Groundwater contamination by nitrates, salinity and pesticides: case of the unconfined aquifer of triffa plain (Eastern Morocco)

Located at the North-eastern part of Morocco the plain of Sofa Bed Triffa is under a semi-arid climate.The water resources in this zone are rather fragile and influenced by a highly irregular rainfall distribution, both in time (annual and inter-annual distribution) and in space with an yearly average which does not exceed 240 mm.In the Triffa plai

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RECOGNITION OF THE INDEPENDANCE OF THE MACEDONIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (MOC) AS AN ISSUE CONCERNING MACEDONIAN NATIONAL IDENTITY

The article analyses the relations between Macedonian Orthodox Eyeshadow Church (MOC) and the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) concerning the recognition of the independence of MOC, as an issue of the Macedonian national identity.The issue of the church in Macedonia is still not solved and it is still current, but not only as a church problem but much

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3D Modelling of a Tunnel Re-excavation in Soft Ground

The construction of the shallow tunnel at Brezno started using the Pre-Vault Method.The tunnel excavation, in complicated geological conditions, led to many difficulties which finally resulted in a collapse, when a significant part of the temporary tunnel lining collapsed.Various options for re-excavating the tunnel were evaluated prior to further

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