WATER QUALITY OF SELECTED WATERCOURSES IN ZASAVJE
KAKOVOST VODE IZBRANIH VODOTOKOV V ZASAVJU
AUTHORS/AVTORJA
Lenart Štaut
Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Anton Melik Geographical Institute, Novi
trg 2, SI – 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
lenart.staut@zrc-sazu.si, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0095-3920
dr. Tajan Trobec
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts, Department of Geography, Aškerčeva cesta 2, SI – 1000 Ljubljana,
Slovenia
tajan.trobec@ff.uni-lj.si, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8784-4366
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3986/GV96102
UDC/UDK: 556.53:502(497.432)
COBISS: 1.01
ABSTRACT
Water quality of selected watercourses in Zasavje
Good surface water quality is one of the most important goals of sustainable water management, along
with sufficient quantity. This paper presents an analysis of water quality in the Medija, Trboveljščica
and Boben watercourses in Zasavje (central Slovenia), which are not included in regular water quali-
ty monitoring. Water quality was assessed on the basis of own field and laboratory analysis of selected
physico-chemical parameters. In the period 2020-2021, 9 cyclical samplings were carried out at 16 loca-
tions at different times of the year. It was found that the rivers Trboveljščica and Boben are significantly
polluted, while the river Medija is in a much better condition. In the headwaters, water pollution is rela-
tively low and mainly due to agricultural activities, which is also reflected in better water quality. In the
lower reaches, the Boben and Trboveljščica rivers in particular are subject to significant pollution from
industry and households, which are also the main sources of pollution.
KEY WORDS
watercourse pollution, surface water quality, physico-chemical water parameters, Boben, Medija,
Trboveljščica
IZVLEČEK
Kakovost vode izbranih vodotokov v Zasavju
Dobra kakovost površinskih voda je poleg njihovega ustreznega količinskega stanja eden ključnih ciljev
trajnostnega upravljanja z vodami. V prispevku je predstavljena analiza kakovosti vode na zasavskih vodo-
tokih Medija, Trboveljščica in Boben, ki niso vključeni v redni monitoring spremljanja kakovosti voda.
Kakovost vode smo ocenjevali na podlagi lastnih terenskih in laboratorijskih analiz izbranih fizikalno-
kemijskih parametrov. V obdobju 2020–2021 smo v različnih letnih časih izvedli 9 cikličnih vzorčenj
na 16 lokacijah. Izkazalo se je, da sta Trboveljščica in Boben onesnažena, medtem ko je Medija v bistve-
no boljšem stanju. V povirjih so obremenitve voda razmeroma majhne in večinoma pogojene s kmetijsko
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