Surface Sediments Pollution Around Small Shipwrecks (Munin and Abille) in the Gulf of Gdańsk: Magnetic and Heavy Metals Study

2017 ◽  
pp. 37-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Gwizdała ◽  
M. Jeleńska ◽  
L. Łęczyński
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Surface Sediments ◽  
Gulf Of Gdańsk ◽  
Gulf Of Gdansk

Evidence of cultural eutrophication of the Gulf of Gdańsk based on diatom analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 247-261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jarosław Pędziński ◽  
Małgorzata Witak
Keyword(s):  
Surface Sediments ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Sediment Cores ◽  
Gulf Of Gdańsk ◽  
Cultural Eutrophication ◽  
Organic Matter Concentration ◽  
Nitrogen Loads ◽  
Trophic Changes ◽  
Gulf Of Gdansk ◽  
Matter Concentration

Abstract The objective of this study was to reconstruct the environmental changes in the Gulf of Gdańsk in the last 200 years. Four subbottom sediment cores were analyzed with respect to diatom flora and anthropogenic effects. The so-called “anthropogenic assemblage” – a result of cultural eutrophication – was observed in the surface sediments. Changes in the species composition may have been caused by the increased use of fertilizers, nitrogen loads and increasing organic matter concentration. Three phases (A, B and C) were distinguished based on the floristic spectrum, which clearly indicates trophic changes in the study area.

scholarly journals Organotin compounds in surface sediments from seaports on the Gulf of Gdańsk (southern Baltic coast)

2011 ◽  
Vol 182 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 455-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Filipkowska ◽  
Grażyna Kowalewska ◽  
Bruno Pavoni ◽  
Leszek Łęczyński
Keyword(s):  
Surface Sediments ◽  
Organotin Compounds ◽  
Gulf Of Gdańsk ◽  
Baltic Coast ◽  
Gulf Of Gdansk ◽  
Southern Baltic

Diatom record of progressive anthropopressure in the Gulf of Gdańsk and the Vistula Lagoon

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Witak ◽  
Jarosław Pędziński
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Waters ◽  
Surface Sediments ◽  
Sediment Cores ◽  
Vistula Lagoon ◽  
Salt Tolerant ◽  
Gulf Of Gdańsk ◽  
Vistula River ◽  
Gulf Of Gdansk ◽  
Different Parts ◽  
The Vistula Lagoon

Abstract This study describes the subfossil diatom flora in the surface sediments of the Polish coastal waters in relation to human impact. The material studied consists of the uppermost parts of seven sediment cores collected from the SW Gulf of Gdańsk and eight cores from the Vistula Lagoon. Our results show the present-day ecological state of both basins just before the planned construction of a navigable channel of the Vistula Spit, which will be the next factor affecting their hydrology. In different parts of the Gulf of Gdańsk, cultural eutrophication resulted in a distinct “anthropogenic assemblage” in the surface sediments. Its structure relates directly to the distance from the mouth of the Vistula River. In the surface assemblages of the Vistula Lagoon, the number of salt-tolerant diatoms increased with the salinity of the basin. Locally, a large number of pollution-resistant taxa was also observed.

A review of the diatom research in the Gulf of Gdańsk and Vistula Lagoon (southern Baltic Sea)

2013 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Witak
Keyword(s):  
Surface Sediments ◽  
Benthic Communities ◽  
Late Glacial ◽  
Vistula Lagoon ◽  
Gulf Of Gdańsk ◽  
History Of ◽  
Gulf Of Gdansk ◽  
Late Glacial And Holocene ◽  
Different Parts ◽  
The Vistula Lagoon

AbstractThe paper presents the history of diatom studies carried out in the Gulf of Gdańsk and the Vistula Lagoon since the beginning of the 20th century. One aspect of the research focuses on describing the structure of planktonic and benthic communities living in different parts of the area or occurring in their surface sediments as taphocoenoses. Other investigations concentrate on the fossil diatom flora, which is widely used in the research on the Late Glacial and Holocene to resolve paleogeographic, sedimentological and paleoecological problems.

