Tijana Milićević

• PhD in Chemistry
• Research Associate Professor at University of Belgrade Institute of Physics Belgrade National Institute of the Republic of Serbia

This study integrates proteome analysis of human breast milk (HBM) from a homogeneous group of mothers who are of similar age and live in the same geographical area, along with an analysis of essential and potentially toxic elements in HBM in relation to lifestyle and environmental factors. This preliminary proteomic study, which examined 11 sample...

Based on their adverse impact on the environment and human health, landfills represent one of the biggest environmental issues. In this study, the soil samples (two depths, 0–30 and 30–60 cm) from 6 illegal landfills located in the agricultural areas in the Autonomous Vojvodina (AP) Province in Serbia were investigated to assess the bioaccessibilit...

The accumulation of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in agricultural soils and their subsequent uptake by plants, posing risks to agricultural products and consumers is of particular concern for investigation. Vineyard soils are especially vulnerable to pollution from various sources, including agrochemicals, fertilizers, and surrounding polluting...

The recognition of certain herbicides as endocrine disrupting compounds has raised concerns due to their ability to interfere with the normal functioning of the endocrine system, which regulates various physiological processes in organisms. The objective of this study was to assess the possible human health risks associated with terbuthylazine and...

This review article summarizes our research of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in human milk from Croatian mothers over the last few decades. Our studies make up the bulk of all POPs research in human milk in Croatia and show a state-of-the art in the research area. The first investigations were made in 1970`s. Aim of our review article is to...

The study presents initial findings regarding the occurrence and ecological risk assessment of organochlorine pesticides (OCP), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in the Neretva Delta sediments, including 28 potentially toxic elements (PTEs) considering limited element studies. Parameters such as solvent type...

The assessment of benefits and risks for the consumers of pelagic fish is crucial for balancing the intake of healthy omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids and potentially toxic elements (PTE). This study investigates the contents of PTE and fatty acids in 6 pelagic fish species. The investigated species from the Adriatic Sea are horse mackerel, sardine,...

Procjena koristi i rizika od konzumiranja ribe je ključna za balansiranje unosa omega-3 masnih kiselina i štetnih kemijskih tvari. U ovoj studiji utvrđeni su sadržaji makro- i mikroelemenata i masnih kiselina u 6 vrsta pelagičnih riba (šarun, srdela, srdela golema, inćun, lokarda i iglica) iz Jadranskog mora kako bi se procijenili zdravstveni rizic...

The assessment of soil-plant interactions in grapevine varieties cultivated in Serbia unveils insights into potential metal accumulation tendencies. Investigating 10 grapevine varieties from three different growth vineyards, revealing varying biological accumulation concentrations (BAC) for different elements in different grapevine parts. Notably,...

Buckwheat is important not only for its role in enhancing soil quality and preventing erosion but also for its excellent nutritional profile, making it suitable for use in functional foods. This study aimed to investigate how long-term storage (3, 6, and 9 months) affects chemical, nutritional, and antioxidative properties, phenolic acids, and the...

Buckwheat is important not only as a crop that improves soil quality and reduces erosion, but its excellent nutritional profile for usage in functional foods. This study aimed to investigate how long-term storage (3, 6, and 9 months) affects Novosadska variety buckwheat's chemical, nutritional, and antioxidative properties, phenolic acids and biofl...

The aim of the research presented in this article is to select best internal standard for use in the direct routine analysis of L series elements concentration in water samples by applying the Total Reflection X-ray Fluorescence (TXRF) technique. In the study, aqueous reference materials were used to determine detection limits of the following pote...

Seventy seven research papers published from 1986 to 2018 were observed. These papers investigated PTEs (Pb, Cd, Cu, As, Fe, Zn, Ni, and total Cr) in leafy (mint, spinach, coriander, and lettuce) and tuberous (potato, carrot, radish, and onion) vegetables irrigated by wastewater. The studies observed in our paper were conducted in 19 countries. The...

In agricultural environments, frequent agrochemical applications and activities from surrounding pollution sources (such as highway roads, metal foundries, industrial activities, waste disposal etc.) directly lead to increase pollutant concentrations in soil and grapevine. We performed several experiments in agricultural areas in Serbia [1,2,3], mo...

The concern over certain herbicides being identified as endocrine disruptors has prompted apprehensions due to their capability to disrupt the normal function of the endocrine system. The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential risks to human health linked with terbuthylazine and endocrine-disrupting herbicides such as atrazine, acetochlor,...

Landfills represent the simplest and cheapest way of waste management, however, this way of waste disposing significantly contributes to environmental pollution [1]. Among landfills, special attention should be paid to illegal landfills located in agricultural areas. In addition to polluting the surrounding soil, groundwater, and even the air, such...

