TY  - JOUR
AU  - Popović-Djordjević, Jelena B.
AU  - Kostić, Aleksandar Ž.
AU  - Rajković, Miloš B.
AU  - Miljković, Irena
AU  - Krstić, Đurđa
AU  - Caruso, Gianluca
AU  - Siavash Moghaddam, Sina
AU  - Brčeski, Ilija
PY  - 2022
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-021-02639-9
UR  - http://aspace.agrif.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/6389
AB  - Vegetables are important contributors to a healthy diet, and their adequate daily intake can help prevent some of the major illnesses. The aim of the study was to examine the content of the major and trace elements in selected organically grown (OG) and conventionally grown (CG) vegetables (cabbage, kohlrabi, Brussels sprout, beetroot, carrot, potato, and onion), taken from city green markets. Multi-elemental analysis was carried out by inductively coupled plasma method with optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). Nutritional quality evaluation in comparison to nutritional reference values was done. In studied vegetables, Al, Ca, K, Fe (with the exception of organic kohlrabi), Mg, Na, P, S, and Zn were quantified in all samples, whereas As, Cd, Co, Hg, Se, and V were below the limit of detection for these elements. Macroelements and trace elements were found at higher concentrations in OG and CG vegetables, respectively. Differences in concentrations of studied elements between the same vegetable species produced in two agricultural systems were significant, except for beetroot (p ≤ 0.05). Principal component analysis and hierarchical cluster analysis results showed that the botanical origin had higher influence on sample differentiation than the agronomic practice, which was in accordance with the results obtained by Mann-Whitney U test. Good quality of both OG and CG vegetables in respect of nutritionally beneficial elements was observed.
T2  - Biological Trace Element Research
T2  - Biological Trace Element ResearchBiol Trace Elem Res
T1  - Organically vs. Conventionally Grown Vegetables: Multi-elemental Analysis and Nutritional Evaluation
EP  - 436
IS  - 1
SP  - 426
VL  - 200
DO  - 10.1007/s12011-021-02639-9
ER  - 

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author = "Popović-Djordjević, Jelena B. and Kostić, Aleksandar Ž. and Rajković, Miloš B. and Miljković, Irena and Krstić, Đurđa and Caruso, Gianluca and Siavash Moghaddam, Sina and Brčeski, Ilija",
year = "2022",
abstract = "Vegetables are important contributors to a healthy diet, and their adequate daily intake can help prevent some of the major illnesses. The aim of the study was to examine the content of the major and trace elements in selected organically grown (OG) and conventionally grown (CG) vegetables (cabbage, kohlrabi, Brussels sprout, beetroot, carrot, potato, and onion), taken from city green markets. Multi-elemental analysis was carried out by inductively coupled plasma method with optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). Nutritional quality evaluation in comparison to nutritional reference values was done. In studied vegetables, Al, Ca, K, Fe (with the exception of organic kohlrabi), Mg, Na, P, S, and Zn were quantified in all samples, whereas As, Cd, Co, Hg, Se, and V were below the limit of detection for these elements. Macroelements and trace elements were found at higher concentrations in OG and CG vegetables, respectively. Differences in concentrations of studied elements between the same vegetable species produced in two agricultural systems were significant, except for beetroot (p ≤ 0.05). Principal component analysis and hierarchical cluster analysis results showed that the botanical origin had higher influence on sample differentiation than the agronomic practice, which was in accordance with the results obtained by Mann-Whitney U test. Good quality of both OG and CG vegetables in respect of nutritionally beneficial elements was observed.",
journal = "Biological Trace Element Research, Biological Trace Element ResearchBiol Trace Elem Res",
title = "Organically vs. Conventionally Grown Vegetables: Multi-elemental Analysis and Nutritional Evaluation",
pages = "436-426",
number = "1",
volume = "200",
doi = "10.1007/s12011-021-02639-9"
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Popović-Djordjević, J. B., Kostić, A. Ž., Rajković, M. B., Miljković, I., Krstić, Đ., Caruso, G., Siavash Moghaddam, S.,& Brčeski, I.. (2022). Organically vs. Conventionally Grown Vegetables: Multi-elemental Analysis and Nutritional Evaluation. in Biological Trace Element Research, 200(1), 426-436.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-021-02639-9

Popović-Djordjević JB, Kostić AŽ, Rajković MB, Miljković I, Krstić Đ, Caruso G, Siavash Moghaddam S, Brčeski I. Organically vs. Conventionally Grown Vegetables: Multi-elemental Analysis and Nutritional Evaluation. in Biological Trace Element Research. 2022;200(1):426-436.
doi:10.1007/s12011-021-02639-9 .

