PhD research of Špela Bavec is a comprehensive and detailed geochemical study of urban materials in our oldest mining town (Idrija). The studied area represents a specific example of the urban environment which is due to 500-year mining extremely polluted. The systematic study of soils, sediments and household dust were directed in determining the content and spatial distribution of mercury and other metals in these materials. Chemical species of mercury, water-soluble and gastro bio-available concentrations of mercury were determined, which is a novelty in research in Idrija. Urban materials in Idrija are heavily loaded with mercury, which is present in a form that can be migrated into deeper parts of the soil or groundwater and may cause potential negative consequences for the local population. The determination of the water-soluble and gastro bio-available of mercury in these materials is an important and useful information for understanding the extremely high concentration of total mercury in this area. Doctoral thesis represents an important contribution to the development of scientific knowledge on the geochemical processes in the urban environment of Idrija, which is heavily polluted with mercury.
D.09 Tutoring for postgraduate students
COBISS.SI-ID: 1181022Doc. dr. Mateja Gosar is editor in chief and dr. Mihael Brenčič is editorial board member of the of scientific periodical journal Geologija. Geologija is a central Slovenian scientific journal with a 60 year history and tradition. It has an international advisory board. Slovenian and foreign authors publish in Geologija. Contributions cover the fields of geological mapping, stratigraphy, paleontology, mineralogy, mineral deposits, hydrogeology, environment protection, geochemistry, geohazards, seismology, geoinformatics and related activities. In 2015 Geologija was included in Scopus database, which is an important success.
C.05 Editorial board of a national magazine
Geologia Croatica is a scientific journal of the Croatian Geological Survey and the Croatian Geological Society, dealing with all aspects of Earth sciences, with emphasis on the Dinarides, the Adriatic/Mediterranean region, Pannonian Basin and/or karst issues. It is published three times per year in English and is highly respected in the international scientific community.
C.04 Editorial board of an international magazine
COBISS.SI-ID: 32827393The Waters act transfered the responsibility of water bodies protection used for abstraction or for public drinking water supply to the government of RS. As a basis for the acceptance of the water protection area, the existing water protection areas must be adapted through the expert assessment, or a new one must be prepared, in accordance with the Rules on criteria for determining the water protection area. The purpose of the multiannual program is to acquire the professional basis of water protection areas that are in accordance with the "Rules".
F.17 Transfer of existing technologies, know-how, methods and procedures into practice
COBISS.SI-ID: 2518613During the implementation of the programme we participated in the preparation of the Water Management Plan in the Republic of Slovenia for the Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning. The plan covers the integrated management of surface waters and groundwaters in Slovenia, from assessing the chemical and quantitative condition, to proposing measures for the improvement of the state of water bodies for which there is a risk that they will not achieve a good chemical or quantitative status by 2020. In the framework of the Water Management Plan we covered the problem groundwaters. We have improved the methodology and estimation of available and recoverable quantities of groundwater by individual bodies of groundwater, and continued with the definition of prohibitions, conditions and restrictions on water use for heat pumps and thermal water, upgraded the analysis of burdens and impacts, as well as extended the knowledge of ecosystems dependent on the groundwater condition. We have prepared steps to improve the quantity and quality of groundwater.
F.24 Improvements to existing system-wide, normative and programme solutions, and methods
COBISS.SI-ID: 2347605