State of the environment in the municipality of Štore

Diplomsko delo na podlagi virov onesnaženja, količine emisij ter njihovih posledic v okolju ocenjuje, kako se je stanje okolja v občini Štore spremenilo od njene ustanovitve leta 1995. Osrednji del naloge je razdeljen na tri večja poglavja. V prvem so predstavljene geografske značilnosti občine z izpostavljenimi gonilnimi silami pritiskov na okolje. Drugo poglavje je posvečeno analizi trendov spreminjanja kakovosti in obremenitev okolja v občini, v tretjem poglavju jedra naloge pa so na podlagi analize prednosti, slabosti, priložnosti in nevarnosti za izboljšanje stanja okolja predstavljeni občinski projekti, ki bodo v prihodnje prispevali k boljšemu stanju okolja. Občina Štore leži na vzhodnem robu Celjske kotline ob reki Voglajni. Površina občine meri 28 km2, v njej je leta 2021 živelo okoli 4.500 prebivalcev. Najbolj onesnažen del občine je dolina reke Voglajne, kjer je zgoščena večina industrije, prometa in prebivalstva. Glavni onesnaževalec ostaja lokalna industrija, katere vpliv se je sicer zaradi zmanjšanja obsega proizvodnje in po zaslugi ukrepov v prid okolja v zadnjih letih močno zmanjšal. Industrijske emisije vplivajo na kakovost zraka, površinskih vod in prsti. Stanje prvih dveh se je od leta ustanovitve občine postopoma izboljšalo, ni pa znano, ali se je izboljšala tudi kakovost prsti.This thesis assesses how the state of the environment in the municipality of Štore has changed since its establishment in 1995, based on the sources of pollution, the amount of emissions and their consequences in the environment. The central part of the thesis is divided into three major chapters. The first presents the geographical characteristics of the municipality, exposing the main driving forces of environmental pressures. The second chapter is devoted to the analysis of environmental trends in the municipality, and the third chapter, based on the analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to the environment, presents various municipal projects that will gradually help improve the state of the environment. The municipality of Štore lies on the eastern side of the Celje basin by the river Voglajna. The area of the municipality measures 28 km2. Approximately 4,500 inhabitants lived in it in 2021. The most polluted part of the municipality is the valley of the river Voglajna, where most of the industry, traffic and population are concentrated. The local industry remains the main source of pollution in the municipality. However, in recent years the impact of the industry has decreased due to the reduction in production and measures in favour of the environment. In the past, industrial emissions affected air, surface water and soil quality. While the emissions are still present, the condition of the first two has gradually improved, but it is not known whether the quality of the soil has also improved