scholarly journals Total petroleum hydrocarbons in surface sediments of the Lithuanian coastal area of the Baltic Sea

Baltica ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 27 (special) ◽  
pp. 23-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergej Suzdalev ◽  
Saulius Gulbinskas
Keyword(s):  
Baltic Sea ◽  
Petroleum Hydrocarbons ◽  
Surface Sediments ◽  
Extreme Values ◽  
Hazardous Substances ◽  
Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons ◽  
The Baltic Sea ◽  
Near Shore ◽  
Marine Lagoon ◽  
The Baltic

Operation of large oil import/export terminals and intensive shipping activities together with input of hazardous substances from terrestrial runoff and constantly developing cities makes the Lithuanian part of the Baltic Sea especially sensitive to contamination with oil products. The paper presents an overview of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) distribution in surface sediments at the Lithuanian near shore and within the Klaipėda State Seaport area – transitional marine-lagoon system. The study is based on the results of examination of surface sediment samples carried out in 2010–2012. The variations of TPH content in bottom sediments are explained by differences in grain size and the genesis of the investigated sediments as well as the degree of organic material decomposition. Extreme values obtained in the Klaipėda Strait area indicate presence of additional TPH contamination sources possibly of anthropogenic origin.

Petroleum hydrocarbons - a necessity of monitoring in a dredged material in the Polish coastal zone

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-60
Author(s):  
Marta Staniszewska ◽  
Helena Boniecka
Keyword(s):  
Baltic Sea ◽  
Coastal Zone ◽  
Petroleum Hydrocarbons ◽  
The Other ◽  
Dredged Material ◽  
The Baltic Sea ◽  
Legal Standards ◽  
Open Sea ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The Baltic

Petroleum hydrocarbons (PHCs) are toxic for the water organisms and in sediments they may last for a very long time. The Baltic Sea is an area exposed to the PHCs due to highly developed shipping. In Poland, there is a lack of legal standards specifying guidelines regarding handling dredged material containing PHCs, excavated in waterways, roadsteads, and in port basins, and there are no standards specifying their acceptable concentration in sediments. Therephore petroleum hydrocarbons in the excavated dredged material are rarely examined at the Polish coasts. In years 2009-2018 only 4% of sediments were examined in terms of their content. Indicated that only the sediments from the open sea did not contain PHCs, the other ones were very or moderately contaminated with PHCs. Collected results clearly indicate that sediment should be monitored in terms of the PHC content, in most cases should not be thrown back to the sea. In most cases they may be stored onshore, but only on wastelands, mainly industrial and transport areas. Some of them may also be used in the areas of cleaner lands, i.e. forests, wood- and bush-covered lands, recreation and leisure areas.

scholarly journals Spatial Distribution of the Baltic Sea Near-Shore Wave Power Potential along the Coast of Klaipėda, Lithuania

Energies ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 2170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Egidijus Kasiulis ◽  
Jens Kofoed ◽  
Arvydas Povilaitis ◽  
Algirdas Radzevičius
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Baltic Sea ◽  
Wave Power ◽  
The Baltic Sea ◽  
Near Shore ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
Wave Power Potential

Particulate organic carbon (POC) in surface sediments of the Baltic Sea

2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 175-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Leipe ◽  
Franz Tauber ◽  
Henry Vallius ◽  
Joonas Virtasalo ◽  
Szymon Uścinowicz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Baltic Sea ◽  
Particulate Organic Carbon ◽  
Surface Sediments ◽  
The Baltic Sea ◽  
The Baltic
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