In agricultural environments, frequent application of agrochemicals and activities from surrounding pollution sources directly leads to increase concentrations of pollutants in soil and grapevine. We performed several experiments in different vineyards (conventional and organic) in Serbia. The concentrations of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) wer...

Human milk represents the most significant food and source of nutrients for the newborn. It has immunological and health effects on the baby which is of major importance. Human milk samples were collected from healthy volunteer mothers from the general population living in urban or semi-urban areas in Zadar in Croatia. Each participant gave informe...

The material is unpublished and poster was presented at EVNVIROCHEM conference.

The concentration of magnetic particulate matter (PM) on the leaf surface (an indicator of current pollution) and topsoil (an indicator of magnetic PMs which have geogenic natural signal or historical pollution origin) was assessed in agricultural areas (conventional and organic vineyards). The main aim of this study was to explore whether magnetic...

Biomonitoring of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) using moss bag technique and leaves could be beneficial for air pollution assessment in agricultural areas. In different vineyards in Serbia we did several experiments performing active biomonitoring using moss bags and in parallel investigating grapevine leaves as air pollution biomonitors. Concen...

Moss transplants of Hypnum cupressiforme and Sphagnum girgensohnii were tested for efficiency in detection of airborne element pollution at a suburban background site during short time exposure of 15 days (twelve consecutive periods) and during prolonged exposure from one to six months. Concomitantly, particulate matter (PM10, PM2.5) was sampled du...

Concentration of magnetic particulate matter (PM) on leaf surface (an indicator of current pollution) and topsoil (an indicator of magnetic PM which have geogenic or historical pollution origin) were assessed in agricultural areas (conventional and organic vineyards). Main aim of this study was to explore whether magnetic parameters (saturation iso...

To balance the ingestion of healthy omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids and adverse chemicals the assessments of benefits and risks of the fish consumption should be of the great importance. Elements, Persistent organic pollutants – POPs (organochlorine pesticides – OCPs and polychlorinated biphenyls – PCB), and omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acid contents...

Particulate matter of diametar <2.5 µm (PM2.5) pollution is recognized as one of primary pollution contaminant which directly affect human health. Toxic and carcinogenic elements originating from different pollution sources can be constituents of PM2.5. Because of their small size, particles can penetrate deeper into the lungs and enter the bloodst...

Among the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) has been considered more relevant than other species when estimating the potential exposure-related health effects and has been recognized as a marker of carcinogenic potency of air pollutant mixture. The current understanding of the factors which govern non-linear behavior of...

At the Summer School were presented the review of the results from PhD thesis of Dr Tijana Milićević. Abstract: The agricultural land covers 40% of the Earth’s surface and the monitoring of potentially toxic elements in these areas represents the first step regarding safe food production. Three experiments were performed in the in a conventional v...

Benefits and risks of the fish consumption should be assessed to balance the ingestion of healthy omega-3 fatty acids and adverse chemicals. Persistent organic pollutants-POPs (organochlorine pesticides-OCPs and polychlorinated biphenyls-PCB), macro- and micro-elements and fatty acid contents were determined in six fish species from the Adriatic Se...

Viticulture is recognized as one of the important agricultural practices worldwide. In these environments, the frequent application of agrochemicals directly leads to increased the concentrations of different pollutants in soil–grapevine–air system. Additionally, some other surrounding pollution sources can adversely affect the vineyard ambient. Th...

U ovom radu su kroz šest eksperimenata prikazani rezultati doktorske disertacije „Integrisani pristup istraživanju potencijalno toksičnih elemenata i magnetnih čestica u sistemu zemljište‒biljka‒vazduh: biodostupnost i biomonitoring” koji doprinose boljem razumevanju ponašanja elementa u sistemu zemljište−biljka−vazduh i reprezentativnijem izboru e...

The previous research, aimed at exploring the relationships between the indoor and outdoor air quality, has evidenced that outdoor PM2.5-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) levels exhibit significant daily and seasonal variations which does not necessary corresponds with PAH indoor dynamics. For the purpose of this study, a three-month mea...

Fish diet is highly recommended due to benefits of omega-3 fatty acids, but as the different chemicals tend to accumulate to the fish tissues the balance between benefits and risks should be defined for the fish consumers. Persistent organic pollutants-POPs (OCPs and PCBs) and elements were determined in six fish species (horse mackerel, sardine, r...

Long-term exposure to contaminants from food and water can cause negative impact on human health. The aim of this paper is to assess the risk for human health, using concentrations of elements in examined drinking and well water samples from Vojvodina province, Serbia. The indirect risk, in this paper, refers to the milk and meat consumed by humans...

Following up-to-date initiatives of the Stockholm Convention, its global monitoring plan, and the International Cooperative Programme on Natural Vegetation and Crops (ICP Vegetation 2015) under the convention on long-range transboundary air pollution, this study examined 17 polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and seven organochlorine pesticides (OCPs)...

