title: Pharmaceutical residues in the Danube River Basin in Serbia - a two-year survey.
abstract: Pharmaceuticals are emerging contaminants with damaging effects to the environment and human health. Their presence in surface and especially groundwaters is regarded as detrimental, as they can ultimately reach drinking water. The aim of this work was to monitor pharmaceutical contamination of the Danube River and its tributaries in Serbia, and to assess the potential of their passing through all natural filtrations and reaching the groundwater. A total of 70 surface and groundwater samples was collected at 38 sampling sites at the Danube in Serbia. They were taken in five sampling campaigns performed in summer and autumn of 2009 and winter, spring and autumn of 2010. Samples were analyzed using a previously developed method which includes solid-phase extraction followed by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.
authors: University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia. tradovic@tmf.bg.ac.rs
authors: Tanja
authors: T
authors: Radović
authors: Svetlana
authors: S
authors: Grujić
authors: Nikolina
authors: N
authors: Dujaković
authors: Marina
authors: M
authors: Radišić
authors: Tatjana
authors: T
authors: Vasiljević
authors: Anđelka
authors: A
authors: Petković
authors: Dulija
authors: D
authors: Boreli-Zdravković
authors: Milan
authors: M
authors: Dimkić
authors: Mila
authors: M
authors: Laušević
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D004350:Drug Residues / Q000032:analysis*; D005843:Geography; D060587:Groundwater / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D045483:Rivers / Q000737:chemistry*; D055771:Serbia; D013499:Surface Properties; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical