Comparison of the sediment composition in relation to basic chemical,physical,and geological factors |
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| Affiliation: | 1. AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics, Al. Mickiewicza 30, Krakow, 30-059, Poland;2. AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Energy and Fuels, Al. Mickiewicza 30, Krakow, 30-059, Poland;3. Matej Bel University, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Tajovskeho 40, Banská Bystrica, 97401, Slovakia;1. Industry-Academia Collaboration Foundation, Chonbuk National University, 567 Baejedae-ro, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju, 54896, Republic of Korea;2. Center for Jeongeup Industry-Academy Cooperation, Chonbuk National University, 9 Cheomdan-ro, Jeongeup, Jeonbuk, 56212, Republic of Korea;1. Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, Kyusyu University, Japan;2. Department of Civil Engineering, National Defense Academy, Japan;3. Professor Emeritus, National Defense Academy, Japan;1. Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China;2. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA;1. Key Laboratory of Water Cycle and Related Land Surface Processes, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China;2. College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China |
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| Abstract: | Sediment constitutes an interesting and valuable material for observation of human impact on the environment.Based on the sediment core samples in two Tatra Mountains lakes,determination of the selected elements(including cesium 137 radionuclide activity and heavy metals' concentrations) and dating of the obtained layers by the lead 210 method,chemometric analysis of the resulting data set was done.It was established,as a result of Cluster Analysis,that the variability of the determined parameters was distinct in the lakes with much higher concentrations of heavy metals in Smreczynski staw lake.Also,the influence of human activity(long distance transport of contaminants) is notable on the north slopes of the Tatras(Smreczynski staw lake) comparing to Popradske pleso lake.The examined elements can be divided into two groups-natural to the site origin(iron,manganese,and magnesium),and elements whose accumulation in the sediments can be related(at least in part) to human activity(~(137)Cs,zinc,copper,cadmium,lead,and chromium).The results confirm the existence of the so called "screen effect",meaning that the Tatra Mountains' crest delimits to a considerable extent further transport of pollutants to the south side of the Tatra Mountains slopes. |
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| Keywords: | Sediment Tatra mountains Metals Radionuclides Chemometry |
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