Pantelić Gordana
The investigations of quality of vegetable oil delivered as 'Humanitarian aid'
Institute of Food Technology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, Belgrade-Zemun (1,2,3)
Institute of Plant Protection and Food Products, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, Belgrade-Zemun (4)
Institute of Occupational and Radiological Health “Dr Dragomir Krajović”, Belgrade (5,6)
The result of examination of oil of unknown origin from the crisis territory as follows: the examined oil has qualities permissible for human nutrition. The examination of contained quantity of contaminants and heavy metals showed that ingredients were not higher than values prescribed by the Statute, except for lead. It is on the upper limit. Contents of radionuclides range within the limits of average values. The quantity is not dangerous for human food.
Determination of uranium contents in the soils
Institute of Food Technology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Belgrade-Zemun (1)
Institute of Occupational and Radiological Health “Dr Dragomir Krajović”, Belgrade (2,3)
The usage of depleted uranium munitions was only indirectly forbidden (by General convention which is against environmental pollution) up to its mass application in the last decade of XX century (Iraq, Bosnia, Yugoslavia). The United Nations are on the good way of putting the depleted uranium to the list of forbidden weapons.
