Perspective of remediation of polluted karst areas
Principal Investigator at ZRC SAZU
Jure Tičar, PhD-
Original Title
Perspektiva remediacije onesnaženih kraških območij
Project Team
Matej Lipar, PhD, Astrid Švara, PhD, Matija Zorn, PhD-
Project ID
BI-US/22-24-108
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Duration
1 July 2022–30 June 2024 -
SICRIS
SICRIS -
Financial Source
ARIS - Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency
Partners
National Cave and Karst Research Institute (ZDA)
Principal Investigator in Partner Country
Dr. George Veni
Collaborators in Partner Country
Dr. Issam Bou Jaoude, Devra Heyer, Dr. Dan Jones, Dr. Lewis Land
The bilateral project will contribute to knowledge transfer and exchange in the field of pollution of underground karst aquifers and provide an overview of existing examples of good practice. An important contribution of the project will be the comparison of methods and technologies for detecting pollution of karst areas. In addition, the project will contribute to the exchange of knowledge on communication of science between different stakeholders and to the preparation of further joint project activities.
Photo: Illegal waste disposal site in the Nuca Cave (Reg. No. 133) on the outskirts of Lož karst polje (photo: Matej Zalokar, 2019).