TY  - CHAP
AU  - Kapetanović, D.
AU  - Vardić, Smrzlić, I.
AU  - Valić, D.
AU  - Teskeredžić, E.
AU  - Kolarević, Stoimir
AU  - Sunjog, Karolina
AU  - Tomović, Jelena M
AU  - Kracun-Kolarević, Margareta
AU  - Knezevic-Vukcević, Jelena
AU  - Paunović, Momir
AU  - Gačić, Zoran
AU  - Vukovic-Gacic, Branka
PY  - 2015
UR  - http://rimsi.imsi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/929
AB  - Data on the microbiological quality of the freshwater systems under the anthropogenic influence, such as the Sava River, are of the major importance for the water resource management. Furthermore, analyses of the microbial quality of fish meat provide information of the fish as a valuable food resource from the investigated river basin. The health status of the fish, including dynamics of infection and biodiversity of endoparasites, is important bioindicator of changes in the ecosystem structure and function. For the ecosystem-based approach to the Sava River management, investigations of microbiological quality of the Sava River water and the meat of the European chub as the bioindicator organism, as well as dynamics of infection/biodiversity of intestinal parasites Acanthocephala, were performed. The survey comprised the data collected in periods 2005, 2006 and 2012. Microbiological investigation of water was performed in 2006 and 2012, while microbiological analyses of fish meat and ichthyo-parasitological investigation took place during 2005–2006. A high number of heterotrophic bacteria were recorded during 2006 survey, confirmed by the distinctly higher values of the three faecal indicators (total coliform, E. coli and enterococci), and indicated poor water quality downstream of the cities Zagreb and Velika Gorica, as a result of the municipal sewage outlets. The results from 2012 survey indicated the existence of moderate to critical faecal and organic pollution in all samples. Accumulation of the bacteria in the European chub meat was mainly uniform along the watercourse within standards and limitations for the human consumption. Sampling sites downstream cities of Zagreb and Velika Gorica were characterised with the lower prevalence and abundance of two common species of the chub intestinal acanthocephalan parasites, Pomphorhynchus laevis and Acanthocephalus anguillae. Poor microbiological quality of the water and lower distribution of chub intestinal parasites were related to the anthropogenic influence, downstream of the urban areas.
PB  - Springer Verlag
T2  - Handbook of Environmental Chemistry
T1  - Microbial Characterisation of the Sava River
EP  - 228
SP  - 201
VL  - 31
DO  - 10.1007/978-3-662-44034-6_9
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Kapetanović, D., Vardić, S. I., Valić, D., Teskeredžić, E., Kolarević, S., Sunjog, K., Tomović, J. M., Kracun-Kolarević, M., Knezevic-Vukcević, J., Paunović, M., Gačić, Z.,& Vukovic-Gacic, B.. (2015). Microbial Characterisation of the Sava River. in Handbook of Environmental Chemistry
Springer Verlag., 31, 201-228.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44034-6_9

Kapetanović D, Vardić SI, Valić D, Teskeredžić E, Kolarević S, Sunjog K, Tomović JM, Kracun-Kolarević M, Knezevic-Vukcević J, Paunović M, Gačić Z, Vukovic-Gacic B. Microbial Characterisation of the Sava River. in Handbook of Environmental Chemistry. 2015;31:201-228.
doi:10.1007/978-3-662-44034-6_9 .

Kapetanović, D., Vardić, Smrzlić, I., Valić, D., Teskeredžić, E., Kolarević, Stoimir, Sunjog, Karolina, Tomović, Jelena M, Kracun-Kolarević, Margareta, Knezevic-Vukcević, Jelena, Paunović, Momir, Gačić, Zoran, Vukovic-Gacic, Branka, "Microbial Characterisation of the Sava River" in Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, 31 (2015):201-228,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44034-6_9 . .

