Map of Environmental Hotspots in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Explore locations with preliminary environmental testing findings.
- 8 Locations
- 8 Municipalities
- 5 sites above the remediation value
- 3 sites above the limit value
- 0 sites within limits
Interactive location map
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The interactive map shows environmental hotspot locations using markers of different shape and colour according to the severity of findings. Every location is also available as text in the list below the map.
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Highlighted locations
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Above remediation value Konjuh Industrial Complex
A former wood-processing and furniture complex in the Živinice industrial zone, today largely abandoned with several derelict buildings. Extensive testing of soil and subsoil found widespread heavy-metal contamination — nickel was at a level indicating that cleanup is needed in every sample — together with very high combustion-related pollution in one sample. The general conclusion of the report is that the location requires further detailed analysis.
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Above guideline value Obodina Landfill
The Obodina municipal waste landfill lies just outside Trebinje and has been the city's main disposal site for decades. Preliminary soil testing found several metals, and pollutants associated with combustion, above the level at which soil is no longer considered clean, while no finding reached the level indicating that cleanup is needed. The general conclusion of the report is that the location requires further detailed analysis.
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Above guideline value Radića Most Landfill
An active, non-sanitary landfill operating without any system to collect or treat the liquid that drains out of it, on raised and uneven ground above the river Glinica. Testing of soil, subsoil and sediment found cadmium and nickel above the level at which soil is no longer considered clean in every sample, but no parameter reached the level indicating that cleanup is needed. In the river, chromium was above its permitted limit and selenium was markedly elevated — which the report takes as confirmation that contamination is actively migrating from the landfill into the river system. The general conclusion of the report is that the location requires further detailed analysis.
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Above remediation value Former Sokolac Military Range
Former military range in the Sokolac municipality. Preliminary testing of soil, subsoil and groundwater found elevated copper and some other metals in the soil, along with some pesticide residues, while the groundwater sample was clean. The general conclusion of the report is that the location requires further detailed analysis.
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Above remediation value Duratovačko Polje Landfill
An abandoned, unremediated municipal waste landfill near Kotor Varoš, formally out of use but still occasionally used for unauthorised dumping. Preliminary testing of soil, subsoil and water found selenium in the subsoil at a level indicating that cleanup is needed, along with several metals and pesticide residues above the level at which soil is no longer considered clean. The general conclusion of the report is that the location requires further detailed analysis.
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Above remediation value Abid Lolić Brown Coal Mine
Brown coal mine in the Travnik municipality. Preliminary testing of soil, subsoil, water and sediment found elevated concentrations of several heavy metals, with the most pronounced exceedances for selenium and nickel in soil. The site lies near the Bila river and the Lašva basin, a residential community and a primary school. The general conclusion of the report is that the location requires further detailed analysis.
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Above guideline value Korita Landfill
Korita Landfill is the municipal waste disposal site of Bosansko Grahovo, with a dedicated concrete cell for animal waste. Preliminary testing of soil and subsoil found elevated concentrations of several metals, above the level at which soil is no longer considered clean, while no finding reached the level indicating that cleanup is needed. The general conclusion of the report is that the location requires further detailed analysis.
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Above remediation value Veovača Flotation Lake
Flotation tailings lake in the Vareš municipality. Preliminary testing of water and sediment found markedly elevated lead, zinc, cadmium, copper and arsenic in sediment, and elevated selenium in surface water. The municipality could not confirm that the lake is fully unused. The general conclusion of the report is that the location requires further detailed analysis.
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