Water quality of the Lepenica River: Overview and status in 2021
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Simić, Snežana
Rakonjac, Aleksandra

Čabrić, Kristina
Đorđević, Nevena

Simović, Predrag

Petrović, Ana

Simić, Vladica
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The Lepenica River is the most important watercourse in the city of Kragujevac. Regardless of its importance, this river and its tributaries are extremely poorly investigated from a biological aspect. Only a few investigations were conducted from the end of the 20th century. After that, only physicochemical and microbiological parameters were monitored by scientists and Public Institutions. Our research was performed in 2021 at five localities at the Lepenica River and included an analysis of phytobenthos, macroinvertebrate, and fish communities, with the aim to assess ecological status/potential according to National Regulative. Our results indicate that the ecological status of this river was good (II class) only at one locality before the industrial and urbanized zone of the city of Kragujevac. From the entrance into the city of Kragujevac, the Lepenica River becomes highly polluted by multiple pollutants and belongs to the V class of ecological potential.
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water quality / water pollution / ecological status assessment / ecological potential assessment / algae / macroinvertebrates / fishesSource:
Kragujevac Journal of Science, 2023, 45, 355-376Publisher:
- Kragujevac : University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Science
Funding / projects:
- Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Republic of Serbia, Grant no. 200122 (University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Science) (RS-200122)
- The importance of establishing regular surface water monitoring at the local level – a case study of the city of Kragujevac
- Green Incubator – development of competently civil society for support the application of the legal acquis of the European Union in the field of environmental protection
- Is there life in the Lepenica River?
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Institut za povrtarstvoTY - JOUR AU - Simić, Snežana AU - Rakonjac, Aleksandra AU - Čabrić, Kristina AU - Đorđević, Nevena AU - Simović, Predrag AU - Petrović, Ana AU - Simić, Vladica PY - 2023 UR - http://RIVeC.institut-palanka.rs/handle/123456789/693 AB - The Lepenica River is the most important watercourse in the city of Kragujevac. Regardless of its importance, this river and its tributaries are extremely poorly investigated from a biological aspect. Only a few investigations were conducted from the end of the 20th century. After that, only physicochemical and microbiological parameters were monitored by scientists and Public Institutions. Our research was performed in 2021 at five localities at the Lepenica River and included an analysis of phytobenthos, macroinvertebrate, and fish communities, with the aim to assess ecological status/potential according to National Regulative. Our results indicate that the ecological status of this river was good (II class) only at one locality before the industrial and urbanized zone of the city of Kragujevac. From the entrance into the city of Kragujevac, the Lepenica River becomes highly polluted by multiple pollutants and belongs to the V class of ecological potential. PB - Kragujevac : University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Science T2 - Kragujevac Journal of Science T1 - Water quality of the Lepenica River: Overview and status in 2021 EP - 376 IS - 45 SP - 355 DO - 10.5937/KgJSci2345355S ER -
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Simić, S., Rakonjac, A., Čabrić, K., Đorđević, N., Simović, P., Petrović, A.,& Simić, V.. (2023). Water quality of the Lepenica River: Overview and status in 2021. in Kragujevac Journal of Science Kragujevac : University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Science.(45), 355-376. https://doi.org/10.5937/KgJSci2345355S
Simić S, Rakonjac A, Čabrić K, Đorđević N, Simović P, Petrović A, Simić V. Water quality of the Lepenica River: Overview and status in 2021. in Kragujevac Journal of Science. 2023;(45):355-376. doi:10.5937/KgJSci2345355S .
Simić, Snežana, Rakonjac, Aleksandra, Čabrić, Kristina, Đorđević, Nevena, Simović, Predrag, Petrović, Ana, Simić, Vladica, "Water quality of the Lepenica River: Overview and status in 2021" in Kragujevac Journal of Science, no. 45 (2023):355-376, https://doi.org/10.5937/KgJSci2345355S . .