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The main objective of the project is to establish a warning system to monitor and control potential impacts of military training sites on groundwater or drinking water sources. The warning system will include the monitoring of relevant chemical, bacteriological and isotopic parameters to a real-time assessment of the potential impact of military training sites on the groundwater system and thus on drinking water sources. The monitoring will consist of two components: continuous monitoring of selected physico-chemical parameters and detailed monitoring of parameters that could be affected by military activities in the area of the aquifer. Detailed monitoring involves monitoring a wider range of parameters that could be characteristic of emissions from military activities or facilities. Indicator parameters that are primarily characteristic of military activities are identified. Based on the experience gained, the warning system for detecting the impact of military activities on groundwater will be optimised. 

Overall project objectives: 

• improve the understanding of contaminant transport in karst aquifers; 

• analysis of the mobility of heavy metals from soil to water; 

• identify differences in the characteristics of contaminant transport depending on the type of contaminant, the route of uptake and the mode of transport through the karst aquifer; 

• establish general guidelines for planning the system for monitoring the quality of karst water resources; 

• establish a warning system to detect the impact of military activities on groundwater. 

Specific project objectives: 

• identify of the main sources of pollution resulting from military activities and their indicators; 

• update knowledge of water flow directions and characteristics; 

• quantify the contamination of aquifers by potential sources of pollution from military activities; 

• establish a baseline for a monitoring programme in the relevant karst aquifer; 

• complete the risk analysis for the Poček and Baček military training sites, which was carried out in the past. 

 
 Other project partners 

• National Institute of Chemistry; 

• National Institute of Biology; 

• Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts centre; 

• Microbium, advanced technologies, d.o.o.