TY  - CHAP
AU  - Vukovic-Gacic, Branka
AU  - Kolarević, Stoimir
AU  - Sunjog, Karolina
AU  - Tomović, Jelena M
AU  - Kracun-Kolarević, Margareta
AU  - Knezevic-Vukcević, Jelena
AU  - Paunović, Momir
AU  - Gačić, Zoran
PY  - 2015
UR  - http://rimsi.imsi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/928
AB  - Genotoxicity monitoring of the lower stretch of the Sava River was performed by the combined approach of in situ assessment of genotoxicity and active biomonitoring of two species of mussels from the Unionidae family, Unio pictorum and Unio tumidus. Genotoxic response was studied using comet assay on hemocytes. For active biomonitoring, the mussels were acclimated to controlled laboratory conditions for 10 days and then exposed at two sites in the Sava River in the area of the city of Belgrade. Hemolymph of exposed specimens of each species was taken after 7, 14, and 30 days of exposure. For in situ assessment, the mussels were collected from five sites in the lower flow of the Sava River. The mussels were sampled immediately after the acclimation served as controls in both types of monitoring procedures. The results of our studies indicated the presence of genotoxic pollution at all studied sites at the Sava River. The level of DNA damage varied at different sites depending on the source and level of pollution. The response to genotoxic pollution was evident at the site in the urban area of Belgrade city, as well as at the sites far from the large urban settlements, suggesting that the lower flow of the Sava River is under pollution pressure.
PB  - Springer Verlag
T2  - Handbook of Environmental Chemistry
T1  - Genotoxicological Studies of Lower Stretch of the Sava River
EP  - 452
SP  - 437
VL  - 31
DO  - 10.1007/978-3-662-44034-6_16
ER  - 

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abstract = "Genotoxicity monitoring of the lower stretch of the Sava River was performed by the combined approach of in situ assessment of genotoxicity and active biomonitoring of two species of mussels from the Unionidae family, Unio pictorum and Unio tumidus. Genotoxic response was studied using comet assay on hemocytes. For active biomonitoring, the mussels were acclimated to controlled laboratory conditions for 10 days and then exposed at two sites in the Sava River in the area of the city of Belgrade. Hemolymph of exposed specimens of each species was taken after 7, 14, and 30 days of exposure. For in situ assessment, the mussels were collected from five sites in the lower flow of the Sava River. The mussels were sampled immediately after the acclimation served as controls in both types of monitoring procedures. The results of our studies indicated the presence of genotoxic pollution at all studied sites at the Sava River. The level of DNA damage varied at different sites depending on the source and level of pollution. The response to genotoxic pollution was evident at the site in the urban area of Belgrade city, as well as at the sites far from the large urban settlements, suggesting that the lower flow of the Sava River is under pollution pressure.",
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Vukovic-Gacic, B., Kolarević, S., Sunjog, K., Tomović, J. M., Kracun-Kolarević, M., Knezevic-Vukcević, J., Paunović, M.,& Gačić, Z.. (2015). Genotoxicological Studies of Lower Stretch of the Sava River. in Handbook of Environmental Chemistry
Springer Verlag., 31, 437-452.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44034-6_16

Vukovic-Gacic B, Kolarević S, Sunjog K, Tomović JM, Kracun-Kolarević M, Knezevic-Vukcević J, Paunović M, Gačić Z. Genotoxicological Studies of Lower Stretch of the Sava River. in Handbook of Environmental Chemistry. 2015;31:437-452.
doi:10.1007/978-3-662-44034-6_16 .

Vukovic-Gacic, Branka, Kolarević, Stoimir, Sunjog, Karolina, Tomović, Jelena M, Kracun-Kolarević, Margareta, Knezevic-Vukcević, Jelena, Paunović, Momir, Gačić, Zoran, "Genotoxicological Studies of Lower Stretch of the Sava River" in Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, 31 (2015):437-452,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44034-6_16 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Vukovic-Gacic, Branka
AU  - Kolarević, Stoimir
AU  - Sunjog, Karolina
AU  - Tomović, Jelena M
AU  - Knezevic-Vukcević, Jelena
AU  - Paunović, Momir
AU  - Gačić, Zoran
PY  - 2014
UR  - http://rimsi.imsi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/820
AB  - Genotoxic response of freshwater mussels U. tumidus and U. pictorum to environmental stress was studied using comet assay on hemocytes and gill cells. The mussels were acclimated to controlled laboratory conditions for 10 days, and then exposed at 4 sites in the Sava and Danube rivers in the area of the city of Belgrade. Samples of each species were taken after 7, 14, and 30 days of exposure. The mussels sampled immediately after acclimation served as controls. Genotoxic response in both species was induced earlier at sites receiving untreated wastewaters from the city's main collectors (7 days), than at the site receiving only domestic wastewaters from small settlements located upstream from the city (30 days). There was a correlation between the comet tail intensity values in tissues of exposed mussels and the concentrations of zinc, copper, iron, and arsenic at the exposure sites. The genotoxic responses in both tissues of U. pictorum and in hemocytes of U. tumidus were similar, while U. tumidus gill cells failed to exhibit significant genotoxic response at two sites. These findings, together with higher mortality of U. tumidus at the most polluted sites, promote U. pictorum as a model for genotoxicity monitoring in freshwater environments.
PB  - Springer, Dordrecht
T2  - Hydrobiologia
T1  - Comparative study of the genotoxic response of freshwater mussels Unio tumidus and Unio pictorum to environmental stress
EP  - 231
IS  - 1
SP  - 221
VL  - 735
DO  - 10.1007/s10750-013-1513-x
ER  - 

