ABSTRACT: In Slovakia the exploitation of mineral waters has significant health, economic and social importance. Protection of natural healing waters as well as protection of natural mineral waters has gone through few changes in the course of last few decades. The changes that were made were mainly the results of developments in legislature that reflected the society, political development in the country and development in knowledge of natural situation mostly the geological knowledge. Ministry of Health of Slovak Republic - Inspectorate of Spa and Spring is responsible for State control over protection and exploitation of natural healing and natural mineral sources according to Act 538/2005 Collection of laws.
bibliografický odkaz na článok:
Panák, D., 2008: Pohľad na vývoj zabezpečenia ochrany prírodných liečivých a prírodných minerálnych zdrojov na Slovensku.- Podzemná voda ISSN 1335-1052, XIV, 2/2008, 108-117.
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kľúčové slová:
ochranné pásmo, zdroj, prírodná liečivá voda, prírodná minerálna voda
key words:
protection zone, source, natural healing water, natural mineral water