Everyone knows that agriculture is vital for feeding and clothing people and supplying raw materials for industry, and its importance will remain. However, intensifying agriculture leads to issues like pollution, residues, and animal welfare problems. These issues are why unconventional livestock production is becoming more common. For instan...

By Milena Milojević, Suzana Knežević, Maja Došenović Marinković, Goran Stanišić

 The dairy industry produces wastewater at all stages of the production process, from primary processing and separation of milk to production, packaging, and distribution of final products. Depending on the type of product, the stage of production, and the size of the production, the resulting wastewater mainly consists of residues of milk, mi...

By Ljiljana Tanasić, Suzana Knežević, Milena Milojević, Maja Došenović Marinković, Biljana Delić Vujanović

 In the Republic of Serbia, large quantities of animal waste are generated that are not managed adequately. A particular category of this waste is slaughterhouse waste, which has significant potential to be used for energy purposes. Most slaughterhouses and private farms are forced to independently resolve the issue of disposing of slaughterho...

By Suzana Knežević, Milena Milojević, Maja Došenović Marinković, Ljiljana Tanasić

 The schools with their own water supply sources, such as wells, had higher nitrate concentrations compared to those connected to public water supply systems. The retrospective ten-year analysis of nitrate concentrations trend in water samples from private water supply systems (wells) in rural schools of the Mačva district using database of th...

By Bojan Damnjanović, Marijana Srećković, Milica Živković, Ana Vasić, Gordana Jovanović, Ljiljana Tanasić

 Composting is defined as the decomposition of wet, solid organic matter using aerobic microorganisms under controlled conditions. As a product, a useful material is obtained, similar to humus, which does not have an unpleasant smell and can be used as a soil conditioning agent or as a fertilizer. The main goals of composting different organic...

By Ivan Stojković, Milica Karanac, Vladimir Pavićević

 Is Global Merchandise Trade Heading Towards Sustainability? In recent decades, there has been an unprecedented increase in global trade volumes, world exports, and GDP ratio, bringing progress that has positively impacted billions of people in numerous countries. However, the sustainability of these developments in terms of the environment, e...

By László Erdey, Veronika Fenyves, Ádám Márkus

 Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) are a group of photosynthetic procaryotes investigated as an exceptional source of novel and bioactive compounds, while some species are used in aquaculture, agriculture, food and feed, etc. Recently, these microorganisms have been intensively studied to develop biocrusts, with the aim of stabilizing the soil ...

By Dajana Blagojević, Petar Davidović, Jovana Panajotović, Jelica Simeunović

 Invasive plant species pose a significant global biodiversity challenge due to their rapid spread and competition with native species, necessitating effective conservation strategies to mitigate their impact. A floristic survey in the "Vlasina" protected area (An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Serbia) identified six highly invasive pla...

By Filip Grbović, Snežana Branković, Nevena Petrović

 This scientific work aims to evaluate the life cycle of biodiesel, using the method of environmental impact and sustainability analysis. Biodiesel is a biofuel obtained by processing vegetable oils or animal fats, which can be used as a substitute for conventional diesel, due to its renewable nature and lower impact on greenhouse gas emission...

By Ivan J. Stojković, Miljana Krstić, Ana Veličković, Jelena Avramović, Vlada Veljković

 The global trend is towards increasing the fraction of energy supply from renewable sources. Governments, corporate organizations and international agencies all over the world are collaborating towards achieving affordable and sustainable energy supply. Using observation method and secondary data from literature, this study explored the feasi...

By Israel Dunmade