TY  - JOUR
AU  - Stanković, Jelena
AU  - Milošević, Đurađ
AU  - Paunović, Momir
AU  - Jovanović, Boris
AU  - Popović, Nataša
AU  - Tomović, Jelena
AU  - Atanacković, Ana
AU  - Radulović, Katarina
AU  - Lončarević, Davor
AU  - Raković, Maja
PY  - 2024
UR  - https://cer.ihtm.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/7554
AB  - This study was carried out at the Danube River and its tributaries during the Joint Danube
Survey 4 (JDS4) expedition. Three freshwater benthic species were used to estimate the quantity
of microplastics (MPs): Corbicula spp., Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri (Claparede, 1862), and Polypedilum nubeculosum (Meigen, 1804). Following the kick and sweep technique, individuals were sampled using a hand net or dredge. In order to estimate the number of MP articles/individual particles/g wet body mass, the body mass and total length of all specimens were measured. Alkaline (Corbicula spp.and L. hoffmaisteri) and enzymatic (P. nubeculosum) protocols were performed for tissue degradation. All samples were filtered through glass microfiber filters (mesh size 0.5 μm). The particles were photographed, measured, and counted. A total of 1904, 169, and 204 MPs were isolated from Corbicula spp., L. hoffmaisteri, and P. nubeculosum, respectively. To confirm the chemical composition of isolated MPs, a subsample of 46 particles of the fragmented particles from 14 sampling sites was analysed via μ-ATR-FTIR spectroscopy analysis. The particles were characterised as polycarbonate (PC), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polypropylene–polyethylene copolymer (PP-PE), nylon (polyamide-PA) and cellophane, with the domination of PET.
PB  - MDPI
T2  - Water
T1  - Microplastics in the Danube River and Its Main Tributaries - Ingestion by Freshwater Macroinvertebrates
VL  - 16
IS  - 7
SP  - 962
DO  - 10.3390/w16070962
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Stanković, Jelena and Milošević, Đurađ and Paunović, Momir and Jovanović, Boris and Popović, Nataša and Tomović, Jelena and Atanacković, Ana and Radulović, Katarina and Lončarević, Davor and Raković, Maja",
year = "2024",
abstract = "This study was carried out at the Danube River and its tributaries during the Joint Danube
Survey 4 (JDS4) expedition. Three freshwater benthic species were used to estimate the quantity
of microplastics (MPs): Corbicula spp., Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri (Claparede, 1862), and Polypedilum nubeculosum (Meigen, 1804). Following the kick and sweep technique, individuals were sampled using a hand net or dredge. In order to estimate the number of MP articles/individual particles/g wet body mass, the body mass and total length of all specimens were measured. Alkaline (Corbicula spp.and L. hoffmaisteri) and enzymatic (P. nubeculosum) protocols were performed for tissue degradation. All samples were filtered through glass microfiber filters (mesh size 0.5 μm). The particles were photographed, measured, and counted. A total of 1904, 169, and 204 MPs were isolated from Corbicula spp., L. hoffmaisteri, and P. nubeculosum, respectively. To confirm the chemical composition of isolated MPs, a subsample of 46 particles of the fragmented particles from 14 sampling sites was analysed via μ-ATR-FTIR spectroscopy analysis. The particles were characterised as polycarbonate (PC), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polypropylene–polyethylene copolymer (PP-PE), nylon (polyamide-PA) and cellophane, with the domination of PET.",
publisher = "MDPI",
journal = "Water",
title = "Microplastics in the Danube River and Its Main Tributaries - Ingestion by Freshwater Macroinvertebrates",
volume = "16",
number = "7",
pages = "962",
doi = "10.3390/w16070962"
}

Stanković, J., Milošević, Đ., Paunović, M., Jovanović, B., Popović, N., Tomović, J., Atanacković, A., Radulović, K., Lončarević, D.,& Raković, M.. (2024). Microplastics in the Danube River and Its Main Tributaries - Ingestion by Freshwater Macroinvertebrates. in Water
MDPI., 16(7), 962.
https://doi.org/10.3390/w16070962

Stanković J, Milošević Đ, Paunović M, Jovanović B, Popović N, Tomović J, Atanacković A, Radulović K, Lončarević D, Raković M. Microplastics in the Danube River and Its Main Tributaries - Ingestion by Freshwater Macroinvertebrates. in Water. 2024;16(7):962.
doi:10.3390/w16070962 .

