Environmental geology and hydrology

Professional paper - Review paper

• Author: Zoran Nakić; MBZ: 211976
• Author: Marta Mileusnić https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3776-3661; MBZ: 230876
• Author: Krešimir Pavlić https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3315-2900; MBZ: 326190
• Author: Zoran Kovač https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8091-7975; MBZ: 335142
• Author's institution: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering; (Department of Geology and Geological Engineering)
• Author's institution: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering; (Department of Mathematics, Informatics and Descriptive Geometry)
• Author's institution: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering; (Department of Mineralogy, Petrology and Mineral Resources)
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: NATURAL SCIENCES; Geology

Abstract (english)

Environmental geology is scientific discipline dealing with the interactions between humans and the geologic environment. Many natural hazards, which have great impact on humans and their environment, are caused by geological settings. On the other hand, human activities have great impact on the physical environment, especially in the last decades due to dramatic human population growth. Natural disasters often hit densely populated areas causing tremendous death toll and material damage. Demand for resources enhanced remarkably, as well as waste production. Exploitation of mineral resources deteriorate huge areas of land, produce enormous mine waste and pollute soil, water and air. Environmental geology is a broad discipline and only selected themes will be presented in the following subchapters: (1) floods as natural hazard, (2) water as geological resource and (3) the mining and mineral processing as types of human activities dealing with geological materials that affect the environment and human health.

• Keywords (english): environmental geology; hydrology; floods; groundwater; mine waste; pollution; human health
• Language: english
• Publication type: Professional paper - Review paper
• Publication status: Published
• Peer review: Peer review - international
• Publication version: Published version
• Journal title: Physical Sciences Reviews
• Numbering: vol. 2, no. 10, 20160119
• p-ISSN: 2365-6581
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/psr-2016-0119
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:169:798153
• Publication: 2017
• Document URL: https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/psr.2017.2.issue-10/psr-2016-0119/psr-2016-0119.xml?format=INT
• Type of resource: Text
• Access conditions: Open access
• Public note: The final publication is available at www.degruyter.com.
• Created on: 2019-11-26 12:26:19