The aim of this study was to assess the water quality of the Gradac, near the town of Valjevo, on an analysis of DNA damage in different tissues of trout (Salmo trutta L. 1758) and barbel (Barbus meridionalis R. 1827). For the detection of genotoxic potential of alkaline comet assay were used three types of tissue, blood liver and gills. Among the parameters available the Olive tail moment was chosen as the most reliable to estimate the damage to DNA molecules. In all tested tissues was detected damage in DNA molecule, where the gills showed the highest sensitivity.

The aim of this work is to present preliminary results of the Sava River investigation at five sites within the reach from Martinska Ves (Croatia) to Šabac (Serbia). A total of 70 macroinvertebrate taxa from 13 groups were recorded, with domination of molluscs and oligochaetes. Among them 7 alien species were registered. Invasive clam Corbicula fluminea was recorded at all five sites, while invasive amphipod Dikerogammarus haemobaphes was not recorded only at locality Šabac. It is expected that the taxa list of aquatic macroinvertebrates within investigated reach will contain more species, after the identification of the rest of biological material and more detail identification of certain taxonomic groups.

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.

Parallel with the ground water physico-chemical quality examinations and the other long term exploring works on the infiltration wells of the Belgrade (Sava alluvium) and Trnovče (Velika Morava alluvium) groundwater sources the microbiological, chemical and crystallographic analysis for the ocher from horizontal drains walls, pumps and discharge pipelines were carried out. One of the objectives of this paper is showing the importance of eco-physiologic groups of bacterium which initiate the aging well processes with their life activities. In ocher, bright field microscopy and SEM analysis determined the presence of genera and species of iron-manganese oxidizing bacteria. Mineralogical – crystallographic content were determined using SEM –EDS, X –ray fluorescence and XRD-methods.

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 first step in designing a surface water sampling program is identifying one or more problems or questions that require information on water quality. Common water quality problems include nutrient enrichment (from a variety of causes), effects of atmospheric deposition (acidification, eutrophication, toxicity), and effects of major disturbances such as fire or pest infestations. Once the problems or questions have been clearly defined, a sampling program can be designed that addresses where to sample, what to measure, and when and how to conduct the sampling. The selection of measurements should be tailored to specific study objectives and to the study design, which guides the specifics of field, laboratory, and data analysis protocols."

Les écosystèmes lacustres sont de plus en plus soumis à de multiples perturbations maisleur réponse est encore trop rarement considérée de façon globale. En effet, au traversd’un jeu d’interactions complexes, chaque perturbation peut moduler l’intensité del’impact des autres sur les lacs, et de ce fait, leur réponse. Dans ce contexte, ce travaildoctoral est axé sur l’approfondissement de notre compréhension de la réponse des lacs àun contexte de perturbations multiples, sur le long terme. Pour cela, trois grands lacsprofonds (le lac Léman, du Bourget et d’Annecy), soumis à une perturbation régionalesimilaire (i.e., le réchauffement climatique) et à deux perturbations locales (i.e., leschangements dans le statut trophique et dans les pratiques de gestion piscicole)d’intensités différentes, ont été choisis. La réponse de ces lacs à ces changements a étéabordée au travers d’une approche paléolimnologique, basée sur les cladocères. En effet,la capacité de ceux-ci à intégrer les changements temporels dans le réseau trophiquepélagique en réponse aux trois perturbations environnementales en fait un modèle adéquatpour reconstruire les changements à l’échelle de la communauté pélagique. Plusprécisément, nous avons abordé (i) les changements dans les communautés de cladocères,au cours du siècle dernier, en réponse aux trois perturbations environnementales et (ii)l’impact de ces perturbations sur les stratégies de reproduction des Daphnies. Cependant,le manque de connaissance dans les grands lacs profonds sur la représentativité descommunautés sources de cladocères par les assemblages de restes archivés dans lessédiments a tout d’abord conduit à faire un point méthodologique. Ce dernier a abouti à lamise en évidence de différences dans le niveau de représentation de communautés sourcesde cladocères selon le type de restes utilisés. La composition taxonomique et la structureen taille des restes parthénogénétiques (i.e., exosquelettes) reflètent relativement biencelle des communautés sources. Quant aux éphippies (oeufs de dormance), elles serévèlent des indicateurs fiables pour reconstruire les comportements de reproduction.Suite à ces résultats, les reconstructions paléolimnologiques des communautés decladocères montrent que leur trajectoire écologique était contrôlée par des interactionscomplexes entre les trois pertubations différentes, selon les périodes de temps et entre leslacs. De plus, la réponse des communautés de cladocères au climat était différente entreles trois lacs comme une fonction de l’intensité des forçages locaux. Ces observationssuggèrent qu’il est important d’inclure le rôle des perturbations locales dans la prédictionde l’impact futur des changements climatiques sur les lacs. L’impact des perturbationsenvironnementales sur le comportement de reproduction des Daphnies est tel que desévènements d’hybridation interspécifique ont été observés. Cependant, ces évènementsd’hybridation sont issus de sensibilité aux trois perturbations environnementalesdifférentes entre les espèces de Daphnies.