Chapter 1
Introduction to the “Quality of Water
Resources in Poland”
Katarzyna Kubiak-Wójcicka, Martina Zelenakova, and Abdelazim M. Negm
Abstract This chapter presents the main features of the book “Quality of Water
Resources in Poland” and related current problems and research topics implemented
by scientists dealing with water resources in Poland. The discussed research issues
were divided into 5 thematic blocks. These are: Introduction (part I), Key Issues of
Water Resources Protection in Poland (part II), Water Quality Evaluation (part III),
Water and Wastewater in Urban Areas (part IV) and Conclusions (part V). The main
technical elements of each chapter are presented under the appropriate topic.
Keywords Quality · Surface and underground water resources · Eutrophication ·
Pollution · Water and sewage infrastructure · Wastewater treatment · Urban area ·
Poland
1.1 Poland: A Brief Background
In addition to providing the right amount of water to satisfy life processes and
the development of the national economy, the quality of water accumulated in
rivers, reservoirs and underground waters is an extremely important element. This
is extremely important from the point of view of health security, especially in the
context of the consumption of water by the population [1–3]. Ensuring health security in Poland is the responsibility of the state, which is why these issues have been
K. Kubiak-Wójcicka
Department of Hydrology and Water Management, Faculty of Earth Sciences and Spatial
Management, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Lwowska 1, 87-100, Toru´ n, Poland
e-mail: kubiak@umk.pl
M. Zelenakova
Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technical University in
Košice, Vysokoškolská 4, 042 00, Košice, Slovakia
e-mail: martina.zelenakova@tuke.sk
A. M. Negm (B)
Water and Water Structures Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Zagazig University,
University Street, Zagazig 44519, Egypt
e-mail: Amnegm@zu.edu.eg
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
M. Zeleˇ náková et al. (eds.), Quality of Water Resources in Poland, Springer Water,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64892-3_1
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Introduction to the “Quality of Water
Resources in Poland”
Katarzyna Kubiak-Wójcicka, Martina Zelenakova, and Abdelazim M. Negm
Abstract This chapter presents the main features of the book “Quality of Water
Resources in Poland” and related current problems and research topics implemented
by scientists dealing with water resources in Poland. The discussed research issues
were divided into 5 thematic blocks. These are: Introduction (part I), Key Issues of
Water Resources Protection in Poland (part II), Water Quality Evaluation (part III),
Water and Wastewater in Urban Areas (part IV) and Conclusions (part V). The main
technical elements of each chapter are presented under the appropriate topic.
Keywords Quality · Surface and underground water resources · Eutrophication ·
Pollution · Water and sewage infrastructure · Wastewater treatment · Urban area ·
Poland
1.1 Poland: A Brief Background
In addition to providing the right amount of water to satisfy life processes and
the development of the national economy, the quality of water accumulated in
rivers, reservoirs and underground waters is an extremely important element. This
is extremely important from the point of view of health security, especially in the
context of the consumption of water by the population [1–3]. Ensuring health security in Poland is the responsibility of the state, which is why these issues have been
K. Kubiak-Wójcicka
Department of Hydrology and Water Management, Faculty of Earth Sciences and Spatial
Management, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Lwowska 1, 87-100, Toru´ n, Poland
e-mail: kubiak@umk.pl
M. Zelenakova
Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technical University in
Košice, Vysokoškolská 4, 042 00, Košice, Slovakia
e-mail: martina.zelenakova@tuke.sk
A. M. Negm (B)
Water and Water Structures Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Zagazig University,
University Street, Zagazig 44519, Egypt
e-mail: Amnegm@zu.edu.eg
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
M. Zeleˇ náková et al. (eds.), Quality of Water Resources in Poland, Springer Water,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64892-3_1
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