This research represents the results of field work conducted in the period from March 29 to May 29. 2020, to determine and record the location of illegal waste disposal sites in the municipalities of Istočno Novo Sarajevo and Istočna Ilidža. The location of illegal waste disposal sites was analyzed based on two groups of factors: space exposure and...

By Mitar Krsmanović, Sanda Šušnjar, Jelena Golijanin, Aleksandar Valjarević

The research in this paper refers to the definition and scientific explanation of relevant indicators (indicators and sub-indicators) that effect on the development of geoheritage (Petnička cave, gorge of the river Gradac and Trešnjica, and Taor springs) and their placement on the tourism market. By applying the GAM model, it has been proven...

By Marija Perić, Slobodanka Stankov

This study presents results of chemical leaching of contaminated soil from several metallurgically loaded locality of Richnava in Slovakia, applying two chelants – Na2EDTA and Na3EDDS of different molar concentration, done at different leaching conditions. The lower molar concentration (2 mM) of chelants showed comparable effect on Mn, Ni, As...

By Zuzana Danková, Iveta Štyriaková, Ľubica Kovaničová, Katarína Čechovská, Marián Košuth, Jaroslav Šuba, Jarmila Nováková, Patrik Konečný, Ľubomír Tuček, Katarína Žecová, Eva Lenhardtová, Zoltán Németh

Chromium, ammonium, and potassium compounds are pollutants in the environment released mainly by industrial wastewater and they can negatively influence the quality of surface water. Zeolites and bentonites are commonly used adsorbents for removal of pollutant from water. In the study, the adsorbents were used in their natural form, without chemica...

By Tomáš Bakalár

The paper presents results of detailed geological research of quartzite in the wider area of Smrčevice, southeastern of Gornji Vakuf-Uskoplje. Based on the defined boundaries of surface distribution and research results, geological reserves of about 12 million tons have been determined in the wider area of Smrcevica. The quartzite reserves that hav...

By Dževad Forčaković, Rejhana Dervišević

Magmatic rocks of post-Late Eocene magmatic formation are widespread in the Sava segment of SavaVardar suture zone and adjoin areas. The rocks formed as a response to transpressional-transtensional tectonic activity preceded by the Cretaceous-Eocene compression of the Internal Dinarides and Tisia Unit as fragments of Eurasian continental lithospher...

By Zehra Salkić, Boško Lugović, Elvir Babajić

Currently, the development of the country's economy is characterized by the trend of globalization, which is constantly developing, modernizing, acquiring new forms and features, which ultimately radically changed the way of the world economy. The task was set to analyze and propose options for improving the investment attractiveness and efficiency...

By Semen Podvalny, Iana Zolotukhina, Olga Sotnikova, Ekaterina Prokshits

The article considers the issues of increasing energy efficiency of 6-10 kV controlled capacitor plants of power supply systems of energy-intensive facilities due to more accurate compensation of reactive power. Analysis of the most common circuits for connecting batteries of static capacitors using semiconductor and electromechanical switches was ...

By Vladimir Babenko, Alexandr Danilov, Dmitrii Vasenin, Valery Krysanov

This paper presents research results of the Bugojno coal basin, which contains very significant, but still insufficiently explored lignite reserves. Based on the determined borders of surface distribution and the research results in the northwestern part of the Bugojno coal basin, proved are four coal layers with reserves of over one billion tons o...

By Dževad Forčaković, Rejhana Dervišević

This paper presents an analysis of water flow and flow velocity in an open channel of rectangular cross section as a function of channel roughness, ie Manning roughness coefficient. Three different cases of finishing the open channel of rectangular cross-section were analyzed, namely the concrete channel, the channel with smoothed cement mortar and...

By Nedim Suljić