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ArticleToxics2026

Integrated Targeted and Suspect Screening Workflow for Identifying PFAS of Concern in Urban-Impacted Serbian Rivers.

Igor Antić, Maja Buljovčić, Richard E Cochran, Jelena Živančev, Marta Llorca, Marinella Farré, Dušan Rakić, Ralf Tautenhahn, Nataša Đurišić-Mladenović

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Article in Toxics, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Igor AntićUniversity of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technology Novi Sad, Bulevar cara Lazara 1, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0003-3246-5825
Maja BuljovčićUniversity of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technology Novi Sad, Bulevar cara Lazara 1, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0001-7462-5714
Richard E CochranThermo Fisher Scientific, Bannockburn, IL 60015, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0736-6529
Jelena ŽivančevUniversity of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technology Novi Sad, Bulevar cara Lazara 1, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
Marta LlorcaEnvironmental and Water Chemistry for Human Health (ONHEALTH), Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC), C/Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-6065-2129
Marinella FarréEnvironmental and Water Chemistry for Human Health (ONHEALTH), Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC), C/Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain.
Dušan RakićUniversity of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technology Novi Sad, Bulevar cara Lazara 1, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
Ralf TautenhahnThermo Fisher Scientific, San Jose, CA 95134, USA.
Nataša Đurišić-MladenovićUniversity of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technology Novi Sad, Bulevar cara Lazara 1, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0002-5203-6051

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European Commission-REA 101059867
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study presents the first comprehensive assessment of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in surface waters of northern Serbia (Middle Danube region), combining targeted analysis of 25 PFAS with high-resolution mass spectrometry suspect screening (SSA) at 12 settlement-adjacent sites on major rivers and part of the Danube-Tisa-Danube (DTD) canal network. The sum of 10 quantified PFAS showed pronounced spatial variability: the Great Bačka Canal (GBC) exhibited the highest mean and maximum values (18.4 ng/L and 52.6 ng/L, respectively); the Danube averaged 9.05 ng/L (2.92-22.2 ng/L); the Tisa averaged 10.5 ng/L (4.53-16.5 ng/L); and the Sava and Tamiš exhibited the lowest means (~5.4 ng/L each). In total, 19 of 24 sites exceeded the proposed EU group Environmental Quality Standard (EQS) of 4.4 ng/L, expressed as PFOA-equivalents, with exceedances of 5.4-20.2 ng/L; PFOS exceeded the 0.65 ng/L inland surface water annual average (AA) EQS in 17 samples. SSA expanded coverage beyond targets, revealing ultra-/short-chain PFAS and replacements, with TFA as the most abundant (337-1165 ng/L; mean 513 ng/L) and notable maxima for PFPrA (51.3 ng/L), ADONA (24.9 ng/L), and TFMS (11.2 ng/L). Compared with European freshwaters, the maximum obtained here lies in the lower-mid part of the reported range, consistent with short-chain perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCA) dominance and diffuse-source influences.

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high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS)per- and polyfluoroalkyl substancesrisk assessmentrisk-based prioritizationsuspect screeningtargeted analysis

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PMID41600628
PMCPMC12845660

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