Publications by authors named "Bozidar Kurtovic"
Article Synopsis
- - A study assessed the presence and distribution of 43 pharmaceutical compounds (PhACs) in the Sava River (Croatia) focusing on their potential to bioaccumulate in fish and the environmental risks associated with this.
- - Utilizing a specific LC-MS/MS method, researchers found that PhAC residues varied significantly between water and fish samples, with major antibiotics rising in prevalence near wastewater discharge areas, while upstream, psychostimulants and opioids were common.
- - The study highlighted varying bioconcentration factors (BCFs) of PhACs in different fish tissues, with some compounds showing moderate to moderately high BCFs, indicating their significance for environmental risk assessments, particularly with the influence of biotransformation processes.
The assessment of general condition of fish in the moderately contaminated aquatic environment was performed on the European chub (Squalius cephalus) caught in September 2009 in the Sutla River in Croatia. Although increases of the contaminants in this river (trace and macro elements, bacteria), as well as physico-chemical changes (decreased oxygen saturation, increased conductivity), were still within the environmentally acceptable limits, their concurrent presence in the river water possibly could have induced stress in aquatic organisms. Several biometric parameters, metallothionein (MT), and total cytosolic protein concentrations in chub liver and gills were determined as indicators of chub condition.
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