The Journal "Agriculture and Forestry"
Časopis "Poljoprivreda i šumarstvo"
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Year 2015, Volume 61 Issue 4
| Year : | 2015 |
| Volume : | 61 |
| Issue : | 4 |
| Authors : | Tamara MALENCÍKOVÁ, Jaroslav ANTAL, Tomás BORZA |
| Title : | GROUNDWATER SOURCE PROTECTION IN SLOVAK REPUBLIC |
| Abstract : | Groundwater represents more than 80 % of potable water consumption in Slovakia. Our biggest reservoir of high quality potable groundwater is located on Žitný Island (Rye Island) in Slovak Republic. This region represents only 3.5 % of Slovakia whole acreage, nevertheless on this island is located 35% of whole groundwater reserve. Not only this groundwater source, but also many other in Slovakia are situated in locations with hospitable conditions for plant production. Each groundwater source, dedicated to supply inhabitants with potable water, has legislatively defined protective zones. Protective zones of ground water sources, according to small acreage of agricultural soil fall on 1 inhabitant in Slovakia and big amount of sources protective zones, cannot be isolated from agriculturally used land. Plant production in those zones has to adapt to groundwater source protection requirements. Based on groundwater source protection scientific analyses, we had to determine the most suitable plants for actual protective zone, find the most suitable agrochemical and size of its dosages and terms of applications. This paper analyse methods of groundwater source protection zones utilization in Slovak Republic |
| For citation : | Malencíková, T., Antal, J., Borza, T. (2015): Groundwater source protection in Slovak Republic. Agriculture and Forestry, 61(4): 213-219. |
| Keywords : | groundwater source, protection zones, water |
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