Serbia has a large number of various and for the application convenient mineral and spring waters for using. It is wide base that makes possible to develop practically everything that is abroad known for the application and perspectively possible. Serbia has well developed bottle industry of high quality mineral waters. Present and future seek, and Serbia has great chances to develop a new program production the world highest quality oligomineral waters, with the exclusive chemical composition, ecological safety and origin, suitable for everyday use drink and making food. In that aspect have been finished first completely new experiments and obtained the world significant first results, that are promising new program of production food naturally enriched with essential microelements in the most suitable chemical form for physiology of nutrition. The main aim in research theory and particularly practical application of marketing concept in increment sale of the mineral waters, is to analyze them in details and to use them as the basis for the suggestion of the appropriate measures and activities to help the manufacturer of the mineral waters, to incorporate the marketing concept as the way of business organizational and business strategy.

This paper presents hydrological parameters relevant for defining of water balance and water protection in the territory of the republic of Serbia. the parameters are taken from the Master Plan of the Republic of Serbia (2009) in which data processing was performed for 143 hydrological stations, 437 precipitation and 56 climate stations of the Republic Hydrometeorological Service of Serbia for the period 1946-2006. Data for pluviograph stations are taken from scientific and research base for the implementation of the VIS, where data processing was carried out for 30 pluviograph stations for the period from the beginning of the operation until 2008. For the purposes of making the Strategy for Water Use in Serbia, spatial interpolation of all relevant parameters respecting the altitude was carried out. The relevant parameters are presented in the form of GIS maps of isolines.

In the 21 century drinking water of acceptable quality should be available to every person. Numerous investigations are on-going worldwide around the world, to develop innovative and cost attractive approaches for production of high quality drinking water. To allow application of new treatment technology in practice, pilot testing under field conditions are required. Groundwater used for drinking water productions in the Subotica municipalities (Serbia) contains elevated concentrations of arsenic, iron and ammonia, and therefore provided a good basis for continuation of research of UNESCO-IHE, the Netherlands Institute for Water Education, that has been developing innovative water treatment technologies specifically in the field of groundwater treatment and specifically arsenic removal. Objective of this project presented in this paper were to test under field conditions IHE ADART, the innovative adsorptive arsenic removal technology. The pilot project has demonstrated that in addition to conventional approach based on coagulation and break-point chlorination, there is and alternative treatment approach based on biological ammonia removal and adsorptive removal of arsenic that could be economically and ecologically attractive.

The paper presents the results of laboratory research and application of continuous electro-coagulation and electro-flotation (ECEF) to remove natural organic matter (NOM) from groundwater in the treatment of drinking water. The highest NOM removal efficiency for current density of 5.78 mA/ cm square according to UV254 absorbance and dissolved organic matter (DOC) was 77% and 71% respectively. The specific energy and aluminum electrode consumption was 2.01 kWh/cubic m, 80 g Al/cubic m, respectively.

The aim of this paper is the investigation of natural materials that could be effectively used as a sorbent in the process of removing heavy metals from water. Interests are focused on the group to organic sorbents: natural wool fibres. The sorption experiments were conducted with lead, cadmium and zinc dissolved in distilled water, and then used as an example of heavy metal contaminated water and river water. Studies were performed in group sorption system. Possible use of natural fiber wool to remove heavy metals from water was determined by measurement of lead, cadmium and zinc before and after the sorption process. Analytical methods used for the determination of lead, cadmium and zinc in water by potentiometric stripping analysis. It was concluded that the sorption process mainly affect sorbent mass.

This study investigates the effect of low molecular weight carboxylic acid on degradation of textile dye C.I. Reactive Orange 16 (RO16), in function of initial pH, using Ultra Violet light and H2O2. Experiments were performed in photoreactor with UVC lamps in stationary conditions. Results shows that carboxylic acids have inhibitory effect on degradation process of dye. With increasing concentration of dye inhibitory effect grows. Inhibitory effect of acid are higher on pH values of solution higher than pKa acids, because than in solution acids appear almost entirely in the form of anion. The highest inhibitory effect shows formates, smaller propanoates, and the smallest acetates. UV/H2O2 process is very effective for removal of organic pollutants, but the efficiency of this process was significantly lower in the presence of lower carboxylic acids.

Microthrix parvicella is dilamentous bacterium common present in the activated sludge on the plants with biological nutrient removal. Microthrix parvicella is described as a bacterium which present in a large numbers, has an extremely negative impact on the sludge settling, and its considered as the primary cause of bulking sludge on the WWTP-s with biological nutrient removal. Also, this bacterium considered as the primary foam-forming microorganisms in activated sludge, because those hydrophobic cells stabilized air bubbles or affected by the oil droplets in foam. Although there are numerous data regarding the growth of certain filamentous bacteria, as well as their impact on the waste waters treatment and deposition of sludge, they are often vague, and not always in clear correlation, especially when comparing data from different plants. The aim of this paper was toexamine the growth and population size of Microthrix parvicella in correlation to water temperature (seasonal dynamics of growth), and a correlation between population size of filamentous bactereia (filamentous sludge index-FI), especially M. parvicella growth and the sludge settlement (Imhoff 30 '), or the ratio of FI and the volume of sludge (sludge volume index – SVI) on WWTP of Subotica during 2011.

In the case that water quality data or even discharge data are missing, pollution loads were calculated as application of appropriate simulation models of pollution transport. Models can be in different levels complexity. Accuracy of the results depends on the accuracy of measurement data. In this study water quality of River Neretva (prediction of BOD pollution loads) is modeled in section from Mostar to Žitomislić using numerical model MIKE 11. Model is calibrated on the basis of available experimental data. Data of another time series are used for verification of last mentioned. The comparative analysis between measured and simulated data showed that MIKE-11 is able to predict sufficiently accurate BOD and DO loads at the catchment outlet.

The paper presents the results of diversity and distribution of thermophilic species of echinoderms in the continental shelf on Montenegro coast. The data show that explored area inhabited by eight species of which the sea cucumber Holothuria (Platyperona) sanctori for the first time is recorded and is new species for the fauna of Montenegro. Based on the fact that climate change affects the temperature rise of the sea water, especially the coastal area, the aim of this study was to determine the presence of thermophilic species of echinoderms, which can be the basis for further monitoring and tracking changes in the benthic biocoenosis of the southern Adriatic.

The content of major elements Al, K and Mg was investigated in surface sediment samples from the coastal area of the South-eastern Adriatic, in sediment fraction less than 2 mm. Obtained results were used to present horizontal spatial distribution of these elements in sediment of the area studied. The spatial distribution of elements showed similarities in the behavior of Al and K, while the distribution pattern of Mg in sediment was contrary to Al and K. It can be noticed that the sediment composition in terms of these elements reflects the geological characteristics of the continental hinterland in the South-eastern Adriatic coastal zone.