New Technologies, Development and Application IV, 2021
The consumption of mushrooms have a long tradition in some countries for their therapeutic proper... more The consumption of mushrooms have a long tradition in some countries for their therapeutic properties, for example to prevent hypertension, hypercholesterolemia and cancer. In general, mushrooms are low in energy and fat but high in protein, carbohydrate and dietary fibres, vitamins and minerals. Ten heavy metals: As, Cd, Pb, Zn, Co, Cu, Ni, Fe, Cr and Se in different wild edible mushroom species (Macrolepiota procera, Agaricus campester, Amanita caesarea, Boletus edulis, Lycoperdon pyriforme, Agaricus urinascens) collected from western Bosnia were examined by flame atomic absorption spectroscopy (F-AAS) after lyophilisation and microwave digestion. All element concentrations were determined on a dry weight basis. The ranges of element concentrations for As, Cd,
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2016
This is the first study, 10 years after the war activities, to report about the content of heavy ... more This is the first study, 10 years after the war activities, to report about the content of heavy metals and metalloids, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) found in samples of soils from selected playgrounds in Sarajevo. Due to the fact that children are in direct contact with surface soils, it has been recommended that children's playgrounds should be given special consideration in this respect. Basic properties (pH in H 2 O, pH in 1 mol dm −3 KCl, humus, and CaCO 3) of the examined soils were determined. Samples for the determination of heavy metals and metalloids were prepared by microwave-assisted acid digestion and determined by using an inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer. Fluorine was determined potentiometrically. Gas chromatography with mass spectrometry was used for determination of PAHs and PCBs. Determined contents (mg kg −
New Technologies, Development and Application IV, 2021
idaea, Prunus domestica, Foeniculum vulgare bought from bosnian market were determined by using a... more idaea, Prunus domestica, Foeniculum vulgare bought from bosnian market were determined by using a flame atomic absorption spectrophotometry (F-AAS). The study results showed that the contents of the most toxic heavy metals Cd and As were <0,001 mg/L in all investigated plant samples. Other heavy metals were detected in analyzed plant material. The values of heavy metal accumulation in edible plants were used to calculate the estimated daily intake of metals (EDI), target hazard quotients (THQ) and hazard index (HI). The THQ was lower than 1 for all age groups, indicating that it was still safe for the general population of Sarajevo to consume edible plants, fruits and vegetables offered in market places.
In order to make chemical characterization of two Origanum vulgare L. subspecies in Montenegro, t... more In order to make chemical characterization of two Origanum vulgare L. subspecies in Montenegro, the essential oils of five wild growing populations were analyzed. Among 67 oil constituents, in O. vulgare subsp. hirtum dominant one was oxygenated monoterpene carvacrol (74.3%), while in O. vulgare subsp. vulgare prevailed sesquiterpene hydrocarbons: germacrene D (15.4–27.9%) and β-caryophyllene (7.7–14.6%), and among oxygenated monoterpenes: α- terpineol (4.8–17.8%), linalyl acetate (0.5–9.6%), linalool (3.0–8.8%), thymol (0.2–8.3), terpinene 4-ol (1.5–8.3%). Several of the main essential oil constituents appeared to be highly intercorrelated. Strong positive correlations (r > 0.70; P < 0.01) were observed between α-terpineol and linalyl acetate, α-terpineol and thymol, linalyl acetate and thymol, γ-terpenene and carvacrol, ( E)-β-ocimene and β-bisabolene, while strong negative correlations (r < −0.70; P < 0.01) were evidenced between γ-terpenene and β-caryophyllene, γ-ter...
New Technologies, Development and Application IV, 2021
The consumption of mushrooms have a long tradition in some countries for their therapeutic proper... more The consumption of mushrooms have a long tradition in some countries for their therapeutic properties, for example to prevent hypertension, hypercholesterolemia and cancer. In general, mushrooms are low in energy and fat but high in protein, carbohydrate and dietary fibres, vitamins and minerals. Ten heavy metals: As, Cd, Pb, Zn, Co, Cu, Ni, Fe, Cr and Se in different wild edible mushroom species (Macrolepiota procera, Agaricus campester, Amanita caesarea, Boletus edulis, Lycoperdon pyriforme, Agaricus urinascens) collected from western Bosnia were examined by flame atomic absorption spectroscopy (F-AAS) after lyophilisation and microwave digestion. All element concentrations were determined on a dry weight basis. The ranges of element concentrations for As, Cd,
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2016
This is the first study, 10 years after the war activities, to report about the content of heavy ... more This is the first study, 10 years after the war activities, to report about the content of heavy metals and metalloids, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) found in samples of soils from selected playgrounds in Sarajevo. Due to the fact that children are in direct contact with surface soils, it has been recommended that children's playgrounds should be given special consideration in this respect. Basic properties (pH in H 2 O, pH in 1 mol dm −3 KCl, humus, and CaCO 3) of the examined soils were determined. Samples for the determination of heavy metals and metalloids were prepared by microwave-assisted acid digestion and determined by using an inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer. Fluorine was determined potentiometrically. Gas chromatography with mass spectrometry was used for determination of PAHs and PCBs. Determined contents (mg kg −
New Technologies, Development and Application IV, 2021
idaea, Prunus domestica, Foeniculum vulgare bought from bosnian market were determined by using a... more idaea, Prunus domestica, Foeniculum vulgare bought from bosnian market were determined by using a flame atomic absorption spectrophotometry (F-AAS). The study results showed that the contents of the most toxic heavy metals Cd and As were <0,001 mg/L in all investigated plant samples. Other heavy metals were detected in analyzed plant material. The values of heavy metal accumulation in edible plants were used to calculate the estimated daily intake of metals (EDI), target hazard quotients (THQ) and hazard index (HI). The THQ was lower than 1 for all age groups, indicating that it was still safe for the general population of Sarajevo to consume edible plants, fruits and vegetables offered in market places.
In order to make chemical characterization of two Origanum vulgare L. subspecies in Montenegro, t... more In order to make chemical characterization of two Origanum vulgare L. subspecies in Montenegro, the essential oils of five wild growing populations were analyzed. Among 67 oil constituents, in O. vulgare subsp. hirtum dominant one was oxygenated monoterpene carvacrol (74.3%), while in O. vulgare subsp. vulgare prevailed sesquiterpene hydrocarbons: germacrene D (15.4–27.9%) and β-caryophyllene (7.7–14.6%), and among oxygenated monoterpenes: α- terpineol (4.8–17.8%), linalyl acetate (0.5–9.6%), linalool (3.0–8.8%), thymol (0.2–8.3), terpinene 4-ol (1.5–8.3%). Several of the main essential oil constituents appeared to be highly intercorrelated. Strong positive correlations (r > 0.70; P < 0.01) were observed between α-terpineol and linalyl acetate, α-terpineol and thymol, linalyl acetate and thymol, γ-terpenene and carvacrol, ( E)-β-ocimene and β-bisabolene, while strong negative correlations (r < −0.70; P < 0.01) were evidenced between γ-terpenene and β-caryophyllene, γ-ter...
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