QUALITY OF BOTTOM SEDIMENTS OF MIDFIELD PONDS AND THEIR EVALUATION FOR THE POTENTIAL THREAT OF THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT

Journal of Ecological Engineering

Joanna Podlasińska¹  Kamil Szydłowski²  Adam Brysiewicz³  Piotr Wesołowski³ 

[1] Department of Ecology, Environmental Management and Protection, The West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Poland;Katedra Ekologii, Ochrony i Kształtowania Środowiska, Department of Ecology, Environmental Management and Protection, The West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Poland;West Pomeranian Research Centre, Institute of Technology and Life Sciences, Szczecin, Poland,;

关键词: midfield ponds;    sediments;    surface water;    heavy metals;   

DOI  :  10.12911/22998993/66255

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The study aimed at the evaluation of the quality of bottom sediments and evaluation of potential threat to the aquatic environment. Cadmium, cobalt, chromium, copper, nickel, lead, zinc and mercury concentration in the separate layers of the sediments in the pond at Żelisławiec decreased with the depth of bottom sediments. On the other hand, the highest concentrations of the studied elements occurred in the deepest layer of sediments in the pond at Stare Czarnowo. The level of the potential ecological risk (PER) for the sediments of the Żelisławiec pond classifies them as sediments with low quality of the potential ecological risk, whereas the sediments from the pond at Stare Czarnowo are classified as moderate level of the potential ecological risk. In both ponds, the highest Igeo values were reported for zinc and lead.

【 授权许可】

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