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Persistent organic pollutants in soil samples from mountain beech forests across Europe
(Springer, 2023)
Background and Aims In the global distribution of
persistent organic pollutants (POPs) forests play a
key role due to the forest canopy efect. In this study,
mountain beech forests were selected to identify the
level ...
Definition, characteristics and state of the indicators of sustainable development in countries of Southeastern Europe
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, AMSTERDAM, 2009)
In order to define strategic and operational aims of sustainable development it is necessary to define the indicators of sustainable development. As a multi-dimensional phenomenon, Sustainable development has a goal to ...
Exploring the impact of transportation on heavy metal pollution: A comparative study of trains and cars
(Elsevier, 2023)
This study aimed to investigate the impact of road and rail traffic on the soil through the analysis
of the presence of heavy metals in soil samples collected next to a busy highway, local roads, and
next to an active ...
Technologies for remediation of polluted environments: between classic processes and the challenges of new approaches
(Springer, 2023)
The Holocene epoch in which we live is also the Anthropocene, which is an informal chronological term that extends into the Pleistocene epoch. Various scientific evidences shows human impact on environmental pollution dates ...
Connectivity of Geochemical Composition of Sediments and Soils in the Large Urban River Catchment
(Taylor and Francis, 2024)
This article aimed to identify sources and transport pathways of macro- and microelements in large urbanized rivers under significant anthropogenic pressure. To achieve the objective of this study, the geochemical ...
Energy security measurement - A sustainable approach
(PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, OXFORD, 2017)
The main objective of this paper is to define a new energy security indicator with the long-term sustainability and to test it in a sample of 28 European Union countries for the period 1990-2012, as well as to determine ...
The analysis of the renewable energy production sector in Serbia
(PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, OXFORD, 2010)
Producing energy from renewable sources in Serbia is in its initial phase, and therefore this paper points towards the basic assumptions, potentials and institutional framework for the development of this activity in Serbia. ...
Exploitation of geothermal energy as a priority of sustainable energetic development in Serbia
(PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, OXFORD, 2010)
The actual global economic crisis, including all other well-known problems of sustainable development, reflects the direction of development of all countries in the world. Serbia, as a European country in its early stage ...
Perspectives of sustainable development in countries of Southeastern Europe
(PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, OXFORD, 2009)
Countries of SE Europe are at very beginning of planning of their development in accordance with theoretical concept of sustainable development. Sustainable development is defined as the basic imperative and the only model ...
Case study: Economic index of energy security - monetization of all costs approach
(Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2013)
This chapter constitutes a novel economic approach of an energy securityassessment, which, besides indicated traditional energy indicators, includes monetizedvalues of environmental damage caused by energy exploitation. ...