Supplementary material for the article: Spahić, M. P.; Sakan, S.; Cvetković, Ž.; Tančić, P.; Trifković, J.; Nikić, Z.; Manojlović, D. Assessment of Contamination, Environmental Risk, and Origin of Heavy Metals in Soils Surrounding Industrial Facilities in Vojvodina, Serbia. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 2018, 190 (4). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-018-6583-9

Supplementary material for: [https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-018-6583-9]Related to published version: [http://cherry.chem.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2123

Supplementary material for the article: Spahić, M. P.; Sakan, S.; Cvetković, Ž.; Tančić, P.; Trifković, J.; Nikić, Z.; Manojlović, D. Assessment of Contamination, Environmental Risk, and Origin of Heavy Metals in Soils Surrounding Industrial Facilities in Vojvodina, Serbia. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 2018, 190 (4). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-018-6583-9

Supplementary material for: [https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-018-6583-9]Related to published version: [http://cherry.chem.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2123

Supplementary data for the article: Spahić, M. P.; Manojlović, D.; Tančić, P.; Cvetković, Ž.; Nikić, Z.; Kovačević, R.; Sakan, S. Environmental Impact of Industrial and Agricultural Activities to the Trace Element Content in Soil of Srem (Serbia). Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 2019, 191 (3). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-019-7268-8

Supplementary material for: [https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-019-7268-8]Related to published version: [http://cherry.chem.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2845

Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of essential oils from Centaurea pannonica and C. jacea

The chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oils obtained by hydrodistillation from Centaurea pannonica (Heufel) Simonkai and C. jacea L. (Asteraceae), were investigated. The essential oils were analyzed by GC and GC-MS. Forty five and twenty nine compounds were identified in the two oils, respectively. C. pannonica oil was rich in fatty acids (43.7%), with 9-octadecanoic acid (34.0%) and (Z,Z)-9,12-octadecadienoic acid (8.6%) as the major compounds. In contrast, the essential oil of C. jacea was dominated by oxygenated sesquiterpenes (43.2%), among which caryophyllene oxide (23.5%) and spathulenol (8.9%) were the major constituents. However, the oil was also characterized by an important fatty acid fraction (15.5%), with 9-octadecanoic acid (8.9%) and hexadecanoic acid (6.6%) being the main components. The antimicrobial activities of the essential oils were evaluated by the microdilution method against three Gram-positive and three Gram-negative bacteria, and one yeast. Both oils exhibited significant antimicrobial activity, especially against Gram-positive bacteria

Assessment of contamination, environmental risk, and origin of heavy metals in soils surrounding industrial facilities in Vojvodina, Serbia

Content of potentially toxic elements was examined in soils from Srem (Vojvodina), to evaluate industrial facilities as pollution sources. Based on the distribution of the elements, the results of sequential extraction, enrichment factor (EF), ecological risk factor (Er), ecological risk index (RI), and statistical analysis, the current ecological status of the soils was determined. Elements in soils around the industrial facilities can be grouped into the five significant components derived by the principal component analysis (PCA), which explains 78.435% of the total variance. Al, Fe and Mg, and K and Mn are associated with two lithogenic components, respectively. Anthropogenic origin is identified for Hg and Cd. Mixed sources, geogenic and anthropogenic, are identified within two PCA components; one wich includes As, Pb, B, Zn, and the other: K and Cr, Ni and Cu. Cluster analysis (CA) corroborated the results obtained by PCA. The preliminary results revealed that the soils studied in a vicinity of industrial facilities in Srem have been exposed to different degrees of pollution. Among the characterized studied elements, Pb, Cd, Hg, Cu, Ni, and Cr are the main contaminants. Based on calculated EF, the studied soils show minor to severe enrichment with heavy metals. Ecological risk assessment results indicate that Cd and Hg carry the highest ecological risk level, and Zn and Cr the lowest.Supplementary data: [http://cherry.chem.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3172

Environmental impact of industrial and agricultural activities to the trace element content in soil of Srem (Serbia)

This study reports the contents and sources of Cu, Hg, Cr, Ni, Co, Zn, Pb, Cd, As, and B pollution in soil samples from Srem in the province of Vojvodina (Republic of Serbia). They are collected in the vicinity of local industrial facilities. The main objective of this study is evaluating the impact of the industrial facilities on the eventual contamination of soils used mostly for agricultural manufacturing. This paper describes the implementation of the combination of methods to estimate the ecological status and determine potential ecological risk. This study applies sequential extraction, pollution indices, comparison with the guidelines, and statistical analysis. Other soil parameters, such as organic matter content, pH, and clay content were measured to evaluate their influence on the trace element content. The investigated soil samples exhibited the raised contents of Ni, Hg, and Cu. Elevated contents of toxic elements observed in localities accommodated within an impact zone affected by industrial complexes, indicating a correlation between the contamination of surrounding soil and potential impact on plants. The most mobile elements are Hg, Cd, and B, while Cr is the least mobile and potential least bioavailable. The results indicate Cr and Ni content increase marking the presence of bedrock, notably in the area of underlying ultramafic rocks and the surface zones influenced by diluvial-proluvial and alluvial processes. The second source of Cr and Ni in the soils of Srem is industrial activities such as leather, cement industry, as well as the metal processing factory.Supplementary material: [http://cherry.chem.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3843