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Statistical Analysis of Water Quality Parameters in Seven Major Serbian Rivers during 2004‒2013 Period

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Rivers on territory of the Republic of Serbia can be separated to three sea drainage basins: Black, Adriatic and Aegean. Majority of rivers belong to the Black Sea drainage basin. The Danube is the most important river in Serbia and one of the most important rivers of Europe. All rivers investigated in this paper represent direct or indirect tributaries of the Danube River and as that, they are belonging to the Black Sea drainage basin. In this study, the water quality status and the spatial and temporal trends of seven major rivers in Serbia were assessed through the application of ten parameters of Water Quality Index. Ten year (2004–2013) public database of environmental data was used. Into considerations were taken differences between every river individually and difference between sample positions on every single river. Based on the chemical parameters of water quality, it can be seen that the biggest rivers in Serbia show different values of WQ parameters. The highest WQ value is measured on the Drina River, while the lowest value is measured on the Južna Morava and the Tisza River. Analyses of parameters per period of year show that there is a statistically significant difference between values during warm and cold periods.

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  1. Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, 21000, Serbia

    Igor Leščešen

  2. Climatology and Hydrology Research Center, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, 21000, Serbia

    Dragan Dolinaj, Milana Pantelić, Stevan Savić & Dragan Milošević

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Leščešen, I., Dolinaj, D., Pantelić, M. et al. Statistical Analysis of Water Quality Parameters in Seven Major Serbian Rivers during 2004‒2013 Period. Water Resour 45, 418–426 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0097807818030089

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