Groundwater quality assessment of protected aquatic eco-systems in cross-border areas of Serbia and Croatia(Article)(Open Access)
[ПРOЦEНA КВAЛИTETA ПОДЗЕМНИХ ВOДА ЗАШТИЋЕНИХ АКВАТИЧНИХ МОЧ-ВАРНИХ EКOСИСTEMA У ПРEКOГРAНИЧНИM ПOДРУЧJИMA СРБИJE И ХРВATСКE]
- aUniversity of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Department of Environmental Engineering and Occupational Safety and Health, Trg Dositeja Obradovica 6, Novi Sad, 21000, Serbia
- bInstitute of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, STU, Radlinského 9, Bratislava, 81237, Slovakia
Abstract
Research results define basis for specific monitoring programs of groundwater quality in wetland eco-systems in Serbia and Croatia. The main purpose of the research was to determine the impact of nonpoint diffuse source pollution on the groundwater quality, as well as seasonal variations on the concentration levels of selected physicochemical parameters. Statistical analyses, PCA, HCA, ANOVA and t-test, encompass 18 monitored parameters in groundwater. Statistical data indicated that protected area in Serbia has a significantly higher load of pollution from agricultural activities compared to Wetlands Tompojevci. The highest load in groundwater was detected from total nitrogen, ammonia and nitrogen anions, indicating contamination of groundwater by nitrogen-based fertilizers. The results obtained within the two-year seasonal monitoring program, from 2018 to 2020, are highly essential for achieving a comprehensive database that could be used as platform for high-quality groundwater management in selected protected areas with the aim of minimizing environmental pollution. © 2022 Serbian Chemical Society. All rights reserved.
Funding details
| Funding sponsor | Funding number | Acronym |
|---|---|---|
| Ministarstvo Prosvete, Nauke i Tehnološkog Razvoja | 337-00-107/ /2019-09/16,451-03-68/2020-14/200156 | MPNTR |
| Agentúra na Podporu Výskumu a Vývoja | APVV-19-0149,SK-SRB-18-0020 | APVV |
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Acknowledgments. The authors acknowledge for the funding provided by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Republic of Serbia, through the project no. 451-03-68/2020-14/200156: “Innovative scientific and artistic research from the FTS domain”, Interreg IPA CBC Croatia–Serbia Project „Active sensor monitoring Network and environmental evaluation for protection and wiSe use of wetlands and other surface waters“ AF_HR-RS135_SeNs_Wetlands, the Bilateral project funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia (contract no. 337-00-107/ /2019-09/16), Slovak Research and Development Agency under contract SK-SRB-18-0020 and the Slovak Research and Development Agency under Contract No. APVV-19-0149.
- ISSN: 03525139
- CODEN: JSCSE
- Source Type: Journal
- Original language: English
- DOI: 10.2298/JSC210923107O
- Document Type: Article
- Publisher: Serbian Chemical Society
Mihajlović, I.J.; University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Department of Environmental Engineering and Occupational Safety and Health, Trg Dositeja Obradovica 6, Novi Sad, Serbia;
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