Open AccessGroundwater quality assessment of protected aquatic eco-systems in cross-border areas of Serbia and Croatia
Author(s) -
Boris Obrovski,
Ivana Mihajlović,
Mirjana Vojinović-Miloradov,
Maja Sremački,
Ivan Špánik,
Maja Petrović
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of the serbian chemical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.227
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1820-7421
pISSN - 0352-5139
DOI - 10.2298/jsc210923107o
Subject(s) - groundwater , environmental science , wetland , pollution , water quality , nonpoint source pollution , water resource management , groundwater pollution , agriculture , hydrology (agriculture) , environmental engineering , geography , ecology , aquifer , engineering , geotechnical engineering , archaeology , biology
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 highquality groundwater management in selected protected areas with the aim of minimizing environmental pollution.