Physico-chemical characteristics of wetland waters in the range of the Warsaw agglomeration on the example of the Horowe Bagno peat bog and the Kruczek Lake in the Marki commune Cover Image

Charakterystyki fizykochemiczne wód obszarów podmokłych w granicach aglomeracji warszawskiej na przykładzie Horowego Bagna i Jeziora Kruczek w gminie Marki
Physico-chemical characteristics of wetland waters in the range of the Warsaw agglomeration on the example of the Horowe Bagno peat bog and the Kruczek Lake in the Marki commune

Author(s): Sylwia Grzędzińska, Maciej Ziułkiewicz
Subject(s): Environmental Geography, Applied Geography
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: Hydrochemical properties; peatbogs; reserve; the Warsaw agglomeration

Summary/Abstract: In order to limit the pressure and preserve the natural environment in the immediate vicinity of the Warsaw agglomeration was created the Warsaw Protected Landscape Area. It includes, among others, forests of the Marki area, forming a buffer zone of protected areas, including the Horowe Bagno peat bog and the Kruczek Lake. The area of the reserve is nearly 44 hectares, of which the surface of the basins formed in the peat pits is about 17.5 hectares. Both hydrographic objects, due to their location, are within the range of potential pressure from the northeastern part of the city of Marki and the national road No. 631. In addition, the construction of the expressway S8 from Warsaw towards Białystok seems to be a big threat. This paper aims to document the hydrochemical condition of the Horowe Bagno peat bog and the Kruczek Lake before the launch of the S8 express road. The basic physicochemical parameters of water in both objects: pH and proper electrolytic conductivity will serve this purpose. For measuring in the winter-spring season 2015/16, 6 measurement and control points were selected, with 2 points located on the shore of the Kruczek Lake, and the remaining 4 were located in the Horowe Bagno peat bog reserve. In the preliminary stage of the research, the size of anthropogenic pressure was identified in the area of the Marki commune using the method by Nachlik (2006). It has been found that there are no significant threats to the aquatic environment in the water-sewage economy. The results show that the Horowe Bagno peat can be classified as high in pH and transient in terms of PEW. The peat bog and the lake represent two distinct hydrochemical objects, probably due to the basin and alimentation and different contribution of atmospheric and land supply. One of the most important manifestations of anthropopression is the penetration of precipitation wastewater from road No. 631. It can significantly increase after launching the S8 express road adjacent the peat bog, in particular without adequate protection measures.

  • Issue Year: 16/2017
  • Issue No: 16
  • Page Range: 23-31
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish