Title:

Upper Vistula River: response of aquatic communities to pollution and impoundment. 2, Chemical composition of water and sediment

Subtitle:

Chemical composition of water and sediment

Creator:

Kasza, Henryk ; Galas, Joanna

Contributor:

Polish Academy of Sciences. Institute of Ecology

Publisher:

Polish Academy of Sciences. Institute of Ecology. Publishing Office

Place of publishing:

Dziekanów Leśny

Date issued/created:

2002

Description:

Pages 123-135 : illustrations ; 27 cm ; Bibliographical references (pages 133-135)

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

Vistula River ; water chemistry ; sediment ; pollution

Abstract:

The following paper is a part of the complex studies and intends to provide the background for explaining spatial differentiation of plant and animal communities settled in the Upper Vistula River. The study has been conducted from 10.9 to 336.7 km of the river course. Physico-chemical parameters of water, and nutrient concentrations in surface sediment have been measured. This allowed to discern four zones according to the level of water pollution. The first one, with relatively clean waters, is located in the mountainous part of the Vistula River (to 10.9 km of the river course). The second one - moderately polluted - spreads to 66.2 km. The third zone, with heavily polluted waters, reaches to 248.2 km. The remaining part of the studied river course (to 336.7 km) can be considered as belonging to the fourth zone with considerably polluted waters.

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Relation:

Polish Journal of Ecology

Volume:

50

Issue:

2

Start page:

123

End page:

135

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Resource Identifier:

ISSN 1505-2249

Source:

MiIZ PAN, call no. P.2840 ; click here to follow the link

Language:

eng

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