of abstracts - International Scientific Conference Forestry Science for Sustainable Development - FORS2D, Perspectives of forestry and related sectors as drivers of sustainable development in the post-Covid era, 29-30 September 2022, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2022, 104-104Publisher:
- Banja Luka, the Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina : Faculty of Forestry, University of Banja Luka
Funding / projects:
- Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia, institutional funding - 200169 (University of Belgrade, Faculty of Forestry) (RS-MESTD-inst-2020-200169)
- Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia, institutional funding - 200026 (University of Belgrade, Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy - IChTM) (RS-MESTD-inst-2020-200026)
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IHTMTY - CONF AU - Antić, Nevena AU - Veselinović, Gorica AU - Stojadinović, Sanja AU - Živanović, Nikola AU - Rončević, Vukašin AU - Štrbac, Snežana AU - Kašanin-Grubin, Milica PY - 2022 UR - https://cer.ihtm.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/6515 AB - Urban forests are important part of cities’ green infrastructure, especially in cities with great anthropogenic pressure as Belgrade is. Urban green areas enable people to connect with nature and contribute to livability in cities, but some studies reported soil pollution particularly with heavy metals. Due to that, soil samples from Avala Mt,. and Byford’s and Zvezdara Forests were collected from 15 sites and three depths (0-10 cm, 10-20 cm and 20-40 cm), making a total of 45 analyzed samples. Among all analysis, content of microelements was measured for the purposes of this research. No significant changes were observed comparing sites or depths and among all measured elements Zn was the most and Hg the least abundant. Analysis of microelements in soil showed that sustainable soil quality Ni levels are exceeded in all samples, while Cr, Cd and Co levels only in some. All of these results can be explained by forests’ age, geological origin and anthropogenic origin and influence. Even though due to Serbian Soil Quality Regulation no remediation is required for now, in the light of predicted climate change, regular monitoring and assessment should be done to display soil quality and to maintain or improve urban forests sustainability. PB - Banja Luka, the Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina : Faculty of Forestry, University of Banja Luka C3 - Book of abstracts - International Scientific Conference Forestry Science for Sustainable Development - FORS2D, Perspectives of forestry and related sectors as drivers of sustainable development in the post-Covid era, 29-30 September 2022, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina T1 - Belgrade’s Urban Green Areas Current Soil State and Its Way to Sustainability SP - 104 EP - 104 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_cer_6515 ER -
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Antić, N., Veselinović, G., Stojadinović, S., Živanović, N., Rončević, V., Štrbac, S.,& Kašanin-Grubin, M.. (2022). Belgrade’s Urban Green Areas Current Soil State and Its Way to Sustainability. in Book of abstracts - International Scientific Conference Forestry Science for Sustainable Development - FORS2D, Perspectives of forestry and related sectors as drivers of sustainable development in the post-Covid era, 29-30 September 2022, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina Banja Luka, the Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina : Faculty of Forestry, University of Banja Luka., 104-104. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_cer_6515
Antić N, Veselinović G, Stojadinović S, Živanović N, Rončević V, Štrbac S, Kašanin-Grubin M. Belgrade’s Urban Green Areas Current Soil State and Its Way to Sustainability. in Book of abstracts - International Scientific Conference Forestry Science for Sustainable Development - FORS2D, Perspectives of forestry and related sectors as drivers of sustainable development in the post-Covid era, 29-30 September 2022, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. 2022;:104-104. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_cer_6515 .
Antić, Nevena, Veselinović, Gorica, Stojadinović, Sanja, Živanović, Nikola, Rončević, Vukašin, Štrbac, Snežana, Kašanin-Grubin, Milica, "Belgrade’s Urban Green Areas Current Soil State and Its Way to Sustainability" in Book of abstracts - International Scientific Conference Forestry Science for Sustainable Development - FORS2D, Perspectives of forestry and related sectors as drivers of sustainable development in the post-Covid era, 29-30 September 2022, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina (2022):104-104, https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_cer_6515 .