Climate change is expected to increase the extent and severity of wildfires throughout the boreal forest. Historically, black spruce (Picea mariana (Mill.) B.S.P.) forests in interior Alaska have been relatively free of non-native species, but the compounding effects of climate change and an altered fire regime could facilitate the expansion of non-native plants. We tested the effects of wildfi...

War in Croatia resulted with a significant release of contaminants into the environment as a result of the use of combat assets, mainly conventional, mostly aimed at civilian targets. The aim of the study was to investigate the concentration of metals and metalloids in the soils, water, plants (Taraxacum officinale), serum, urine and hair of the inhabitants in eastern Croatia. Overall results s...

The present paper studies the content of heavy metals: Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, Pb, Ni and Cd in the foliage of an indicator plant dandelion as collected from the lawns and parks of the Warsaw metroplitan area. The results suggest heavy accumulation of Fe, Zn, Pb and Cd as a consequence of the impact of traffic-born pollution. Keywords! dandelion, indicator plant, zinc, copper, iron, lead, cadmium, poll...

Zahvaljujući znanstvenim istraživanjima i dokazima koji govore u prilog tomu da su prehrana zdravlje usko povezani, potrošači se okreću skupini prehrambenih proizvoda koje nazivamo funkcionalnim, a kojoj pripadaju obogaćeni proizvodi. Tjestenina je popularna pogodna namirnica za obogaćivanje dodatkom različitih sastojaka. Cilj ovog rada bio pripremiti svježu tjesteninu, odnosno svježe široke re...