Popović-Djordjević, Jelena B., Kostić, Aleksandar Ž., Rajković, Miloš B., Miljković, Irena, Krstić, Đurđa, Caruso, Gianluca, Siavash Moghaddam, Sina, Brčeski, Ilija, "Organically vs. Conventionally Grown Vegetables: Multi-elemental Analysis and Nutritional Evaluation" in Biological Trace Element Research, 200, no. 1 (2022):426-436,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-021-02639-9 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Rajković, Miloš B.
AU  - Stojanović, Mirjana D.
AU  - Milojković, Slađana R.
AU  - Vukadinović, Melina M.
PY  - 2021
UR  - http://aspace.agrif.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5912
AB  - The village of Dubravica is partially located over the western lignite deposits of the Kostolac basin. The examination of the dry residue obtained from drinking water from two individual wells by X-ray diffraction analysis, based on a typical peak, showed the presence of uranium in drinking water. The indirect method by Rajković and associates showed that, in sample I, the concentration of uranium in drinking water was 85.5 percent higher (3.71 μg/L) and that the concentration of uranium in sample II was only 22 percent lower (1.56 μg/L) than the Maximum Allowable Concentration (MAC) values required by the Regulations (2 μg/L). Analysis of the result of the introduction of uranium in the human body has shown that this way brings 0.84 to 2 mg of uranium in the human organism per annum or 0.09 to 0.22 mg of uranium is deposited annually in the kidney. Assessment of the potential health risk due to the presence of uranium in drinking water indicated that the population using drinking water from wells will be threatened by uranium in a short time interval. Regarding the long-term risk, the calculation has indicated that in the first sample of drinking water, about 25 inhabitants, and in the case of the second sample of drinking water, 10 inhabitants out of 1000 inhabitants are endangered. As the kidney is the organ in which uranium is deposited (accumulated) to the greatest extent, its presence causes weakening and failure of kidney function, which can destroy 75 percent of kidney function until the manifestation of the first clinical symptoms. This phenomenon is observed among the population along the rivers the Kolubara, the Drina, the Sava and the Morava and is called endemic nephropathy. The elements found in trace amounts (Pb, Cd, Si), live agents (bacteria and viruses), fungal plant toxins, genetic factors and immune mechanism can be listed as possible causes. However, uranium in drinking water has not been listed so far. The tests performed in this study clearly show the role of uranium in the epidemic, endemic nephropathy, which is growing and which is not at the acute phase of the disease but has already progressed to renal failure and end-stage kidney disease. Official data on the rise of endemic nephropathy and diabetes and increasing their share in diseases, as well as overall mortality rates, which amount to 18.19%, clearly indicate that the role of uranium in the Braničevo district environment should not be ignored. Since there are settlements on the terrain to be investigated, uranium and its migration through the environment must be monitored as all conditions for its migration are unfortunately favourable.
PB  - University of Belgrade - Faculty of Agriculture
T2  - Journal of Agricultural Sciences (Belgrade)
T1  - [Testing the effects of the presence of uranium in drinking water from individual wells in the village of Dubravica in the Braničevo District on public health] [Ispitivanje posledica prisustva urana u vodi za piće iz individualnih bunara u selu dubravica u braničevskom okrugu po zdravlje stanovništva]
EP  - 207
IS  - 2
SP  - 181
VL  - 66
DO  - 10.2298/JAS2102181R
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Rajković, Miloš B. and Stojanović, Mirjana D. and Milojković, Slađana R. and Vukadinović, Melina M.",
year = "2021",
abstract = "The village of Dubravica is partially located over the western lignite deposits of the Kostolac basin. The examination of the dry residue obtained from drinking water from two individual wells by X-ray diffraction analysis, based on a typical peak, showed the presence of uranium in drinking water. The indirect method by Rajković and associates showed that, in sample I, the concentration of uranium in drinking water was 85.5 percent higher (3.71 μg/L) and that the concentration of uranium in sample II was only 22 percent lower (1.56 μg/L) than the Maximum Allowable Concentration (MAC) values required by the Regulations (2 μg/L). Analysis of the result of the introduction of uranium in the human body has shown that this way brings 0.84 to 2 mg of uranium in the human organism per annum or 0.09 to 0.22 mg of uranium is deposited annually in the kidney. Assessment of the potential health risk due to the presence of uranium in drinking water indicated that the population using drinking water from wells will be threatened by uranium in a short time interval. Regarding the long-term risk, the calculation has indicated that in the first sample of drinking water, about 25 inhabitants, and in the case of the second sample of drinking water, 10 inhabitants out of 1000 inhabitants are endangered. As the kidney is the organ in which uranium is deposited (accumulated) to the greatest extent, its presence causes weakening and failure of kidney function, which can destroy 75 percent of kidney function until the manifestation of the first clinical symptoms. This phenomenon is observed among the population along the rivers the Kolubara, the Drina, the Sava and the Morava and is called endemic nephropathy. The elements found in trace amounts (Pb, Cd, Si), live agents (bacteria and viruses), fungal plant toxins, genetic factors and immune mechanism can be listed as possible causes. However, uranium in drinking water has not been listed so far. The tests performed in this study clearly show the role of uranium in the epidemic, endemic nephropathy, which is growing and which is not at the acute phase of the disease but has already progressed to renal failure and end-stage kidney disease. Official data on the rise of endemic nephropathy and diabetes and increasing their share in diseases, as well as overall mortality rates, which amount to 18.19%, clearly indicate that the role of uranium in the Braničevo district environment should not be ignored. Since there are settlements on the terrain to be investigated, uranium and its migration through the environment must be monitored as all conditions for its migration are unfortunately favourable.",
publisher = "University of Belgrade - Faculty of Agriculture",
journal = "Journal of Agricultural Sciences (Belgrade)",
title = "[Testing the effects of the presence of uranium in drinking water from individual wells in the village of Dubravica in the Braničevo District on public health] [Ispitivanje posledica prisustva urana u vodi za piće iz individualnih bunara u selu dubravica u braničevskom okrugu po zdravlje stanovništva]",
pages = "207-181",
number = "2",
volume = "66",
doi = "10.2298/JAS2102181R"
}

