Environmental change and quality of life

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Solutions are based on multidisciplinary integration and active participation in policy-making to ensure clean air, unpolluted drinking water, soil quality, quality of life and geothermal energy for subsistence food production.

We are using our knowledge and scientific knowledge to build a society where we use natural resources responsibly, sustainably and with the least possible impact on the environment. Our work is focused on defining and researching themes that contribute to understanding environmental change and on implementing preventive rather than curative action.

Strategic objectives

1. Developing principles of environmental forensics to comprehensively monitor the dynamics of substances in the environment (air, water, sediment, soil, urban media) from source to sink.

2. Participation in the preparation of strategic documents and activities in the field of environmental protection and the search for and sustainable use of water resources.

Activities

To achieve these two strategic objectives, we are implementing the following activities:

  • We are developing methods to characterise the natural background of selected parameters in soil and groundwater, including the identification of geogenic contaminants. 
  • We are developing identification and methods to monitor changes in the content and occurrence of inorganic and organic pollutants in all media. 
  • We study the impact of pollution on soil and groundwater conditions (chemical pollution, microbiological pollution). 
  • We develop research to study the consequences and remedy pollution and degradation by Remediation of soil/water/sediments, based on process research and developing monitoring methods. 
  • We are developing research to link geology with the medical profession to study the impact on public health.  
  • We are actively involved in the preparation of strategic documents on environmental protection and the sustainable use of water resources 
  • We are involved in official action protocols for expert advice on ecological disasters (from traffic, industry, etc.), and we plan preventive measures and predict potential impacts. 
  • We are stepping up research to find additional sources of groundwater.  
  • Monitor in the light of climate change and active anthropogenic activities changeWe monitor quantitative and qualitative trends in water resources.  

 

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Razstava na prostem, Gallusovo nabrežje, 27. avgust–28. september 2026

GeoZS ob svoji 80-letnici vabi na ogled razstave na prostem, ki bo od 27. avgusta do 28. septembra postavljena na Gallusovem nabrežju v Ljubljani.Razstava bo obiskovalcem predstavila sodobne metode in naprave za raziskovanje zemeljskega površja in podpovršja – od naprednih geofizikalnih meritev in daljinskega zaznavanja…

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International Scientific Conference SEGH 2026 in Ljubljana, 13-17 July 2026

The 41st International Scientific Conference on Environmental Geochemistry and Health - SEGH2026 will take place in Ljubljana from 13 to 17 July 2026. The conference will address a wide range of current global challenges in the field of environmental geochemistry and health. The main conference themes are: inorganic and organic pollutants in the geosphere, geochemistry...

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8th Regional Scientific Meeting on Quaternary Geology, Čatež ob Savi, 4-6 November 2026 

The 8th Regional Scientific Meeting for Quaternary Geology - 8th RMQG will take place in Čatež ob Sava from 4 to 6 November 2026. The theme of the meeting, »Early Quaternary Records«, will be the focus of invited lectures and excursions.The event is an excellent opportunity to exchange knowledge, ideas and to strengthen cooperation between researchers....

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