Vol.4, No 1, 2006 pp. 35 - 43
UDC 53+504.055

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A PAN-EUROPEAN CLASSIFICATION OF THE SKADAR LAKE
ACCORDING TO ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS
S. R. Mijović¹, Ž. Vuković², A. Mažgalj^3
1Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Cetinjski put bb, 81000 Podgorica
slavom@rc.pmf.cg.ac.yu
²The Center for Eco-Toxicological Investigations 81000 Podgorica
z_vukovic@hotmail.com
³Polytechnics, Nova Gorica, Slovenia
azamela_m@yahoo.com

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Abstract. Nowadays, the values of natural fresh-water resources are increasing and a Pan-European methodology for water quality assessment was applied in the case of the Skadar Lake eco-system. The main goal of this paper was to classify Skadar Lake according to the environmental quality standards, prescribed in the EC directives and EUROWATERNET requirements. Basically, the criteria enable to classify the water as belonging to one of, usually, five classes with respect to a number of physicochemical and biological parameters. To determine the reference state, that could be expected if they were not significantly affected by human activities, was the second most important task. Some modeling was done to support interpretation of the measured data, taken seasonally from May to October in the 2002-2004 period. A clear picture of the current state of the Skadar Lake was created and the classification will facilitate the interpretation of the environmental data relating to the Skadar Lake ecosystem. As a general conclusion it could be stated that the lake ecosystem is still in good conditions, although a small care has been done to it in the past.
Key words:  A Pan-European quality classification system of a lake; environmental quality standards; integrated monitoring; physical-chemical and biological analysis; water quality assessment, environmental modeling.

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PAN-EVROPSKA KLASIFIKACIJA SKADARSKOG JEZERA
U SKLADU SA STANDARDIMA ZA ŽIVOTNU SREDINU Vrednost slatko-vodnih prirodnih resursa raste i jedna Pan-Evropska metodologija za ocenu zagađenja i kvaliteta vode je prezentirana na primeru Skadarskog jezera. Glavni zadatak u ovom radu je klasifikacija Skadarskog jezera po standardima za životnu sredinu, opisanim u Direktivama EU. Određivanje referentnog stanja tj., očekivanog stanja u slučaju beznačajnog antropološkog uticaja, je drugi važan zadatak. Jasna slika sadašnjeg statusa Skadarskog jezera je dobijena i klasifikacija će poslužiti u interpretaciji podataka za ekosistem-Skadarsko jezero. Opšti je zaključak da je kvalitet vode Skadarskog jezera još uvek zadovoljavajući iako mu je posvećeno malo pažnje u zadnjoj deceniji.