TY  - JOUR
AU  - Belanović Simić, Snežana
AU  - Miljković, Predrag
AU  - Baumgertel, Aleksandar
AU  - Lukić, Sara
AU  - Ljubičić, Janko
AU  - Čakmak, Dragan
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5838
AB  - Background: Anthropogenic activities have clearly affected the environment, with irre-
versible and destructive consequences. Mining activities have a significant negative impact, primarily
on soil, and then on human health. The negative impact of the first mining activities is represented
even today in the soils of those localities. Research shows that, for different types of mines, the
concentrations of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) are high, especially in antimony, multi-metal and
lead–zinc mines, which have adverse effects on the environment and then on human health and the
economy. A large flood in 2014 in Western Serbia resulted in the breaking of the dam of the processed
antimony ore dump of the former antimony mine, causing toxic tailings to spill and pollute the
downstream area. Due to this accident, tailings material flooded the area downstream of the dump,
and severely affected the local agriculture and population. Methods: Potentially toxic elements
content, pollution indices and health indices were determined in soil samples from the flooded area,
using referenced methodologies. The sources and routes of pollutants and risks were determined
and quantified using statistical principal component analysis, positive matrix factorisation, and
a Monte Carlo simulation. Results: The main source of As, Cd, Hg, Pb, Sb and Zn in the upper part
of the study area was the tailing material. Based on the pollution indices, about 72% of the studied
samples show a high risk of contamination and are mainly distributed immediately downstream of
the tailings dump that was spilled due to heavy rainfall. Conclusions: Although the content of the
PTEs is high, there is no non-carcinogenic risk for any PTEs except As, for which a threshold risk was
determined. There is no carcinogenic risk in the study area.
PB  - Basel: MDPI
T2  - Land
T1  - Environmental and Health Risk Assessment Due to Potentially Toxic Elements in Soil near Former Antimony Mine in Western Serbia
IS  - 2
VL  - 12
DO  - 10.3390/land12020421
SP  - 421
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Belanović Simić, Snežana and Miljković, Predrag and Baumgertel, Aleksandar and Lukić, Sara and Ljubičić, Janko and Čakmak, Dragan",
year = "2023",
abstract = "Background: Anthropogenic activities have clearly affected the environment, with irre-
versible and destructive consequences. Mining activities have a significant negative impact, primarily
on soil, and then on human health. The negative impact of the first mining activities is represented
even today in the soils of those localities. Research shows that, for different types of mines, the
concentrations of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) are high, especially in antimony, multi-metal and
lead–zinc mines, which have adverse effects on the environment and then on human health and the
economy. A large flood in 2014 in Western Serbia resulted in the breaking of the dam of the processed
antimony ore dump of the former antimony mine, causing toxic tailings to spill and pollute the
downstream area. Due to this accident, tailings material flooded the area downstream of the dump,
and severely affected the local agriculture and population. Methods: Potentially toxic elements
content, pollution indices and health indices were determined in soil samples from the flooded area,
using referenced methodologies. The sources and routes of pollutants and risks were determined
and quantified using statistical principal component analysis, positive matrix factorisation, and
a Monte Carlo simulation. Results: The main source of As, Cd, Hg, Pb, Sb and Zn in the upper part
of the study area was the tailing material. Based on the pollution indices, about 72% of the studied
samples show a high risk of contamination and are mainly distributed immediately downstream of
the tailings dump that was spilled due to heavy rainfall. Conclusions: Although the content of the
PTEs is high, there is no non-carcinogenic risk for any PTEs except As, for which a threshold risk was
determined. There is no carcinogenic risk in the study area.",
publisher = "Basel: MDPI",
journal = "Land",
title = "Environmental and Health Risk Assessment Due to Potentially Toxic Elements in Soil near Former Antimony Mine in Western Serbia",
number = "2",
volume = "12",
doi = "10.3390/land12020421",
pages = "421"
}

Belanović Simić, S., Miljković, P., Baumgertel, A., Lukić, S., Ljubičić, J.,& Čakmak, D.. (2023). Environmental and Health Risk Assessment Due to Potentially Toxic Elements in Soil near Former Antimony Mine in Western Serbia. in Land
Basel: MDPI., 12(2), 421.
https://doi.org/10.3390/land12020421

Belanović Simić S, Miljković P, Baumgertel A, Lukić S, Ljubičić J, Čakmak D. Environmental and Health Risk Assessment Due to Potentially Toxic Elements in Soil near Former Antimony Mine in Western Serbia. in Land. 2023;12(2):421.
doi:10.3390/land12020421 .

