@ARTICLE{Dąbrowska_Dominika_Assessment_2025,
 author={Dąbrowska, Dominika and Ruman, Marek},
 volume={vol. 41},
 number={No 1},
 pages={197–218},
 journal={Gospodarka Surowcami Mineralnymi - Mineral Resources Management},
 howpublished={online},
 year={2025},
 publisher={Komitet Zrównoważonej Gospodarki Surowcami Mineralnymi PAN},
 publisher={Instytut Gospodarki Surowcami Mineralnymi i Energią PAN},
 abstract={Karst aquifers are among the most widely used drinking water resources worldwide. However, their water quality can deteriorate due to negative anthropogenic impacts. Monitoring the quality of spring water is crucial, both in terms of physicochemical and bacteriological parameters. In this study, 34 parameters of the Zygmunt Spring in Złoty Potok (southern Poland) were analyzed across three measurement series. The average water conductivity was 370 μS/cm, with a pH of approximately 7 and a flow rate of about 17 L/s. The Backman Pollution Index (average value: –13) and the Water Quality Index (average value: 94) were calculated, indicating that bacterial contamination poses the greatest risk to water quality. Additionally, geochemical modeling was conducted to identify minerals undergoing dissolution and precipitation. The results confirmed the dissolution of calcite and dolomite, as well as the precipitation of goethite and hematite.},
 title={Assessment of the Vulnerability of Zygmunt Spring Water to Pollution (southern Poland)},
 type={Article},
 URL={http://ochroma.man.poznan.pl/Content/134575/197-218_D%C4%85browska-Ruman.pdf},
 doi={10.24425/gsm.2025.153175},
 keywords={spring, contamination index, water quality index, Złoty Potok},
}