TY  - JOUR
AU  - Marić, Nenad
AU  - Štrbački, Jana
AU  - Mrazovac Kurilić, Sanja
AU  - Beškoski, Vladimir
AU  - Nikić, Zoran
AU  - Ignjatović, Snežana
AU  - Malbašić, Jovana
PY  - 2020
UR  - https://cherry.chem.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4012
AB  - Aquifer contamination by petroleum hydrocarbons leads to measurable changes of groundwater hydrochemistry, primarily due to the microbiological activity. This study analyzes this phenomenon at an historical kerosene-contaminated site in Vitanovac (central Serbia). Due to the long-term hydrocarbon contamination and exposure to aerobic and anaerobic biodegradation mechanisms, the lowest concentrations of O2, NO3−, and SO42− (electron acceptors) and the highest concentrations of Mn and Fe (products of microbial metabolic activity) overlap. The terminal redox-accepting processes in groundwater ranged from oxygen reduction to sulfate reduction. The most anoxic processes were registered in piezometers closest to the source of contamination, as was also confirmed by the redox potential (Eh) measurements. High electrical conductivity values and the highest TOC, SiO2, and Al concentrations also overlap in the contaminated zone close to the source of contamination. Scanning electron microscopy study of quartz grains from the zone undergoing the impact of biodegradation confirmed the occurrence of weathering microscale processes on mineral surfaces. Taking all these factors together, it seems reasonable to assume that microbiological activity has caused the enhanced weathering of silicate minerals.
PB  - Springer
T2  - Environmental Geochemistry and Health
T1  - Hydrochemistry of groundwater contaminated by petroleum hydrocarbons: the impact of biodegradation (Vitanovac, Serbia)
VL  - 42
IS  - 7
SP  - 1921
EP  - 1935
DO  - 10.1007/s10653-019-00462-9
ER  - 

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author = "Marić, Nenad and Štrbački, Jana and Mrazovac Kurilić, Sanja and Beškoski, Vladimir and Nikić, Zoran and Ignjatović, Snežana and Malbašić, Jovana",
year = "2020",
abstract = "Aquifer contamination by petroleum hydrocarbons leads to measurable changes of groundwater hydrochemistry, primarily due to the microbiological activity. This study analyzes this phenomenon at an historical kerosene-contaminated site in Vitanovac (central Serbia). Due to the long-term hydrocarbon contamination and exposure to aerobic and anaerobic biodegradation mechanisms, the lowest concentrations of O2, NO3−, and SO42− (electron acceptors) and the highest concentrations of Mn and Fe (products of microbial metabolic activity) overlap. The terminal redox-accepting processes in groundwater ranged from oxygen reduction to sulfate reduction. The most anoxic processes were registered in piezometers closest to the source of contamination, as was also confirmed by the redox potential (Eh) measurements. High electrical conductivity values and the highest TOC, SiO2, and Al concentrations also overlap in the contaminated zone close to the source of contamination. Scanning electron microscopy study of quartz grains from the zone undergoing the impact of biodegradation confirmed the occurrence of weathering microscale processes on mineral surfaces. Taking all these factors together, it seems reasonable to assume that microbiological activity has caused the enhanced weathering of silicate minerals.",
publisher = "Springer",
journal = "Environmental Geochemistry and Health",
title = "Hydrochemistry of groundwater contaminated by petroleum hydrocarbons: the impact of biodegradation (Vitanovac, Serbia)",
volume = "42",
number = "7",
pages = "1921-1935",
doi = "10.1007/s10653-019-00462-9"
}

Marić, N., Štrbački, J., Mrazovac Kurilić, S., Beškoski, V., Nikić, Z., Ignjatović, S.,& Malbašić, J.. (2020). Hydrochemistry of groundwater contaminated by petroleum hydrocarbons: the impact of biodegradation (Vitanovac, Serbia). in Environmental Geochemistry and Health
Springer., 42(7), 1921-1935.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-019-00462-9

Marić N, Štrbački J, Mrazovac Kurilić S, Beškoski V, Nikić Z, Ignjatović S, Malbašić J. Hydrochemistry of groundwater contaminated by petroleum hydrocarbons: the impact of biodegradation (Vitanovac, Serbia). in Environmental Geochemistry and Health. 2020;42(7):1921-1935.
doi:10.1007/s10653-019-00462-9 .

Marić, Nenad, Štrbački, Jana, Mrazovac Kurilić, Sanja, Beškoski, Vladimir, Nikić, Zoran, Ignjatović, Snežana, Malbašić, Jovana, "Hydrochemistry of groundwater contaminated by petroleum hydrocarbons: the impact of biodegradation (Vitanovac, Serbia)" in Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 42, no. 7 (2020):1921-1935,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-019-00462-9 . .