Heavy Metal and Bacterial Pollution of the Sava River in Serbia
Živorad Vuković
; Institute of Nuclear Sciences Vinča, Belgrade, Serbia
Ljiljana Marković
; Institute of Nuclear Sciences Vinča, Belgrade, Serbia
Mirjana Radenković
; Institute of Nuclear Sciences Vinča, Belgrade, Serbia
Dubravka Vuković
; Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia
Srboljub Stanković
; Institute of Nuclear Sciences Vinča, Belgrade, Serbia
APA 6th Edition Vuković, Ž., Marković, Lj., Radenković, M., Vuković, D. i Stanković, S. (2011). Heavy Metal and Bacterial Pollution of the Sava River in Serbia. Arhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju, 62 (1), 11-15. https://doi.org/10.2478/10004-1254-62-2011-2051
MLA 8th Edition Vuković, Živorad, et al. "Heavy Metal and Bacterial Pollution of the Sava River in Serbia." Arhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju, vol. 62, br. 1, 2011, str. 11-15. https://doi.org/10.2478/10004-1254-62-2011-2051. Citirano 06.03.2021.
Chicago 17th Edition Vuković, Živorad, Ljiljana Marković, Mirjana Radenković, Dubravka Vuković i Srboljub Stanković. "Heavy Metal and Bacterial Pollution of the Sava River in Serbia." Arhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju 62, br. 1 (2011): 11-15. https://doi.org/10.2478/10004-1254-62-2011-2051
Harvard Vuković, Ž., et al. (2011). 'Heavy Metal and Bacterial Pollution of the Sava River in Serbia', Arhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju, 62(1), str. 11-15. https://doi.org/10.2478/10004-1254-62-2011-2051
Vancouver Vuković Ž, Marković Lj, Radenković M, Vuković D, Stanković S. Heavy Metal and Bacterial Pollution of the Sava River in Serbia. Arh Hig Rada Toksikol. [Internet]. 2011 [pristupljeno 06.03.2021.];62(1):11-15. https://doi.org/10.2478/10004-1254-62-2011-2051
IEEE Ž. Vuković, Lj. Marković, M. Radenković, D. Vuković i S. Stanković, "Heavy Metal and Bacterial Pollution of the Sava River in Serbia", Arhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju, vol.62, br. 1, str. 11-15, 2011. [Online]. https://doi.org/10.2478/10004-1254-62-2011-2051
Sažetak The aim of this study was to establish microbial and heavy metal pollution of the Sava River at three locations close to industry and urban areas (Šabac, Obrenovac, Beograd) in Serbia. Heavy metal analysis included Cu, Zn, Pb, and Cd in the river water and sediment samples. Using the microbiological analysis we tried to establish the effectiveness of total coliforms, faecal coliforms and Escherichia coli in detecting pollution of surface waters. We found that E. coli levels steadily increased downstream from Šabac (location 1; 2100 MPN per 100 mL) to Belgrade (location 3; 10000 MPN per 100 mL). To prevent bacterial contamination, it is necessary to reduce the discharge of wastewater with faecal matters near highly populated towns. Heavy metal levels in sediments correlated with those in the river water. Fluctuations attributed mainly to anthropogenic sources were not high. These results point to acceptable anthropogenic contribution to heavy metal content in the Sava River and to low environmental risk.