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Vukovic-Gacic, B., Kolarević, S., Sunjog, K., Tomović, J. M., Knezevic-Vukcević, J., Paunović, M.,& Gačić, Z.. (2014). Comparative study of the genotoxic response of freshwater mussels Unio tumidus and Unio pictorum to environmental stress. in Hydrobiologia
Springer, Dordrecht., 735(1), 221-231.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-013-1513-x

Vukovic-Gacic B, Kolarević S, Sunjog K, Tomović JM, Knezevic-Vukcević J, Paunović M, Gačić Z. Comparative study of the genotoxic response of freshwater mussels Unio tumidus and Unio pictorum to environmental stress. in Hydrobiologia. 2014;735(1):221-231.
doi:10.1007/s10750-013-1513-x .

Vukovic-Gacic, Branka, Kolarević, Stoimir, Sunjog, Karolina, Tomović, Jelena M, Knezevic-Vukcević, Jelena, Paunović, Momir, Gačić, Zoran, "Comparative study of the genotoxic response of freshwater mussels Unio tumidus and Unio pictorum to environmental stress" in Hydrobiologia, 735, no. 1 (2014):221-231,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-013-1513-x . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Tomović, Jelena M
AU  - Paunović, Momir
AU  - Atanacković, Ana
AU  - Marković, V.
AU  - Gačić, Zoran
AU  - Csányi, B.
AU  - Sinuć, V.
PY  - 2014
UR  - http://rimsi.imsi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/742
AB  - The aim of this study is to present the distribution of aquatic molluscs along a 2600 km long stretch of the Danube River based on information obtained during the Second Joint Danube Survey (JDS2) in 2007. The collected data are used to validate the abiotic typology of the Danube River and to determine the extent of variations in mollusc richness and composition that can be explained by the basic habitat characteristics of the sites. The examination of the distribution of mollusc fauna reveals differences between the three main sectors of the river, the Upper, Middle and Lower Danube. The Iron Gate Section was identified as the boundary between the Middle and Lower, Danube. A total of 42 aquatic mollusc species-group taxa of 14 families are detected within the study area. The Middle and Upper sectors are characterised by higher species richness and diversity as compared to the Lower Danube.
PB  - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
T2  - Acta Zoologica Bulgarica
T1  - Biotic Typology of the Danube River Based on Distribution of Mollusc Fauna as Revealed by the Second Joint Danube Survey (2007)
EP  - 537
IS  - 4
SP  - 527
VL  - 66
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rimsi_742
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Tomović, Jelena M and Paunović, Momir and Atanacković, Ana and Marković, V. and Gačić, Zoran and Csányi, B. and Sinuć, V.",
year = "2014",
abstract = "The aim of this study is to present the distribution of aquatic molluscs along a 2600 km long stretch of the Danube River based on information obtained during the Second Joint Danube Survey (JDS2) in 2007. The collected data are used to validate the abiotic typology of the Danube River and to determine the extent of variations in mollusc richness and composition that can be explained by the basic habitat characteristics of the sites. The examination of the distribution of mollusc fauna reveals differences between the three main sectors of the river, the Upper, Middle and Lower Danube. The Iron Gate Section was identified as the boundary between the Middle and Lower, Danube. A total of 42 aquatic mollusc species-group taxa of 14 families are detected within the study area. The Middle and Upper sectors are characterised by higher species richness and diversity as compared to the Lower Danube.",
publisher = "Bulgarian Academy of Sciences",
journal = "Acta Zoologica Bulgarica",
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Tomović, J. M., Paunović, M., Atanacković, A., Marković, V., Gačić, Z., Csányi, B.,& Sinuć, V.. (2014). Biotic Typology of the Danube River Based on Distribution of Mollusc Fauna as Revealed by the Second Joint Danube Survey (2007). in Acta Zoologica Bulgarica
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences., 66(4), 527-537.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rimsi_742

Tomović JM, Paunović M, Atanacković A, Marković V, Gačić Z, Csányi B, Sinuć V. Biotic Typology of the Danube River Based on Distribution of Mollusc Fauna as Revealed by the Second Joint Danube Survey (2007). in Acta Zoologica Bulgarica. 2014;66(4):527-537.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rimsi_742 .

