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October 2007 - April 2012
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Karst terrains and their specific landforms, such as sinkholes and caves, have been thoroughly studied from the second half of the nineteenth century. However, karst genesis remains a puzzling issue to this day. The results of the recent studies of ocean floor and the results obtained by drilling deep oil boreholes have raised doubts about the exis...
The recharge of a karst aquifer, in terms of its quantity and spatial distribution, depends on various natural factors such as climate, topography, vegetation, soil, and geology. Selection of an adequate method for assessing recharge in karst is often a matter of dispute. Multi-parameter methods using Geographical information systems tools have rec...
The Skadar Lake basin is located in the south-eastern part of the classical Dinaric karst region (northern Mediterranean). This region is well known for its highly developed karst and the presence of all types of karstic features. In addition to the high degree of karstification, the advantage of Skadar Lake’s catchment area in terms of water resou...
Carbonate rocks (limestone and dolomite) cover over 60% of Montenegro. The high permeability of the karst aquifer is a consequence of a well-developed network of caves and conduits. Due to the extensive presence of karstified rocks, groundwater flow is often unpredictable, which has been shown many times through unexpected tracer test results. Gene...
The disposal of construction waste materials above the location of the village Podi was followed by the occurrence of a landslide which affected 3.5 ha and damaged 27 structures. In the course of legal proceedings initiated against the contractor, a question arose of whether the deposited material could have triggered the landslide. Response to thi...
The karst covers some 30% of the territory of former Yugoslavia and similarly Western Balkans countries and represent fully contrasted terrain. On one side there are dry hilly mountainous terrains with deep groundwater table and terrestrial ecosystems adapted to these circumstances while on another, in the foothills and along erosional bases are of...
The potential threat of a landfill projected on a high karst plateau in southwest Montenegro is investigated with respect to the subjacent nearby springs. The locality is called Duboki do. As the springs are used for drinking water supply this investigation is urgently needed. For the springs exist two hypotheses concerning their catchment area: I)...
Frequent landslides in the flysch zones along the Adriatic coast commonly develop on the contact between the sound flysch and Quaternary sediments. The reason for this is most often the increased pore pressure and degradation of material due to inadequately regulated surface and groundwater. A case of one such landslide in the south-western part of...
The Wadi Araba Basin is a desert area in which finding water represents a real challenge. One potential source for the abstraction of groundwater is a sandstone aquifer which is partly covered by alluvial sediments distributed along the Wadi Araba Valley. The study analyses the impacts of abstraction and climate changes on groundwater quantity. It...
Due to the importance of overall sustainable development, efficient energy management should be as significant as water resource management within every water supply system. The pressure reduction, as a measure for the decrease in losses, not only guarantees less leakage but also minimizes energy consumption. The relationship between energy consump...
Mareza Spring is used for the water supply of Podgorica (capital of Montenegro) since over 70years. It is located in the central part of Montenegro in the north-western part of Podgorica Valley.The recharge area and origin of groundwater of this karstic source are not known well. This isprimarily due to the fact that drainage divides in karst terra...
The Mareza karst aquifer is the most important drinking water resource for the water supply system of the City of Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro. This study presents the first assessment for the determination of the Mareza catchment area. Water chemistry and stable isotopic composition (δ18O and δ2H) of monthly precipitation samples (as input...
Stable isotope analysis can support identification of catchment areas and origin of water. An example from the Niksić area indicates the water origin of the karst spring Obošnica coming partially from the artificial lake Slano (Niksić polje) at time of sampling. The water origin of Mareza springs and Vranjske Njive spring can be excluded as coming...
The transboundary Cijevna River Basin shared between Albania and Montenegro has a surface area of 650 km2. It is extremely important for water management, especially in the country of Montenegro which is downstream. Due to the high permeability of both the karst and intergranular aquifers that exist in the basin, the River Cijevna sinks along the l...
The waters of Montenegro flow through the Adriatic Sea Basin and Danube River Basin. The main rivers within the Adriatic Sea Basin are the Morača, the Zeta, the Cijevna and the Bojana, and within the Danube River Basin, they are the Piva, the Tara, the Lim, the Ibar and the Ćehotina. The largest onshore surface water body is Lake Skadar, which is s...
A parametrization of heterogeneous karst aquifers represents one of the main challenges for hydrogeologist. The aim of this research was to design an easily applicable test that can be used for the assessment of groundwater flux (velocity) in highly permeable karst aquifers. The modified point dilution test (MPDT) is based on the constant-rate inje...
For the purposes of the waste disposal from the territory of the Herceg Novi municipality (Western Montenego), the landfill "Duboki do" is planned, located on the high karst plateau above the Boka bay. The altitude of the landfill location is about 1050 masl. Since the wider area is characterized by large amounts of rainfall (mean annual precipitat...
The Skadar Lake basin belongs to the Dinarides mountain chain, which is well-known for classical karst terrains. In this area, we find a variety of karst phenomenon, from minor landforms (karren) to large karst depressions (poljes) on the surface, as well as networks of various karst conduits and caves underground. Also, almost all hydrogeological...
Choosing optimal dam sites is a very complicated task due to the nature of karst and the insecurity of water storage often resulting in leakage from reservoirs. An appropriate project concept prior to exploration can significantly reduce the risks of water losses or at least minimize them to acceptable levels, while the absence or reduction of expl...
Locating zones of submarine or sublacustrine groundwater discharge often presents the most important part of a costal hydrogeological research. These zones are most commonly unobservable from the surface, so their determination requires complex research of large areas (the measurement of water temperature and salinity from craft vehicles, diving ex...
The recharge of a karst aquifer, in terms of its quantity and spatial distribution depends on various natural factors, such
as: climate, topography, vegetation, soil, geology etc. Selection of adequate method for assessing recharge in karst often
represents matter of dispute. Multi-parametermethods using GIS tools have been recently successfully de...
Discharge calculation by salt dilution method (Moor, 2004a) for surface and groundwater, we usually use on the unreliable terrain where we can't use classic method (velocity–area method). Salt dilution method used for calculation discharge of karstic spring Bolje Sestre. Injection point of the traser (solute NaCl) was borehole B-8 located about 30...
