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Multidisciplinary Research of Thermal Springs Area in Topusko (Croatia)

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  • Mirja Pavić

    (Croatian Geological Survey, Ulica Milana Sachsa 2, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia)

  • Ivan Kosović

    (Croatian Geological Survey, Ulica Milana Sachsa 2, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia)

  • Marco Pola

    (Croatian Geological Survey, Ulica Milana Sachsa 2, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia)

  • Kosta Urumović

    (Croatian Geological Survey, Ulica Milana Sachsa 2, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia)

  • Maja Briški

    (Croatian Geological Survey, Ulica Milana Sachsa 2, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia)

  • Staša Borović

    (Croatian Geological Survey, Ulica Milana Sachsa 2, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia)

Abstract

Topusko is the second warmest natural thermal water spring area in Croatia, located at the southwest edge of the Pannonian Basin System. Due to favourable geothermal properties, these waters have been used for heating and health and recreational tourism since the 1980s. Thermal springs with temperatures up to 50 °C are the final part of an intermediate-scale hydrothermal system. However, systematic research on the Topusko spring area has not been conducted to lay the foundation for sustainable resource utilisation. Multidisciplinary research including the hydrogeochemical characterisation of naturally emerging thermal water, an electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) investigation conducted to reconstruct the subsurface geology, and hydrogeological parametrisation of the geothermal aquifer was carried out to refine the existing local conceptual model. The results show Ca-HCO 3 facies of Topusko thermal waters, which get heated in a Mesozoic carbonate aquifer. The water equilibrium temperature in the geothermal aquifer is estimated to be 78 °C based on the SiO 2 -quartz geothermometer. The fault damage zone, which enables the upwelling of thermal water, was identified by ERT investigations. The transmissivity values of the aquifer derived from the results of step-drawdown tests range from 1.8 × 10 −2 to 2.3 × 10 −2 m 2 /s. Further multidisciplinary research is necessary to improve the existing conceptual model of the Topusko hydrothermal system.

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  • Mirja Pavić & Ivan Kosović & Marco Pola & Kosta Urumović & Maja Briški & Staša Borović, 2023. "Multidisciplinary Research of Thermal Springs Area in Topusko (Croatia)," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(6), pages 1-18, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:6:p:5498-:d:1102906
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    1. Macenić, M. & Kurevija, T. & Medved, I., 2020. "Novel geothermal gradient map of the Croatian part of the Pannonian Basin System based on data interpretation from 154 deep exploration wells," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 132(C).
    2. Sylke Hilberg & Jean Schneider, 2011. "The Aquifer Characteristics of the Dolomite Formation a New Approach for Providing Drinking Water in the Northern Calcareous Alps Region in Germany and Austria," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 25(11), pages 2705-2729, September.
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    1. Ivan Kosović & Maja Briški & Mirja Pavić & Božo Padovan & Ivica Pavičić & Bojan Matoš & Marco Pola & Staša Borović, 2023. "Reconstruction of Fault Architecture in the Natural Thermal Spring Area of Daruvar Hydrothermal System Using Surface Geophysical Investigations (Croatia)," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(16), pages 1-22, August.

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