This study was performed in organic vineyard to assess integrated pollution in soil–plant–air system by potentially toxic elements (PTE). Concentrations of 26 PTE were determined in soil, grapevine and air biomonitors (moss bags) using ICP-OES and ICP-MS. Environmental implication assessment of soil did not show pollution by PTE, except for B in sa...

Urban and agricultural areas are highly anthropogenically devastated environments with diversely and densely distributed pollution sources. These usually highly populated and cultivated areas together represent a big part of the Earth’s surface, and it is of crucial interest to monitor and control presumably high air pollution in these areas. Compl...

Some analytical techniques such as X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometry represents the non-destructive technique for determination of total element content of the various samples and application of magnetic measurements in environmental studies is based on the fundamental nature of magnetism and the presence of Fe. Both methods are cost-effective,...

Benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P), an indicator of carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, remains one of the main concerns in Balkan countries due to often practice of biomass burning for household heating. A study focused on Belgrade urban area has shown that B[a]P concentrations increase up to 17 times on average during the heating season [1]. Recen...

The unpredicted rate and the diversity of modern world development lead to unprecedented changes in the environment which require deep understanding of their nature and measures that might be undertaken to prevent further environment deterioration. To tackle the root causes which shape air pollution, understanding the fundamental mechanisms of natu...

In this study we focused on examining the dependencies between particulate matter (PM), and other air pollutants and atmospheric conditions in an urban environment. Briefly, eXtreme Gradient Boosting regression (XGBoost) was performed to obtain the relations between concentrations of PM10 and volatile organic compounds, inorganic gaseous pollutants...

Monitoring of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) and magnetic particles in agricultural soil represents the first measure of caution regarding food safety while an investigation of element mobility and bioavailability should be a step forward in understanding the element transportation chain. In this doctoral dissertation, six experiments were perfo...

Monitoring of macro- and microelements in the agricultural area represents the first measure of caution regarding food safety. During 2016 experiment was conducted in the organic vineyard. The element (Al, As, B, Ba, Be, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Li, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, Pb, Sb, Sr, V and Zn) concentrations were measured in the soil, grapevine and moss...

Monitoring of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in agricultural soil represents the first measure of caution regarding food safety while research into element bioavailability should be a step forward in understanding the element transportation chain. Five experiments were performed in the different grapevine growing areas in Serbia (experimental, c...

Monitoring of potentially toxic elements in agricultural soil represents the first measure of caution regarding food safety, while research into element bioavailability should be a step forward in understanding the element transportation chain. This study was conducted in the grapevine growing area ("Oplenac Wine Route") for investigating element b...

Since the methodological parameters of moss bag biomonitoring have rarely been investigated for the application in agricultural areas, two mosses, Sphagnum girgensohnii (a species of the most recommended biomonitoring genus) and Hypnum cupressiforme (commonly available), were verified in a vineyard ambient. The moss bags were exposed along transect...

This study was performed in a commercial vineyard. Topsoil (0-30 cm) and two grapevine species (Cabernet sauvignon and Sauvignon blanc) samples were collected. The concentrations of Al, As, B, V, Zn were determined. Bioavailabilable elements from soil were established applying single extraction methods (CH 3 COOH, Na 2 EDTA, CaCl 2 , NH 4 NO 3 and...

The aim of this study was to assess the potential environmental and health risks of various elements in a vineyard soil and two grapevine species. This was achieved by measuring the total, pseudo-total, and bioavailable concentrations of elements in vineyard soil and grapevine samples (leaf and grape berry – skin, pulp, and seed).

In this paper we presented assessment of the potentially toxic elements in the vineyard topsoil (0–5 cm) near the main route in region “Oplenačko vinogorje”. We presented concentrations of potentially toxic elements (Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Sb, V and Zn) and pH values determined in deionized H2O, 1 M KCl and 0.01 M CaCl2. Concentrations of Cr (89–2...

This paper describes the importance of forest areas, their positive impact on the environment and on climate changes. It has been shown that the legal regulations had been brought since the distant past order to protect forest areas which can be seen through a chronological overview of the current lаws related to the forests and review of the curre...

Translocation of elements from soil to plant has a major impact on the growing plants and on their quality in any agricultural field. In this study, soil samples were collected from agricultural area Radmilovac, Serbia during grapevine season in 2013. Bioavailable elements from soil to plant (grapevine) were isolated by five different extractants:...

Шуме доприносе производњи кисеоника, апсорбују угљен диоксид, умањују буку, заустављају честице прашине и пепела. Такође утичу на пречишћавање атмосферске воде, штите од штетног дејства ветра, доприносе повећању пољопривредних производа. Позитивно утичу и на климу, ублажавају дејство штетних гасова. Поред свих ових позитивних страна шумских површин...