Rapid migration of heavy metals and 137Cs in alluvial sediments, Upper Odra River valley, Poland

Ciszewski, Dariusz; Czajka, Agnieszka; Błażej, Sylwia

doi:10.1007/s00254-007-1108-9

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“…Prolonged inundation could enhance post-depositional mobility of 137 Cs. It is believed that transport of caesium in alluvial soils is most active during inundation (both in a vertical and a lateral direction) followed by a period of radionuclide fixation under unsaturated and dry conditions (Ciszewski et al 2008;Korobova et al 2008). Postdepositional migration might also potentially influence estimates of the accretion rates derived from the vertical profiles of metal concentrations and of 210 Pb.…”

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“…Metal enrichment observed in the deepest layers of WE and WF could be related to their proximity to the groundwater table. Groundwater fluctuations might result in some vertical and horizontal mobility of metals and their subsequent immobilisation in reducing conditions below the groundwater table (Van den Berg et al 1998;Ciszewski et al 2008). …”

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Simultaneous Use of Trace Metals, 210Pb and 137Cs in Floodplain Sediments of a Lowland River as Indicators of Anthropogenic Impacts

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et al. 2009

Water Air Soil Pollut

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This study focuses on the distribution of selected trace metals, 137 Cs and 210 Pb, in floodplain deposits of the lowland Warta River (southern Poland) downstream of Częstochowa, a large city with an iron smelter. The depth profiles of trace metal (Zn, Pb, Cu, Ni, Cd and Mn), 210 Pb and 137 Cs contents in floodplain sediments were used to derive deposition rates on the floodplain for the twentieth century. The applicability of particular chronometric tools is considered within the context of their mutual relationships and confirmed by the consistency of the results. Deposition rate estimates for the past 50 years based on the vertical patterns of trace metal concentrations, which were correlated with particular events in the development of the smelter, range from 0.4 cm·year −1 in profiles situated in backswamps far from the channel to over 1.1 cm·year −1 in profiles of the natural levee adjacent to the river. Deposition rates based on 210 Pb inventories in the profiles range from 0.08 to 0.66 g·cm −2 ·year −1 , which corresponds to linear sedimentation rates of 0.10 to 0.91 cm·year −1 , respectively. Dating of characteristic levels associated with peak fallout of 137 Cs gives sediment accretion rates resembling those obtained from trace metals and 210 Pb. The period of the highest sediment accumulation rate could be related to the highest loads of effluent from the iron smelter and city of Często-chowa, which were substantially reduced after the construction of effluent treatment plant.

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Simultaneous Use of Trace Metals, 210Pb and 137Cs in Floodplain Sediments of a Lowland River as Indicators of Anthropogenic Impacts

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“…A mechanical downward transport of very fine particulate contaminants in very coarse (mostly sandy) matrix has been suspected to cause too large depths of 137 Cs activity peaks in some overbank sediments, especially in levees (Ciszewski et al 2008;Nováková 2009). The downward transport of fly ash particles to sand column by infiltration of water has experimentally been verified by Kapička et al (2011).…”

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“…Generally, fine-grained (clayey-silty) Brno Dam sediments should be less prone to the vertical transport of contaminants than fluvial sediments. However, sandy sediments of levees, crevasse splays, point bars and abandoned channel fills along the Morava River do not guarantee horizontal stability of the metallic pollutants (Ciszewski et al 2008;Nováková 2009;Matys Grygar et al 2011) and hence only profiles with low content of sand, i.e., only proximal and distal floodplain fines Matys Grygar et al 2011) can be applied for unambiguous stratigraphic and chronologic correlation. The aim of this paper is to establish characteristic features of Pb and Zn pollution in the twentieth century, which would allow identification and indirect dating of sediments from that period.…”

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Regional Contamination of Moravia (South-Eastern Czech Republic): Temporal Shift of Pb and Zn Loading in Fluvial Sediments

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Sedláček

Bábek

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Regional contamination by Pb and Zn in southern Moravia (south-east part of the Czech Republic) in the twentieth century was analysed in Brno Dam lake sediments and in floodplain sediments of the Morava River near Strážnice. The age model for the Brno Dam lake sediments has been obtained by 137 Cs (maxima corresponding to the nuclear tests in atmosphere and the 1986 Chernobyl accident) and the construction of the dam (1940); the time constraints for the Morava River sediments was the erection of flood defences (1930s) and 210 Pb dating. In the case of floodplain sediments, profiles exhibiting post-depositional mobilisation of heavy metals by pedogenic processes (gleying) must be excluded to reconstruct the history of contamination. There was a relatively fast joint onset of Pb and Zn load since the early stages of industrialisation in the first half of the twentieth century, but then the concentrations of these two metals developed in a different manner. Pb load only slightly increased till its peak in 1960s and 1970s. The increase of Zn load was rather stepwise: Soon before 1930s (Morava River floodplain) and in 1940s and 1950s (in Brno Lake), the relative contamination by Zn was much lower than during its peak in the 1970s to the present days. The offset of Pb and Zn contamination curves could have been caused by three different artificial sources of these heavy metals. The temporal shift of Pb and Zn loads can be used for dating sediments.

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“…The lead and zinc ore mining and processing have resulted in contamination of river channel sediments with cadmium, lead and zinc, up to about 3000 mg kg -1 , 30% and 20%, respectively (Ciszewski 1998, Ciszewski 2004. Moreover, overbank sediments deposited for over 100 years as a result of mining, are continuously eroded and leached with flood waters, which contribute to high alluvial sediment and water contamination (Ciszewski et al 2008;AleksanderKwaterczak, Helios-Rybicka 2009).…”

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Phyto- and zooplankton in fishponds contaminated with heavy metal runoff from a lead-zinc mine

Wilk‐Woźniak

Pociecha

Ciszewski

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Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

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This investigation focused on plankton inhabiting fishponds, which previously received mine waters from the lead-zinc mine 'Matylda', located in southern Poland (Upper Silesia). The purpose of the investigation was to study the effects of chronic and persistent contamination of fishpond bottom sediments with heavy metals originated from the lead and zinc mine. The phytoand zooplankton in the four fishponds were dominated by diatoms, green algae and rotifers. Plankton composition of the reference non-contaminated pond was different, since Chrysophytes dominated, and Copepoda were the most numerous among zooplankton. In the contaminated fishponds, we observed teratological forms, both for phyto-and zooplankton species, but only as individuals. Our results showed that planktonic communities had adapted to chronic and persistent heavy metal contamination.

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Rapid migration of heavy metals and 137Cs in alluvial sediments, Upper Odra River valley, Poland

Cited by 39 publications

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Simultaneous Use of Trace Metals, 210Pb and 137Cs in Floodplain Sediments of a Lowland River as Indicators of Anthropogenic Impacts

Simultaneous Use of Trace Metals, 210Pb and 137Cs in Floodplain Sediments of a Lowland River as Indicators of Anthropogenic Impacts

Regional Contamination of Moravia (South-Eastern Czech Republic): Temporal Shift of Pb and Zn Loading in Fluvial Sediments

Phyto- and zooplankton in fishponds contaminated with heavy metal runoff from a lead-zinc mine

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