Variation in the Content of Different Forms of Mercury in River Catchments of the Southern Baltic Sea – Case Study

Abstract Mercury (Hg) is recognised as a global environmental pollutant. Despite numerous studies being conducted around the world, the transformation of mercury in natural environments is still not fully understood. In addition, increasing droughts and heavy rains are currently observed to contribute to changes in the circulation of Hg. The purpose of this study was to recognise the influence of extreme meteorological and hydrological conditions on the inflow of various forms of mercury to the coastal zone of the Bay of Puck. The studies were carried out at estuarial stations of four rivers belonging to the southern Baltic Sea catchment: Reda, Zagorska Struga, Gizdepka and Płutnica. The results showed that meteorological and hydrological parameters affect mercury speciation in river catchments, which translates into inflow of labile mercury to the southern Baltic Sea.

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Does ecological energetics lead to trophic competition in juvenile fish? A case study from the Vistula Lagoon (southern Baltic Sea)

Marine Pollution Bulletin ◽

10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.02.011 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 61 (4-6) ◽

pp. 178-182 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Krystyna Maciejewska ◽

Krzysztof W. Opaliński

Keyword(s):

Baltic Sea ◽

Juvenile Fish ◽

Vistula Lagoon ◽

Southern Baltic Sea ◽

Ecological Energetics ◽

Southern Baltic ◽

Trophic Competition ◽

The Vistula Lagoon

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Offshore benthic habitat mapping based on object-based image analysis and geomorphometric approach. A case study from the Slupsk Bank, Southern Baltic Sea

The Science of The Total Environment ◽

10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149712 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 801 ◽

pp. 149712 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Lukasz Janowski ◽

Radoslaw Wroblewski ◽

Janusz Dworniczak ◽

Mateusz Kolakowski ◽

Karolina Rogowska ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Image Analysis ◽

Baltic Sea ◽

Habitat Mapping ◽

Benthic Habitat ◽

Southern Baltic Sea ◽

Object Based Image Analysis ◽

Object Based ◽

Southern Baltic

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Quantitative Method on Historical Reconstruction of Coastal Geomorphological Change on Wave-Dominated Coast: A Case Study of the Pomeranian Bay, Southern Baltic Sea

Lecture Notes in Earth System Sciences - Mathematics of Planet Earth ◽

10.1007/978-3-642-32408-6_77 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 347-350

Author(s):

Junjie Deng ◽

Jan Harff ◽

Joanna Dudzinska-Nowak

Keyword(s):

Baltic Sea ◽

Quantitative Method ◽

Historical Reconstruction ◽

Southern Baltic Sea ◽

Southern Baltic ◽

Pomeranian Bay

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Land–sea interaction and morphogenesis of coastal foredunes — A modeling case study from the southern Baltic Sea coast

Coastal Engineering ◽

10.1016/j.coastaleng.2015.03.005 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 99 ◽

pp. 148-166 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Wenyan Zhang ◽

Ralf Schneider ◽

Jakob Kolb ◽

Tim Teichmann ◽

Joanna Dudzinska-Nowak ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Baltic Sea ◽

Southern Baltic Sea ◽

Southern Baltic ◽

Coastal Foredunes ◽

Sea Coast

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A coupled modeling scheme for longshore sediment transport of wave-dominated coasts—A case study from the southern Baltic Sea

Coastal Engineering ◽

10.1016/j.coastaleng.2012.09.003 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 72 ◽

pp. 39-55 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Wenyan Zhang ◽

Junjie Deng ◽

Jan Harff ◽

Ralf Schneider ◽

Joanna Dudzinska-Nowak

Keyword(s):

Sediment Transport ◽

Baltic Sea ◽

Coupled Modeling ◽

Southern Baltic Sea ◽

Longshore Sediment Transport ◽

Southern Baltic

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Submarine groundwater discharge as a source of pharmaceutical and caffeine residues in coastal ecosystem: Bay of Puck, southern Baltic Sea case study

The Science of The Total Environment ◽

10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.136522 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 713 ◽

pp. 136522 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Beata Szymczycha ◽

Marta Borecka ◽

Anna Białk-Bielińska ◽

Grzegorz Siedlewicz ◽

Ksenia Pazdro

Keyword(s):

Baltic Sea ◽

Submarine Groundwater Discharge ◽

Groundwater Discharge ◽

Coastal Ecosystem ◽

Southern Baltic Sea ◽

Submarine Groundwater ◽

Southern Baltic

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Do ostracod associations reflect macrophyte communities? A case study from the brackish water of the southern Baltic Sea coast

Aquatic Sciences ◽

10.1007/s00027-004-0756-z ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 67 (2) ◽

pp. 142-155 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Peter Frenzel ◽

Daniela Henkel ◽

Michael Siccha ◽

Lina Tschendel

Keyword(s):

Baltic Sea ◽

Brackish Water ◽

Southern Baltic Sea ◽

Macrophyte Communities ◽

Southern Baltic ◽

Sea Coast

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Factors controlling benzo(a)pyrene concentration in aerosols in the urbanized coastal zone. A case study: Gdynia, Poland (Southern Baltic Sea)

Environmental Science and Pollution Research ◽

10.1007/s11356-012-1315-0 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 20 (6) ◽

pp. 4154-4163 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Marta Staniszewska ◽

Bożena Graca ◽

Magdalena Bełdowska ◽

Dominika Saniewska

Keyword(s):

Baltic Sea ◽

Coastal Zone ◽

Southern Baltic Sea ◽

Southern Baltic ◽

Pyrene Concentration

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Hexabromocyclododecane contamination of herring gulls in the coastal area of the southern Baltic Sea

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies ◽

10.1515/ohs-2020-0014 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 49 (2) ◽

pp. 147-156

Author(s):

Andrzej Reindl ◽

Lucyna Falkowska ◽

Agnieszka Grajewska

Keyword(s):

Baltic Sea ◽

Coastal Area ◽

Larus Argentatus ◽

Clear Correlation ◽

Aquatic Birds ◽

Southern Baltic Sea ◽

Herring Gulls ◽

The World ◽

Southern Baltic

AbstractMuscles and livers of herring gulls (Larus argentatus) found in the coastal area of the southern Baltic Sea were tested for the presence of hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) isomers. They were detected in the muscles (ΣHBCD = 42.82 ± 30.65 ng g−1 l.w.) and livers (ΣHBCD = 65.51±27.96 ng g−1 l.w.) of all examined gulls. The α-HBCD isomer dominates in all types of samples. Our study has shown that bodies of gulls are less contaminated with HBCD than bodies of aquatic birds from other regions of the world. There was no clear correlation between HBCD concentrations and sex and age of birds. Nevertheless, it was indicated that the highest concentrations of HBCD and the α-HBCD isomer were found in the livers of immature females (mean = 89.31 ± 21.63 ng g−1 l.w. and mean = 76.72±24.54 ng g−1 l.w., respectively). The highest liver sequestration rates of the α-HBCD isomer were found in both adult and immature males (mean = 7.7 ± 13.7 and mean = 6.2 ± 11.9, respectively).

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