Detection of Dioxin-like Contaminants in Soil from the Area of Oil Refineries in Vojvodina Region of Serbia

  • Sonja Kaisarevic
  • Nebojsa Andric
  • Stanka Bobic
  • Jelena Trickovic
  • Ivana Teodorovic
  • Mirjana Vojinovic-Miloradov
  • Radmila Z. Kovacevic
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Abstract

In this study level of soil contamination by polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in two oil refineries in Vojvodina region of Serbia was assessed using combined bio/chemical approach. Toxicity of the samples, determined by microEROD analysis, could not be exclusively attributed to the content of measured PCBs and PAHs, but also to the presence of unknown dioxin-like compounds (DLC), and/or positive interactions among similarly acting chemicals. The results proved that biotests, when applied in ecotoxicological assessments, should be used either as a screening tool or initial step in effect-directed analyses.

Keywords

Dioxin-like compounds EROD Oil refinery Soil 
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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by Ministry of Science and Environmental Protection, Republic of Serbia, Grant No.143058.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Sonja Kaisarevic
    • 1
  • Nebojsa Andric
    • 1
  • Stanka Bobic
    • 1
  • Jelena Trickovic
    • 1
  • Ivana Teodorovic
    • 1
  • Mirjana Vojinovic-Miloradov
    • 1
  • Radmila Z. Kovacevic
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of Biology and EcologyFaculty of SciencesNovi SadSerbia and Montenegro

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