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oa Composition and Properties of Bottom Sediments of the Shatsk Lakes (West Polesia of Ukraine)
- Publisher: European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
- Source: Conference Proceedings, 17th International Conference Monitoring of Geological Processes and Ecological Condition of the Environment, Nov 2023, Volume 2023, p.1 - 5
Abstract
Lakes located within the boundaries of Shatsk National Natural Park are considered exemplary by many experts. The totality of the main physical and physico-chemical properties of bottom sediments of the Shatsk Lakes considered in the publication indicates their high functional significance in the processes of transformation and transfer of matter and energy in the “catchment-lake” system. Compared to other aquatic complexes, lakes play a unique barrier role in the movement of suspended particles and chemical elements. Bottom sediments integrate the geochemical characteristics of the soil cover and the landscape structure of the catchment, thus accumulating various pollutants. The absence of anthropogenic load on some studied aquatic ecosystems allows for the use of quantitative indicators of the composition and properties of lake bottom sediments as background data in various environmental assessments and expertise.