Stanković, Jelena, Milošević, Đurađ, Paunović, Momir, Jovanović, Boris, Popović, Nataša, Tomović, Jelena, Atanacković, Ana, Radulović, Katarina, Lončarević, Davor, Raković, Maja, "Microplastics in the Danube River and Its Main Tributaries - Ingestion by Freshwater Macroinvertebrates" in Water, 16, no. 7 (2024):962,
https://doi.org/10.3390/w16070962 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Đukić, Nikola N.
AU  - Vasiljević, Božica
AU  - Milošević, Đurađ
AU  - Valjarević, Aleksandar Đ.
AU  - Jakšić, Tatjana R.
AU  - Vasić, Predrag S.
AU  - Štrbac, Snežana
PY  - 2020
UR  - https://cer.ihtm.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4237
AB  - The study is focused on diatom communities as indicators of the water
quality of aquatic ecosystems. The study included watercourses of the Timok
River Basin in eastern Serbia. Sampling of algological material and physicochemical
measurements were conducted at 30 locations in September 2016.
Non-metric multidimensional scaling (NMDS) showed that conductivity had
an effect on the spatial variability of the diatom communities. At locations under
influence of acid mine drainage along the Borska river, its tributaries and
the Timok river, the diversity of benthic diatoms decreased and the abundance
of metal tolerant taxa Achnanthidium minutissimum, Nitzschia capitellata and
Nitzschia palea increased. Our study revealed that the combined effect of different
pollutants significantly impacted on diatom assemblages; diatoms are good
bioindicators of multiple pressures; and diatom indices with different types of
pollution, may show an unreliable picture of the actual state, therefore, biological
and physico-chemical parameters should also be observed when interpreting
the results of a solely diatom-based assessment of the ecological condition of
freshwaters.
PB  - Academic Publishing House
T2  - Comptes rendus de l’Acad´emie bulgare des Sciences
T1  - A water quality assessment based on benthic diatoms of the timok river basin (Eastern Serbia) under multiple anthropogenic pressures
VL  - 73
IS  - 12
SP  - 1696
EP  - 1702
DO  - 10.7546/CRABS.2020.12.09
ER  - 

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author = "Đukić, Nikola N. and Vasiljević, Božica and Milošević, Đurađ and Valjarević, Aleksandar Đ. and Jakšić, Tatjana R. and Vasić, Predrag S. and Štrbac, Snežana",
year = "2020",
abstract = "The study is focused on diatom communities as indicators of the water
quality of aquatic ecosystems. The study included watercourses of the Timok
River Basin in eastern Serbia. Sampling of algological material and physicochemical
measurements were conducted at 30 locations in September 2016.
Non-metric multidimensional scaling (NMDS) showed that conductivity had
an effect on the spatial variability of the diatom communities. At locations under
influence of acid mine drainage along the Borska river, its tributaries and
the Timok river, the diversity of benthic diatoms decreased and the abundance
of metal tolerant taxa Achnanthidium minutissimum, Nitzschia capitellata and
Nitzschia palea increased. Our study revealed that the combined effect of different
pollutants significantly impacted on diatom assemblages; diatoms are good
bioindicators of multiple pressures; and diatom indices with different types of
pollution, may show an unreliable picture of the actual state, therefore, biological
and physico-chemical parameters should also be observed when interpreting
the results of a solely diatom-based assessment of the ecological condition of
freshwaters.",
publisher = "Academic Publishing House",
journal = "Comptes rendus de l’Acad´emie bulgare des Sciences",
title = "A water quality assessment based on benthic diatoms of the timok river basin (Eastern Serbia) under multiple anthropogenic pressures",
volume = "73",
number = "12",
pages = "1696-1702",
doi = "10.7546/CRABS.2020.12.09"
}

Đukić, N. N., Vasiljević, B., Milošević, Đ., Valjarević, A. Đ., Jakšić, T. R., Vasić, P. S.,& Štrbac, S.. (2020). A water quality assessment based on benthic diatoms of the timok river basin (Eastern Serbia) under multiple anthropogenic pressures. in Comptes rendus de l’Acad´emie bulgare des Sciences
Academic Publishing House., 73(12), 1696-1702.
https://doi.org/10.7546/CRABS.2020.12.09

Đukić NN, Vasiljević B, Milošević Đ, Valjarević AĐ, Jakšić TR, Vasić PS, Štrbac S. A water quality assessment based on benthic diatoms of the timok river basin (Eastern Serbia) under multiple anthropogenic pressures. in Comptes rendus de l’Acad´emie bulgare des Sciences. 2020;73(12):1696-1702.
doi:10.7546/CRABS.2020.12.09 .

Đukić, Nikola N., Vasiljević, Božica, Milošević, Đurađ, Valjarević, Aleksandar Đ., Jakšić, Tatjana R., Vasić, Predrag S., Štrbac, Snežana, "A water quality assessment based on benthic diatoms of the timok river basin (Eastern Serbia) under multiple anthropogenic pressures" in Comptes rendus de l’Acad´emie bulgare des Sciences, 73, no. 12 (2020):1696-1702,
https://doi.org/10.7546/CRABS.2020.12.09 . .