Belanović Simić, Snežana, Miljković, Predrag, Baumgertel, Aleksandar, Lukić, Sara, Ljubičić, Janko, Čakmak, Dragan, "Environmental and Health Risk Assessment Due to Potentially Toxic Elements in Soil near Former Antimony Mine in Western Serbia" in Land, 12, no. 2 (2023):421,
https://doi.org/10.3390/land12020421 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Momirović, Natalija
AU  - Kadović, Ratko
AU  - Perović, Veljko
AU  - Marjanović, Miloš
AU  - Baumgertel, Aleksandar
PY  - 2019
UR  - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S209563391830162X?via%3Dihub
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3244
AB  - In this paper, the assessment of the sensitivity of the soil in the rural area of Čukarica municipality to the processes of degradation is considered. Land areas, especially in the vicinity of large cities, are exposed to numerous processes of degradation: soil erosion, urban and industrial zone expansion at the expense of fertile agricultural soils, activation of landslides and a number of other significant ecological problems. Based on the characteristics of the research area, the MEDALUS (Mediterranean Desertification and Land Use) model was applied, and for the assessment of sensitivity to the processes of degradation the main quality indicators were considered: soil, climate, vegetation and management. For each of the analyzed quality indicators, parameter groups were identified. Each parameter is quantified according to the defined method by giving them a sensitivity coefficient between 1.0 and 2.0. ArcGIS 10.0 has been applied to analyze and prepare layers of quality maps. Subsequently, the geometric mean for all four quality indicators was used to generate the map of environmental sensitivity to degradation. The results obtained show that 41.54% of the study area is classified as critical; 22.34% of the surface as fragile; 8.47% of the areas are potentially endangered and 9.58% not threatened to degradation processes. The results have also shown that MEDALUS model is a functional tool for simulations which support sustainable land management in the areas prone to degradation.
T2  - International Soil and Water Conservation Research
T1  - Spatial assessment of the areas sensitive to degradation in the rural area of the municipality Čukarica
DO  - 10.1016/J.ISWCR.2018.12.004
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Momirović, Natalija and Kadović, Ratko and Perović, Veljko and Marjanović, Miloš and Baumgertel, Aleksandar",
year = "2019",
abstract = "In this paper, the assessment of the sensitivity of the soil in the rural area of Čukarica municipality to the processes of degradation is considered. Land areas, especially in the vicinity of large cities, are exposed to numerous processes of degradation: soil erosion, urban and industrial zone expansion at the expense of fertile agricultural soils, activation of landslides and a number of other significant ecological problems. Based on the characteristics of the research area, the MEDALUS (Mediterranean Desertification and Land Use) model was applied, and for the assessment of sensitivity to the processes of degradation the main quality indicators were considered: soil, climate, vegetation and management. For each of the analyzed quality indicators, parameter groups were identified. Each parameter is quantified according to the defined method by giving them a sensitivity coefficient between 1.0 and 2.0. ArcGIS 10.0 has been applied to analyze and prepare layers of quality maps. Subsequently, the geometric mean for all four quality indicators was used to generate the map of environmental sensitivity to degradation. The results obtained show that 41.54% of the study area is classified as critical; 22.34% of the surface as fragile; 8.47% of the areas are potentially endangered and 9.58% not threatened to degradation processes. The results have also shown that MEDALUS model is a functional tool for simulations which support sustainable land management in the areas prone to degradation.",
journal = "International Soil and Water Conservation Research",
title = "Spatial assessment of the areas sensitive to degradation in the rural area of the municipality Čukarica",
doi = "10.1016/J.ISWCR.2018.12.004"
}

Momirović, N., Kadović, R., Perović, V., Marjanović, M.,& Baumgertel, A.. (2019). Spatial assessment of the areas sensitive to degradation in the rural area of the municipality Čukarica. in International Soil and Water Conservation Research.
https://doi.org/10.1016/J.ISWCR.2018.12.004

Momirović N, Kadović R, Perović V, Marjanović M, Baumgertel A. Spatial assessment of the areas sensitive to degradation in the rural area of the municipality Čukarica. in International Soil and Water Conservation Research. 2019;.
doi:10.1016/J.ISWCR.2018.12.004 .

Momirović, Natalija, Kadović, Ratko, Perović, Veljko, Marjanović, Miloš, Baumgertel, Aleksandar, "Spatial assessment of the areas sensitive to degradation in the rural area of the municipality Čukarica" in International Soil and Water Conservation Research (2019),
https://doi.org/10.1016/J.ISWCR.2018.12.004 . .