Tomović, Jelena M, Paunović, Momir, Atanacković, Ana, Marković, V., Gačić, Zoran, Csányi, B., Sinuć, V., "Biotic Typology of the Danube River Based on Distribution of Mollusc Fauna as Revealed by the Second Joint Danube Survey (2007)" in Acta Zoologica Bulgarica, 66, no. 4 (2014):527-537,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rimsi_742 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Kolarević, Stoimir
AU  - Knezevic-Vukcević, Jelena
AU  - Paunović, Momir
AU  - Kracun, Margareta
AU  - Vasiljević, Bozica
AU  - Tomović, Jelena M
AU  - Vukovic-Gacic, Branka
AU  - Gačić, Zoran
PY  - 2013
UR  - http://rimsi.imsi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/703
AB  - This study was undertaken to investigate the potential of the freshwater mussel Sinanodonta woodiana for detection of genotoxic pollution of the environment. Study was performed at two sites in the Velika Morava River, from May 2010 to February 2011. The alkaline comet assay on haemocytes was used, and the olive tail moment (OTM) was chosen as a measure of DNA damage. The specimens held on acclimation under controlled laboratory conditions for 10 d were used as a control. Chemical analysis revealed the presence of phosphates and increased concentrations of zinc, copper and nickel at both sites during the entire sampling period. The values of OTM in mussels collected from the environment, significantly correlated with the concentration of zinc (r = 0.6248), temperature (r = 0.7006) and dissolved oxygen (r = 0.7738). Seasonal variations in genotoxic response were observed, with the highest OTM values obtained during summer months. Preliminary results of the in vitro study indicated the effect of water temperature on genotoxic response to zinc and cadmium in S. woodiana suggesting that the presence of genotoxic pollutants during months with lower temperature could be under-estimated. Obtained results indicate that S. woodiana could be a valuable tool for active biomonitoring of aquatic environments and emphasizes the importance of seasonal genotoxic monitoring with this organism.
PB  - Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford
T2  - Chemosphere
T1  - Monitoring of DNA damage in haemocytes of freshwater mussel Sinanodonta woodiana sampled from the Velika Morava River in Serbia with the comet assay
EP  - 251
IS  - 2
SP  - 243
VL  - 93
DO  - 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.04.073
ER  - 

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author = "Kolarević, Stoimir and Knezevic-Vukcević, Jelena and Paunović, Momir and Kracun, Margareta and Vasiljević, Bozica and Tomović, Jelena M and Vukovic-Gacic, Branka and Gačić, Zoran",
year = "2013",
abstract = "This study was undertaken to investigate the potential of the freshwater mussel Sinanodonta woodiana for detection of genotoxic pollution of the environment. Study was performed at two sites in the Velika Morava River, from May 2010 to February 2011. The alkaline comet assay on haemocytes was used, and the olive tail moment (OTM) was chosen as a measure of DNA damage. The specimens held on acclimation under controlled laboratory conditions for 10 d were used as a control. Chemical analysis revealed the presence of phosphates and increased concentrations of zinc, copper and nickel at both sites during the entire sampling period. The values of OTM in mussels collected from the environment, significantly correlated with the concentration of zinc (r = 0.6248), temperature (r = 0.7006) and dissolved oxygen (r = 0.7738). Seasonal variations in genotoxic response were observed, with the highest OTM values obtained during summer months. Preliminary results of the in vitro study indicated the effect of water temperature on genotoxic response to zinc and cadmium in S. woodiana suggesting that the presence of genotoxic pollutants during months with lower temperature could be under-estimated. Obtained results indicate that S. woodiana could be a valuable tool for active biomonitoring of aquatic environments and emphasizes the importance of seasonal genotoxic monitoring with this organism.",
publisher = "Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford",
journal = "Chemosphere",
title = "Monitoring of DNA damage in haemocytes of freshwater mussel Sinanodonta woodiana sampled from the Velika Morava River in Serbia with the comet assay",
pages = "251-243",
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Kolarević, S., Knezevic-Vukcević, J., Paunović, M., Kracun, M., Vasiljević, B., Tomović, J. M., Vukovic-Gacic, B.,& Gačić, Z.. (2013). Monitoring of DNA damage in haemocytes of freshwater mussel Sinanodonta woodiana sampled from the Velika Morava River in Serbia with the comet assay. in Chemosphere
Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford., 93(2), 243-251.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.04.073

Kolarević S, Knezevic-Vukcević J, Paunović M, Kracun M, Vasiljević B, Tomović JM, Vukovic-Gacic B, Gačić Z. Monitoring of DNA damage in haemocytes of freshwater mussel Sinanodonta woodiana sampled from the Velika Morava River in Serbia with the comet assay. in Chemosphere. 2013;93(2):243-251.
doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.04.073 .

