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Article

The Influence of Urban Agglomeration on a Small Natural Water Reservoir

by
Tadeusz Sobczyński
* and
Przemysław Niedzielski
Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Umultowska 89b, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Limnol. Rev. 2018, 18(1), 39-44; https://doi.org/10.2478/limre-2018-0005
Published: 26 April 2018

Abstract

The aim of the study was to determine the influence of urban agglomeration on a small, natural water reservoir which, as a result of the expansion of the city of Poznań, has become an urban lake. In the vegetation period 2015, the chemistry of its water was studied, and in September additional samples of bottom sediments, plants and fish were collected for analysis in order to determine the content of heavy metals. In terms of productivity, no significant influence of the catchment was recorded. In the 1980s the lake was defined as eutrophic, and in 1996 as α-mesotrophic and such a state continues until today. This is the result of protective activity undertaken by its new owner. The adverse influence of the urbanization of the surrounding areas was reflected by the increased content of lead in particular elements of this ecosystem, that is, in bottom sediments, plants and fish muscles.
Keywords: small lake; urban agglomeration; anthropopression small lake; urban agglomeration; anthropopression

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Sobczyński, T.; Niedzielski, P. The Influence of Urban Agglomeration on a Small Natural Water Reservoir. Limnol. Rev. 2018, 18, 39-44. https://doi.org/10.2478/limre-2018-0005

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Sobczyński T, Niedzielski P. The Influence of Urban Agglomeration on a Small Natural Water Reservoir. Limnological Review. 2018; 18(1):39-44. https://doi.org/10.2478/limre-2018-0005

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Sobczyński, Tadeusz, and Przemysław Niedzielski. 2018. "The Influence of Urban Agglomeration on a Small Natural Water Reservoir" Limnological Review 18, no. 1: 39-44. https://doi.org/10.2478/limre-2018-0005

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