Publications by authors named "M Lucic"
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- This study investigates the impact of extreme weather events, particularly high temperatures, on the occurrence of acute otitis externa (AOE), a common ear condition leading to emergency room visits.
- Analysis of 1522 AOE-related visits from 2015 to 2018 revealed a significant increase in cases following high-temperature days, showing a relative risk increase one day after such events.
- The study also found that both low and high humidity levels reduced immediate AOE-related visits, while higher precipitation and wind speeds were linked to fewer cases over several days.
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- A study of sediment cores from Visovac Lake in Croatia analyzed changes in contaminants to understand human impacts on this protected area.
- It was found that agricultural runoff decreased after the 1991-1995 war, while pollution from the metal industry initially dropped due to the war but later resumed.
- The rise in tourism post-war brought new contaminants linked to transportation and oil, highlighting that tourist activities could pose a significant risk to the ecosystem.
This study incorporated hydrogeochemical facies, the entropy-weighted water quality index (EWQI), multivariate statistics, and probabilistic human exposure assessment to investigate hydrogeochemistry, analyze groundwater quality, and estimate potential risks to human health in a lithium-rich ore area (Jadar River basin, Serbia). The findings designated the Ca·Mg-HCO hydrogeochemical type as the predominant type of groundwater, in which rock weathering and evaporation control the major ion chemistry. Due to the weathering of a lithium-rich mineral (Jadarite), the lithium content in the groundwater was very high, up to 567 mg/L, with a median value of 4.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDue to rapid urbanization and industrial growth, groundwater globally is continuously deteriorating, posing significant health risks to humans. This study employed a comprehensive methodology to analyze groundwater in the Western Banat Plain (Serbia). Using Piper and Gibbs plots, hydrogeochemistry was assessed, while the entropy-weighted water quality index (EWQI) was used to evaluate groundwater quality.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this study, we investigated the levels of macro, minor, and trace elements in roasted ground and instant coffees (n = 56). We assessed dietary mineral intake and health risks associated with potentially toxic elements (PTEs) using deterministic and probabilistic approaches. The limits of detection (LOD) ranged from 0.
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