Rajković, M. B., Stojanović, M. D., Milojković, S. R.,& Vukadinović, M. M.. (2021). [Testing the effects of the presence of uranium in drinking water from individual wells in the village of Dubravica in the Braničevo District on public health] [Ispitivanje posledica prisustva urana u vodi za piće iz individualnih bunara u selu dubravica u braničevskom okrugu po zdravlje stanovništva]. in Journal of Agricultural Sciences (Belgrade)
University of Belgrade - Faculty of Agriculture., 66(2), 181-207.
https://doi.org/10.2298/JAS2102181R

Rajković MB, Stojanović MD, Milojković SR, Vukadinović MM. [Testing the effects of the presence of uranium in drinking water from individual wells in the village of Dubravica in the Braničevo District on public health] [Ispitivanje posledica prisustva urana u vodi za piće iz individualnih bunara u selu dubravica u braničevskom okrugu po zdravlje stanovništva]. in Journal of Agricultural Sciences (Belgrade). 2021;66(2):181-207.
doi:10.2298/JAS2102181R .

Rajković, Miloš B., Stojanović, Mirjana D., Milojković, Slađana R., Vukadinović, Melina M., "[Testing the effects of the presence of uranium in drinking water from individual wells in the village of Dubravica in the Braničevo District on public health] [Ispitivanje posledica prisustva urana u vodi za piće iz individualnih bunara u selu dubravica u braničevskom okrugu po zdravlje stanovništva]" in Journal of Agricultural Sciences (Belgrade), 66, no. 2 (2021):181-207,
https://doi.org/10.2298/JAS2102181R . .