Business trip report, Slovakia, Randák, Grabic

FFPW USB CENAKVA actively participates in the international monitoring of the Danube - The Joint Danube Survey 5 (JDS5)

FFPW USB CENAKVA is an active member of a broad international consortium (14 countries) that cooperates in one of the world's most extensive water environment monitoring programs - The Joint Danube Survey 5 (JDS5), which is focused on comprehensive monitoring of the Danube and its major tributaries. In the period May 24th -30th. 2025, our sampling team, consisting of T. Randák, R. Grabic (FFPW JU CENAKVA), and B. Vrana (MU Brno RECETOX), successfully installed passive samplers at 8 locations in the middle and lower reaches of the Danube. During our seven-day trip, we covered 3700 km, visited seven countries, and experienced many interesting situations.