Funder: EU/WWF Adria

Project leaders:
Dr. Maja Raković, Senior Research Associate of the Department of Hydroecology and Water Protection, IBISS
Aleksandar Vlajić, Head of the organization GRES (Group for the Development of Environmental Awareness)

Period: 2023-2025

Team members from IBISS:
Dr. Momir Paunović, Department of Hydroecology and Water Protection, IBISS
Dr. Jelena Stanković, Department of Hydroecology and Water Protection, IBISS
Dr. Nataša Popović, Department of Hydroecology and Water Protection, IBISS
Dr. Stoimir Kolarević, Department of Hydroecology and Water Protection, IBISS
Dr. Margareta Kračun Kolarević, Department of Hydroecology and Water Protection, IBISS
Dr. Jelena Đuknić, Department of Hydroecology and Water Protection, IBISS
Dr. Ana Atanacković, Department of Hydroecology and Water Protection, IBISS
Dr. Jelena Tomović, Department of Hydroecology and Water Protection, IBISS
Dr. Bojana Tubić, Department of Hydroecology and Water Protection, IBISS
Dr. Nikola Marinković, Department of Hydroecology and Water Protection, IBISS
Dr. Stefan Anđus, Department of Hydroecology and Water Protection, IBISS
Dr. Jelena Čanak Atlagić, Department of Hydroecology and Water Protection, IBISS
Dr. Vesna Đikanović, Department of Hydroecology and Water Protection, IBISS
Dr. Katarina Jovičić, Department of Hydroecology and Water Protection, IBISS

Abstract

As part of the WWWF Adriatic Call "ACTIONS OF SERBIA IN THE FIELD OF THE ENVIRONMENT, NATURE AND CLIMATE - SAFE NATURE AND CLIMATE", the project "Microplastics in aquatic ecosystems of Serbia - monitoring and legal framework" was funded. The project is carried out jointly by the Group for the Development of Environmental Awareness GRES and researchers from the Department of Hydroecology and Water Protection, IBISS. The project foresees the development of a relational database on the previous results of detection, quantification and categorization of microplastic particles in aquatic ecosystems in the Republic of Serbia, a proposal for the development of a monitoring plan and the establishment of a microplastics Center at IBISS. The project aims to influence national and local decision-makers and water resource managers to adopt solutions for legislation and monitoring of the presence of microplastics in aquatic ecosystems. Raise awareness among citizens about the proper management of plastic waste and the risks that the presence of microplastics in water poses to the environment and public health.