Contamination history of suspended river sediments accumulated in oxbow lakes over the last 25 years

Autor:	Ondrej Babek, Juraj Francu, Josef Zeman, Slavomír Nehyba, Klára Hilscherová, Jiri Machat, Ivan Holoubek, Jana Klánová, Martin Famera
Rok vydání:	2008
Předmět:	Hydrology geography geography.geographical_feature_category Stratigraphy Sediment Heavy metals Contamination Levee Historical record Geology Earth-Surface Processes
Zdroj:	Journal of Soils and Sediments. 8:165-176
ISSN:	1614-7480 1439-0108
Popis:	Background, aims, and scope Embankment of meandering river systems in many industrial areas results in the formation of artificial oxbow lakes that may act as perennial or intermittent traps for river sediments. Their deposits can be dated using a combination of historical and stratigraphic data, providing a good means to study historical records of contamination transported by rivers. Contamination history over the last few decades is of special significance for Central and Eastern Europe as it can reflect high pollutant levels in the second half of the twentieth century and the subsequent improvement after the fall of the Iron Curtain. The purpose of this study was to investigate recent sediments of an oxbow lake of the Morava River, Czech Republic, their stratigraphic records, sediment architecture, and history of contamination.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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