Kolarević, Stoimir, Knezevic-Vukcević, Jelena, Paunović, Momir, Kracun, Margareta, Vasiljević, Bozica, Tomović, Jelena M, Vukovic-Gacic, Branka, Gačić, Zoran, "Monitoring of DNA damage in haemocytes of freshwater mussel Sinanodonta woodiana sampled from the Velika Morava River in Serbia with the comet assay" in Chemosphere, 93, no. 2 (2013):243-251,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.04.073 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Kolarević, Stoimir
AU  - Knezevic-Vukcević, Jelena
AU  - Paunović, Momir
AU  - Tomović, Jelena M
AU  - Gačić, Zoran
AU  - Vukovic-Gacic, Branka
PY  - 2011
UR  - http://rimsi.imsi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/483
AB  - The aim of this work was to examine the impact of urban wastewaters on the water quality of the Danube River in Serbia. Samples of water and sediments for microbiological analysis and genotoxicity monitoring were collected from 6 sites during spring and/or autumn 2010. Sanitary analysis, i.e. enumeration of total and fecal coliforms and intestinal enterococci, indicated moderate to critical fecal contamination, while organic load assessment (oligotroph to heterotroph ratio, index of phosphatase activity) revealed the category of moderately polluted water. Mercury-resistant bacteria were detected in all water samples, with high numbers at locations positioned downstream of Belgrade. There was no correlation of the microbiological parameters of the sediment and water samples. Genotoxicity monitoring, performed by the comet assay on hemocytes of mussels Sinanodonta woodiana, indicated a significant increase of DNA damage in mussels collected from the studied sites compared with the control group.
PB  - Srpsko biološko društvo, Beograd, i dr.
T2  - Archives of Biological Sciences
T1  - The anthropogenic impact on water quality of the river danube in Serbia: microbiological analysis and genotoxicity monitoring
EP  - 1217
IS  - 4
SP  - 1209
VL  - 63
DO  - 10.2298/ABS1104209K
ER  - 

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year = "2011",
abstract = "The aim of this work was to examine the impact of urban wastewaters on the water quality of the Danube River in Serbia. Samples of water and sediments for microbiological analysis and genotoxicity monitoring were collected from 6 sites during spring and/or autumn 2010. Sanitary analysis, i.e. enumeration of total and fecal coliforms and intestinal enterococci, indicated moderate to critical fecal contamination, while organic load assessment (oligotroph to heterotroph ratio, index of phosphatase activity) revealed the category of moderately polluted water. Mercury-resistant bacteria were detected in all water samples, with high numbers at locations positioned downstream of Belgrade. There was no correlation of the microbiological parameters of the sediment and water samples. Genotoxicity monitoring, performed by the comet assay on hemocytes of mussels Sinanodonta woodiana, indicated a significant increase of DNA damage in mussels collected from the studied sites compared with the control group.",
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Kolarević, S., Knezevic-Vukcević, J., Paunović, M., Tomović, J. M., Gačić, Z.,& Vukovic-Gacic, B.. (2011). The anthropogenic impact on water quality of the river danube in Serbia: microbiological analysis and genotoxicity monitoring. in Archives of Biological Sciences
Srpsko biološko društvo, Beograd, i dr.., 63(4), 1209-1217.
https://doi.org/10.2298/ABS1104209K

Kolarević S, Knezevic-Vukcević J, Paunović M, Tomović JM, Gačić Z, Vukovic-Gacic B. The anthropogenic impact on water quality of the river danube in Serbia: microbiological analysis and genotoxicity monitoring. in Archives of Biological Sciences. 2011;63(4):1209-1217.
doi:10.2298/ABS1104209K .

Kolarević, Stoimir, Knezevic-Vukcević, Jelena, Paunović, Momir, Tomović, Jelena M, Gačić, Zoran, Vukovic-Gacic, Branka, "The anthropogenic impact on water quality of the river danube in Serbia: microbiological analysis and genotoxicity monitoring" in Archives of Biological Sciences, 63, no. 4 (2011):1209-1217,
https://doi.org/10.2298/ABS1104209K . .