Open AccessLoad of heavy metals in drainage waters in the Middle Sudety Mountains
Author(s) -
Krzysztof Pulikowski,
S. Kostrzewa,
J. Paluch,
Szymon Szewrański
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
annals of warsaw university of life sciences-sggw. land reclamation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2081-9617
pISSN - 1898-8857
DOI - 10.2478/v10060-008-0019-0
Subject(s) - cadmium , drainage , heavy metals , zinc , chromium , environmental chemistry , surface runoff , copper , environmental science , metal , hydrology (agriculture) , geology , chemistry , ecology , geotechnical engineering , biology , organic chemistry
Load of heavy metals in drainage waters in the Middle Sudety Mountains Research were carried out in study site located in Stare Bogaczowice near Wałbrzych. The daily drainage runoff measurements and periodical chemical analyses of water samples from selected drainage plots had been made. Concentrations of heavy metals: Cu, Zn, Zn, Pb, Cr i Cd had been measured. Drainage waters do not include significant amounts of heavy metals. Concentration of zinc, which is very common in nature, ranged from 0.018 to 0.675 mg Zn·dm -3 , cadmium concentrations was somewhat larger then 0.001 mg Cd · dm -3 . In spite of precipitations higher then in the other sites and because of low concentrations, the heavy metal loads had been very small. Regarding lead and nickel load did not exceed 70 g·ha -1 ·yr -1 , and concerning copper, chromium and cadmium it was below 5.0 g·ha -1 ·yr -1 . Heavy metals in drainage waters do not make serious threat on surface water body receivers.