Initial Assessment of Changes in Water Quality in the Wrocław City Moat Reservoirs

• Autorzy: Kilian Szymon , Pawęska Katarzyna , Bawiec Aleksandra

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.12911/22998993/149722

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The aim of the research was to initially assess the changes in the physicochemical composition of water in the reservoirs of the city moat (Wrocław) in the context of the analysis of the type of pollutants flowing into the inner-city water reservoirs and in relation to the impact of air quality directly in the vicinity of the reservoirs. As an element of the urban landscape, the inner-city water reservoirs play an important role in improving the local climatic conditions, increasing the biodiversity of the landscape, and eliminating the negative impact of urban heat islands. The measurement campaign was conducted for 11 months. The following parameters were determined in the analyzed water samples: turbidity, pH, electrolytic conductivity, as well as concentrations of nitrogen forms (ammonium nitrogen, nitrite nitrogen, and nitrate nitrogen), total phosphorus and sulfates. Additionally, the air quality parameters in the direct location of the reservoirs were analyzed, including: concentrations of nitrogen oxides, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, humidity level and selected meteorological data, i.e. daily precipitation and average daily air temperature. The average concentrations of nitrogenous forms in the waters of the downtown water reservoir were as follows: ammonium nitrogen 0.155 mg•dm^-3, nitrite nitrogen 0.084 mg•dm^-3, and nitrate nitrogen 1.15 mg•dm^-3. The sulfate concentrations showed greater variability 67.805–180.973 mg•dm^-3. On the basis of the conducted observations and analyses, a statistically significant relationship was found between the quality parameters of water in municipal water reservoirs and external factors such as air quality, and in particular the correlation of air humidity with the concentration of nitrite and nitrate ions in the water. The conducted research confirms the influence of air quality on the levels of pollutants in the waters collected in the urban water reservoir.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

urban water reservoir; physicochemical composition of water; ammonium nitrogen; total phosphorus; city moat

• Wydawca: Polskie Towarzystwo Inżynierii Ekologicznej ; Lublin University of Technology
• Czasopismo: Journal of Ecological Engineering
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: Vol. 23, nr 7
• Strony: 58--66
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 32 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Kilian Szymon

• Institute of Environmental Engineering, The Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Geodesy, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Plac Grunwaldzki 24, 50-363 Wrocław, Poland

autor

Pawęska Katarzyna

• Institute of Environmental Engineering, The Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Geodesy, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Plac Grunwaldzki 24, 50-363 Wrocław, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8617-1596

autor

Bawiec Aleksandra

• Institute of Environmental Engineering, The Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Geodesy, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Plac Grunwaldzki 24, 50-363 Wrocław, Poland

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