@article{2-s2.0-85203498074,

title = {The Quality of the Zygmunt Spring Water (Southern Poland) - Preliminary Results},

author = { D. Dąbrowska and M. Ruman and J. Wróbel},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85203498074&doi=10.14746%2fquageo-2024-0032&partnerID=40&md5=6f3ba6d98a6238e5547125548b5919c9},

doi = {10.14746/quageo-2024-0032},

issn = {0137477X},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-01-01},

journal = {Quaestiones Geographicae},

publisher = {Sciendo},

abstract = {Natural springs are one of the potential sources of water supply, but due to negative anthropogenic impacts, the water quality can deteriorate. The Zygmunt Spring in Złoty Potok does not form the basis of the population's water supply, but it is constantly being exploited by residents and tourists. This study was carried out at Zygmunt Spring in two measurement series for 34 physicochemical and bacteriological parameters. The average electrolytic conductivity (EC) of the water in this spring is about 0.039 S · m-1, the pH is about 7.04 and the discharge is equal to 15 dm3 · s-1. The test results were compared with the permissible limits for national drinking water, groundwater quality and WHO standards. The value of the Backman pollution index was calculated for these parameters. This index takes into account parameters that exceed the upper permissible concentrations of contaminants. The Backman Contamination Index value was about -13, but the results of bacteriological analyses indicate a very high number of microorganisms in the water (>300 cfu · mL-1), indicating a high health risk. © 2024 Dominika Dabrowska et al., published by Sciendo 2024.},

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@article{2-s2.0-85183132386,

title = {Groundwater Quality Assessment in the Area of the Zinc Smelter in Miasteczko Śląskie (Poland) Using Selected Metal Indices},

author = { A.J. Witkowski and D. Dąbrowska and J. Wróbel},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85183132386&doi=10.3390%2fw16020279&partnerID=40&md5=45dbd047a1b654756c62d0d85c793231},

doi = {10.3390/w16020279},

issn = {20734441},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-01-01},

journal = {Water (Switzerland)},

volume = {16},

number = {2},

publisher = {Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)},

abstract = {Groundwater quality assessment in the region of potential pollution sources can be performed through the use of index-based methods. The aim of this paper was to present the results of the groundwater quality assessment in the region of the zinc smelter in Miasteczko Śląskie (southern Poland) for the Quaternary aquifer based on monitoring data from 2000, 2011, and 2022. The following parameters were used in the analysis: Pb, Cd, Ni, Cu, Fe, Mn, and Zn. Three indices were calculated, i.e., the landfill water pollution index (LWPI), heavy metal pollution index (HPI), and metal index (MI). The values of the indicators suggest that in the described study area, there are waters that are under the strong influence of the zinc smelter infrastructure and landfills. The highest values obtained are about 17 for LWPI, about 66 for HPI, and about 133 for MI. These values indicate significant anthropogenic pollution of the groundwater of the Quaternary aquifer in the study area. Taking into account the values obtained for all three indices, it can be concluded that the HPI indicator is the least reliable due to the need to select two limit values (background and ideal content in waters for each of the parameters), which would suggest that in some cases, waters are not very contaminated. The other two indices show similarities (mainly in their spatial distribution), and only the choice of parameters determines which of the indices should be used. A comparison of the results of local groundwater quality monitoring with the results of the calculated indices indicate that the values of the calculated MI indices are closest to the actual water quality status. © 2024 by the authors.},

note = {2},

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@article{2-s2.0-0037840479,

title = {Groundwater vulnerability map of the Chrzanów karst-fissured Triassic aquifer (Poland)},

author = { A.J. Witkowski and K. Rubin and A. Kowalczyk and A. Rózkowski and J. Wróbel},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0037840479&doi=10.1007%2fs00254-002-0735-4&partnerID=40&md5=f29331c98194fda05a49f0f16bbc591a},

doi = {10.1007/s00254-002-0735-4},

issn = {09430105},

year  = {2003},

date = {2003-01-01},

journal = {Environmental Geology},

volume = {44},

number = {1},

pages = {59-67},

publisher = {Springer Verlag},

abstract = {A map shows intrinsic vulnerability to pollution of the Chrzanów karst-fissured aquifer (273 km2) in the southern part of Poland. This aquifer is intensively drained by numerous intakes and Zn-Pb ore mines. A DRASTIC-type parametric system was applied for groundwater vulnerability evaluation. Vulnerability assessment is based on six factors (depth to groundwater table, lithology of the unsaturated zone, net recharge, hydraulic conductivity of the aquifer, groundwater flow velocity, aquifer thickness). For the final vulnerability map construction at the scale of 1:50,000, a combination of the aquifer simulation model (using MODFLOW) and a geographical information system was applied. Maps of the net recharge, hydraulic conductivity of the aquifer and groundwater flow velocity were derived by aquifer modelling. Based on the vulnerability index (21-182), six relative vulnerability classes were selected. Reliability of the map has been verified.},

note = {35},

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@article{2-s2.0-18344402482,

title = {Groundwater recharge of karst-fractured major aquifer Lubliniec-Myszków by means of mathematical modelling [Odnawialność wód podziemnych szczelinowo-krasowego zbiornika Lubliniec-Myszków w świetle badań modelowych]},

author = { A. Kowalczyk and K. Rubin and W. Treichel and J. Wróbel},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-18344402482&partnerID=40&md5=84f38e9d58b93722dcc24c0b996dbf42},

issn = {02086603},

year  = {2002},

date = {2002-01-01},

journal = {Biuletyn - Panstwowego Instytutu Geologicznego},

number = {404},

pages = {51-66},

abstract = {The Lubliniec-Myszków aquifer is situated in Cracow-Silesia monocline within an area of ca. 2100 km2. The water-bearing complex is composed of dolomites, limestones and marls of Triassic age with a total thickness of about 10-250 m. Throughout most of the area this is overlain by Upper Triassic and Lower Jurassic formations with a very low permeability. The total amount of water withdrawn from the aquifer is actually about 48 millions m3 per year. In order to recognize main sources of groundwater recharge of the Triassic aquifer a mathematical model of the system was developed using the Modflow computer code. In the model a steady-state groundwater flow was simulated to refine the water balance of the system. The water budget shows that the total renowable groundwater resources of the Triassic aquifer are equal to 39 mm per year (1.2 dm3/skm2). The main source of total renewal is induced leakage of water from shallow aquifer through semipermeable deposits of Upper Triassic formation and it is equal to 25 mm per year. However, this leakage is inhomogeneous over the aquifer and varies from less to 9 mm per year up to 69 mm per year.},

note = {1},

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