Post-war levels of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in air from Serbia determined by active and passive sampling methods |
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Authors: | M Turk J Jakšić M Vojinović Miloradov J Klanova |
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Institution: | (1) Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića, 6, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia |
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Abstract: | For the duration of the war accident in former Yugoslavia, several industrial and military targets were burnt and damaged,
resulting in a significant release of persistent organic pollutants. Locations heavily targeted in the attacks were later
defined by UNEP as four “hot spots”: Kragujevac, Novi Sad, Pancevo and Bor. We analyzed concentration levels of pollutants
collected in 2004 and 2005 in air samples from the city of Kragujevac, Serbia, following the war accident of 1999. Pollutants
included polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH), dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT), dichloro-diphenyl-dichloroethylene
(DDE), dichloro-diphenyl-dichloroethane (DDD) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). We present results obtained during air
sampling campaign conducted in July 2004 by the active sampling method; and during September 2004–June 2005 by the passive
sampling method. Our findings show the occurrence of residual quantities of DDT, HCH, PCBs and PAHs in air samples. High levels
of PCBs are probably due to the destruction of transformers during the war accident. |
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Keywords: | Persistent organic pollutants Air pollution Active sampling method Passive sampling method |
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