Influence of land-based Kaliningrad (Primorsky) amber mining on coastal zone
| Autor: | Alexander Krek, Svetlana Koschavets, Marina Ulyanova |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Pollution
Geologic Sediments 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences media_common.quotation_subject 010501 environmental sciences Aquatic Science Oceanography 01 natural sciences Mining Russia Environmental protection Peninsula Metals Heavy Environmental monitoring Seawater Water pollution 0105 earth and related environmental sciences media_common geography geography.geographical_feature_category Water Pollution Contamination Amber Environmental science Water quality Water Pollutants Chemical Environmental Monitoring |
| Zdroj: | Marine Pollution Bulletin. 131:1-9 |
| ISSN: | 0025-326X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.03.042 |
| Popis: | In this paper, we report on the pollution in the coastal zone of the South-Eastern Baltic Sea (Russian coast). It was studied through a range of methods, including analyses potential water quality indicators (WQIs) and potentially harmful elements (PHEs). A contamination factor and modified degree of contamination were used for describing the contamination of the sediments by toxic substances. Special attention was paid to activity of the Kaliningrad Amber Combine (KAC), the biggest world amber mining company, located onshore close to the coastal zone (Kaliningrad Region). The amber extraction contribution to the ecological state of the coastal zone was estimated. Contamination of the quarry by metals (Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, Pb, Zn) was comparable with contamination of abrasion bench. The pollution of the western coastal zone of the Sambia Peninsula is caused both by land-based anthropogenic developments (including KAC) and natural processes (coastal abrasion). |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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