Pollution of the sediments of the coastal zone of the Sambia Peninsula and the Curonian Spit (Southeastern Baltic Sea)
The detailed environmental survey of the coastal zone of the Kaliningrad Region northern coast was carried out. The pollutants distribution in the silty clay fraction and calculation of ecological indexes allowed the evaluation of distribution of potentially harmful elements (PHEs). The sources of p...
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| author | Alexander Krek Viktor Krechik Aleksandr Danchenkov Elena Krek |
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| description | The detailed environmental survey of the coastal zone of the Kaliningrad Region northern coast was carried out. The pollutants distribution in the silty clay fraction and calculation of ecological indexes allowed the evaluation of distribution of potentially harmful elements (PHEs). The sources of pollution in the most intensively used areas were identified, and transit and accumulation zones were allocated. A large area of anomalous content of PHEs was revealed on the underwater coastal slope of the Curonian Spit National Park, which is situated far from the sources of pollution. The alongshore bed load transport provides the contamination of the underwater slope whereas the beaches are less exposed to pollution. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4217253b65c746388a8a592557d2ad052023-12-03T10:15:57ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592018-05-016e477010.7717/peerj.4770Pollution of the sediments of the coastal zone of the Sambia Peninsula and the Curonian Spit (Southeastern Baltic Sea)Alexander Krek0Viktor Krechik1Aleksandr Danchenkov2Elena Krek3Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, RussiaShirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, RussiaShirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, RussiaShirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, RussiaThe detailed environmental survey of the coastal zone of the Kaliningrad Region northern coast was carried out. The pollutants distribution in the silty clay fraction and calculation of ecological indexes allowed the evaluation of distribution of potentially harmful elements (PHEs). The sources of pollution in the most intensively used areas were identified, and transit and accumulation zones were allocated. A large area of anomalous content of PHEs was revealed on the underwater coastal slope of the Curonian Spit National Park, which is situated far from the sources of pollution. The alongshore bed load transport provides the contamination of the underwater slope whereas the beaches are less exposed to pollution.https://peerj.com/articles/4770.pdfSedimentsPollution indexesCoastal zoneBaltic SeaHeavy metals |
| spellingShingle | Alexander Krek Viktor Krechik Aleksandr Danchenkov Elena Krek Pollution of the sediments of the coastal zone of the Sambia Peninsula and the Curonian Spit (Southeastern Baltic Sea) PeerJ Sediments Pollution indexes Coastal zone Baltic Sea Heavy metals |
| title | Pollution of the sediments of the coastal zone of the Sambia Peninsula and the Curonian Spit (Southeastern Baltic Sea) |
| title_full | Pollution of the sediments of the coastal zone of the Sambia Peninsula and the Curonian Spit (Southeastern Baltic Sea) |
| title_fullStr | Pollution of the sediments of the coastal zone of the Sambia Peninsula and the Curonian Spit (Southeastern Baltic Sea) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pollution of the sediments of the coastal zone of the Sambia Peninsula and the Curonian Spit (Southeastern Baltic Sea) |
| title_short | Pollution of the sediments of the coastal zone of the Sambia Peninsula and the Curonian Spit (Southeastern Baltic Sea) |
| title_sort | pollution of the sediments of the coastal zone of the sambia peninsula and the curonian spit southeastern baltic sea |
| topic | Sediments Pollution indexes Coastal zone Baltic Sea Heavy metals |
| url | https://peerj.com/articles/4770.pdf |
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