scholarly journals Alkylphenols in Surface Sediments of the Gulf of Gdansk (Baltic Sea)

2014 ◽  
Vol 225 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Iga Koniecko ◽  
Marta Staniszewska ◽  
Lucyna Falkowska ◽  
Dorota Burska ◽  
Joanna Kielczewska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Baltic Sea ◽  
Surface Sediments ◽  
Gulf Of Gdańsk ◽  
Gulf Of Gdansk

Holocene diatom biostratigraphy of the SW Gulf of Gdańsk, Southern Baltic Sea (part III)

2008 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Leśniewska ◽  
Małgorzata Witak
Keyword(s):  
Baltic Sea ◽  
The South ◽  
Gulf Of Gdańsk ◽  
The Baltic Sea ◽  
Southern Baltic Sea ◽  
Gulf Of Gdansk ◽  
Southern Baltic ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
Palaeoenvironmental Changes

Holocene diatom biostratigraphy of the SW Gulf of Gdańsk, Southern Baltic Sea (part III)The palaeoenvironmental changes of the south-western part of the Gulf of Gdańsk during the last 8,000 years, with reference to the stages of the Baltic Sea, were reconstructed. Diatom analyses of two cores taken from the shallower and deeper parts of the basin enabled the conclusion to be drawn that the microflora studied developed in the three Baltic phases: Mastogloia, Littorina and Post-Littorina. Moreover, the so-called anthropogenic assemblage was observed in subbottom sediments of the study area.

scholarly journals Environmental Risk Assessment of Petroleum Activities in Surface Sediments, Suez Gulf, Egypt

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 473
Author(s):  
Magda M. Abou El-Safa ◽  
Mohamed Gad ◽  
Ebrahem M. Eid ◽  
Ashwaq M. Alnemari ◽  
Mohammed H. Almarshadi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Surface Sediment ◽  
Surface Sediments ◽  
Surf Zone ◽  
Risk Index ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Anthropogenic Sources ◽  
Suez Gulf

The present study focuses on the risk assessment of heavy metal contamination in aquatic ecosystems by evaluating the current situation of heavy metals in seven locations (North Amer El Bahry, Amer, Bakr, Ras Gharib, July Water Floud, Ras Shokeir, and El Marageen) along the Suez Gulf coast that are well-known representative sites for petroleum activities in Egypt. One hundred and forty-six samples of surface sediments were carefully collected from twenty-seven profiles in the intertidal and surf zone. The hydrochemical parameters, such as pH and salinity (S‰), were measured during sample collection. The mineralogy study was carried out by an X-ray diffractometer (XRD), and the concentrations of Al, Mn, Fe, Cr, Cu, Co, Zn, Cd, and Pb were determined using inductively coupled plasma mass spectra (ICP-MS). The ecological risks of heavy metals were assessed by applying the contamination factor (CF), enrichment factor (EF), geoaccumulation index (Igeo), pollution load index (PLI), and potential ecological risk index (RI). The mineralogical composition mainly comprised quartz, dolomites, calcite, and feldspars. The average concentrations of the detected heavy metals, in descending order, were Al > Fe > Mn > Cr > Pb > Cu > Zn > Ni > Co > Cd. A non-significant or negative relationship between the heavy metal concentration in the samples and their textural grain size characteristics was observed. The coastal surface sediment samples of the Suez Gulf contained lower concentrations of heavy metals than those published for other regions in the world with petroleum activities, except for Al, Mn, and Cr. The results for the CF, EF, and Igeo showed that Cd and Pb have severe enrichment in surface sediment and are derived from anthropogenic sources, while Al, Mn, Fe, Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, and Zn originate from natural sources. By comparison, the PLI and RI results indicate that the North Amer El Bahry and July Water Floud are considered polluted areas due to their petroleum activities. The continuous monitoring and assessment of pollutants in the Suez Gulf will aid in the protection of the environment and the sustainability of resources.

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