Detection of dioxin-like contaminants in soil from the area of oil refineries in Vojvodina region of Serbia.
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.
Kaisarevic
Sonja
S
Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Sciences, Trg D. Obradovica 2, Novi Sad, 21000, Voivodina, Serbia and Montenegro.
Andric
Nebojsa
N
Bobic
Stanka
S
Trickovic
Jelena
J
Teodorovic
Ivana
I
Vojinovic-Miloradov
Mirjana
M
Kovacevic
Radmila Z
RZ
D004147:Dioxins / Q000032:analysis*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D019652:Extraction and Processing Industry; D010578:Petroleum; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Q000032:analysis*; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis*; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D015022:Yugoslavia
D004147:Dioxins; D010578:Petroleum; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls