Dragana Ranđelović

• PhD, MPM
• Institute for Technology of Nuclear and other Mineral Raw Materials

Main conclusion Two different strategies for the distribution of macro- and trace elements can be observed in the terrestrial orchid Gymnadenia conopsea. Most trace elements are not translocated to the above-ground parts, whereas for macro-elements the trend was reversed, with the highest accumulation in the distal parts of the plants. Abstract Ed...

The industrial development will influence the demand and price of nickel in the coming years which opens the possibility for the use of innovative ways for its exploitation from secondary resources. Phytomining of nickel is a prospective in situ technology that uses plants with natural hyperaccumulating capabilities for this element. This study rep...

Citation: Stojanović, J.; Milojević-Rakić, M.; Bajuk-Bogdanović, D.; Randelović, D.; Otašević, B.; Malenović, A.; Janošević Ležaić, A.; Protić, A. Carbonization of Invasive Plant Species-Novel Route for Removal of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients via Adsorption. Processes 2024, 12, 2149. https://doi. Abstract: The development of efficient adsorben...

Spongy moth (Lymantria dispar Linnaeus 1758) populations have the potential to reach outbreak levels, causing disruptions to forest ecosystems across Eurasia and North America. Continuous monitoring of the size and health of the spongy moth population in the egg stage is important for managing population outbreaks. Current methods include counting...

A chemometrically based approach was applied to select the most efficient drug adsorbent among the biochars obtained from the novel feedstock, the leaves of the invasive plant (Ailanthus altissima). The representative target adsorbates (atenolol, paracetamol, ketorolac and tetracycline) were selected on the basis of their physicochemical properties...

Omnipresent in terrestrial ecosystems, microplastics (MPs) represent a hazard to soil biota and human health, while their relationship with other environmental contaminants remains poorly acknowledged. This study investigated MPs prevalence in (sub)urban soils of Serbia and its impact on the mobility of Cd, As, and Pb in the soil-medicinal plant Ca...

Ruderal plants are an important component of plant communities that develop on the range of anthropogenically degraded lands. Yet they were highly neglected and not recognised as desirable for restoration purposes. The aim of this study was to analyse the potential for using ruderal species in restoration processes and to identify preliminary crite...

Plastic waste (PW) and microplastics (MPs) pollution represent one of the main ecological challenges and thus attract society's increasing attention. The exponential growth of plastics' presence and its small (1 μm – 5 mm) particles (MPs) in the environment and inhabiting species is a consequence of linear economy employment. The circular economy h...

The present book opens the ability of aromatic plants for phytoremediation programs and explores the opportunity of obtaining essential oil as an economy from polluted lands through the phytomanagement of valuable aromatic plants. The present book provides the notion of phytoremediation using aromatic plants to make phytoremediation a more viable o...

This study investigates the presence of microplastics (MP) in the soil of (sub)urban areas of Serbia and its correlation with the mobility of toxic metals (Cd, As, Pb) to the plant species Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medic. The density separation method with two-phase digestion (H2O2 and NaClO) was employed to optimize MP detection in soil samples...

Ruderal plants are dynamic functional group characterized by their resistance to changing conditions of areas under anthropogenic influence. Opportunistic character enables them wide and fast spreading on growing number of degraded sites, including polluted ones. Not only are ruderal plants able to easily colonize open, degraded areas of land, but...

Increasing land degradation worldwide asks for restoration solutions that are often multi-purposed by nature. Establishment of Bioenergy crops, such as peren-nial grasses and short-rotation woody crops offers possibilities for both successful eco-restoration of various marginal lands and energy production. Besides many recognized benefits in terms...

The main objectives of this research were to (i) investigate the concentration; (ii) characterize the distribution; (iii) determine the sources apportionment; (iv) estimate environmental and health risks of heavy metals in soil from mountain beech forest. A total of 76 soil samples from 20 pure beech forest stands from Bosnia and Herzegovina (BA),...

The mobility of chemical elements in the soil-orchid system has been poorly studied. The aim of this study is to evaluate the uptake and mobility of several trace (Li, Ba, Sr, Ag, Hg, and B) and macronutrients (Ca, Mg, and K) in the orchid Anacamptis morio (L.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase from soils in western Serbia. The sampling sites are c...

Due to its anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties, Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medic., has been considered a medicinal plant, and hence, it is frequently used for teas and tincture preparation. In this research, samples of this medicinal plant were collected in Belgrade, Bor, Vršac, and Sremska Mitrovica in Serbia, during the spring of 202...

Phytomining is a new promising technique that is based on using hyperaccumulating plants which biomass is utilized as a bio-ore for metal extraction. The Ni-hyperaccumulating species Odontarrhena muralis is widely distributed on ultramafic soils in Serbia, and could be a promising candidate for Ni agromining. In the present study, efficiency of a h...

Phytomining is a currently developing biotechnology aiming to extract rare and precious metals from naturally enriched or polluted soils with the help of hyperaccumulator plants. On the territory of the Balkans, hyperaccumulating species mainly accumulate elements such as nickel, zinc, thallium, copper and arsenic. This paper provides an overview o...

Phytomining, although predominantly in its early stages on the broader scientific scope of investigation, has garnered interest in metals such as Ni, Au, or rare earth elements (REE). However, Zn pollution from mine wastes, smelters, coal ash and other anthropogenic sources has become an environmental problem. Phytoremediation by hyperaccumulating...

The genus Brassica is recognized for including species with phytoaccumulation potential and a large amount of research has been carried out in this area under a variety of conditions, from laboratory experiments to field trials, with spiked or naturally contaminated soils, using one- or multi-element contaminated soil, generating various and someti...

Phytotechnologies have showed potential for sustainable and low-cost use in remediation of contaminated lands. In order to increase effectivness of the phytoremediation process on contaminated sites assisted phytoremediation techniques are developed. One of such procedures is use of chelating agents, able to effectively mobilize metals into the soi...

Forests in Europe are currently not endangered by soil erosion. However, this can change with climate change or with intensified forest management practices. Using a newly established network of plots in beech forests across Europe, the aims of this study were to (i) distinguish soil properties and erodibility indices in relation to bedrock, (ii) d...

Mining activities are considered to be one of the main sources of environmental pollution, and lead to the production of vast amounts of waste materials. Mining leads to soil degradation, loss of biodiversity, and pollution of soil, water, and air. The disposal of mine waste is a global problem, and its composition depends on ore characteristics. I...

In this study concentration of toxic elements As, Cd, and Pb were determined in different soil types and belonging orchid species Anacamptis morio vital parts, in order to examine accumulation patterns and provide new insights about the potential use of this orchid in bioremediation technology. Soils developed on limestone, serpentine, and the cher...

This study investigated invasive Ambrosia artemisiifolia from five localities with different levels of anthropogenic pollution in order to determine the potential for accumulation of trace metals and metaloids. Physical characteristics of the soil are presented, together with concentrations of As, B, Ba, Ca, Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Sb,...

The purpose of this study was to examine the accumulation potential of spontaneously developed Tussilago farfara populations colonizing sites with different levels of anthropogenic pollution. Physical characteristics of the soil are presented, together with the concentrations of macroelements and microelements (Ca, Mg, Fe, S, Al, Pb, Zn, Cu, Cd, Mn...

Materials held within mine tailings pose a serious risk to the environment in cases of tailings dam failure. Collapse of the tailing dam at the Stolice antimony mine in West Serbia caused a spilling of tailing slurry into the nearby river watersheds. Medium-term effects of As, Pb, Sb, Zn, and Cd from the tailings material that remained in the flood...

Perennial grass, Calamagrostis epigejos, is native to Euro-Asian region and introduced to North America. Species has wide ecological amplitude and tolerance to abiotic stresses. Growth strategy and the significant abiotic stress tolerance of C. epigejos, enabled by a higher water and nitrogen use efficiency, are responsible for its competitiveness...

A flooding event caused collapsing of the Stolice flotation tailing dam and spilling of large volumes of sludge into environment. Urgent remediation measures have not been applied due to the lack of financial resources. Remediation values for Sb, Zn, and Pb in the flotation tailing samples were exceeded 20.5, 4.2, and 1.15 times, respectively, emph...

The reclamation plan is introduced in the early planning phase of exploitation of mineral deposits by the national Law on mining and geological research. This way the reclamation practice is joint and adapted to the excavation and ore processing technology in order to achieve more efficient, low cost and sustainable solutions. However, reclamation...

Heavy metal accumulation is recognized as a very important global pollution problem in the last decades. Plant species have been recognized as natural bioindicators of environmental pollution, especially the amount of heavy metals in soils. Moreover, only a limited number of plant species can survive in highly contaminated soils. It is also known t...

Књига "Карактеризација и управљање индустријским отпадом" је уџбеник припремљен за студенте 5. семестра на студијском програму "Инжењерства заштите животне средине" на Рударско-геолошком факултету у Београду, који слушају курс "Карактеризација и управљање отпадом". Ова књига се бави само чврстим индустријским отпадом, приоритетно отпадом минералног...

Metalliferous mine wastes represent one of the major sources of environmental contamination from mining activities. Bor region (Serbia) is one of the largest copper mine basins in Europe where long-term mining caused severe environmental deterioration and created one of the most degraded locations in Serbia and Europe. At the spontaneously colonize...

The biodegradable chelating agent (S,S)-Ehylenediaminedisuccinic acid (EDDS), autochthonous acidophilic bacteria, and a combination of the two means were investigated for the removal of pseudo-total and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA)-available content of Cu from surface layers of three soil categories in the Bor copper mining area. Their ef...

Manganese is ubiquitous element in nature, being abundant constituent of soils and having essential role as micronutrient in plants. However, some interactions of manganese in diverse natural processes are not yet fully understood. This paper analyses the results of manganese content screening for frequent wild plants of Bor mine waste overburden,...

The relationship between edaphic characteristics and vegetation growing on mine wastes in the Bor region (East Serbia, SE Europe) was studied using multivariate statistical analysis. The influence of edaphic factors on the composition of plant life-forms was also investigated, since it could reflect strategies for the avoidance of or tolerance to d...

This paper analyzes the structure, form, effects and importance of public participation process in the reconstruction project of building a new smelter and sulfuric acid plant RTB Bor, which is conducted under the propositions of international investors. Public consultation and participation processes include environmental, economic and social aspe...

This paper presents concept, aim and significance of innovative training on teachers for implementation of information and communications technologies in environmental education in the processing of significant environmental dates. Special attention has been given to identification of local needs and potentials in terms of selection of significant...

This paper discusses use of remote sensing technology and satellite imagery in mine waste reclamation planning and monitoring process. Special attention has been given to benefits and limitations of these methods. Keywords: remote sensing, satellite imagery, mine waste, reclamation. Rad razmatra upotrebu daljinske detekcije i satelitskih snimaka...

Copper mine tailings are considered as one of the hardest habitats for plant growth and development due to their high acidity, heavy metal toxicity and nutrient deficiency. A successfully established herbaceous cover is often the first step in the rehabilitation of these areas. Reclamation success depends of many factors, such as adequate site and...