Evolution of sedimentation in the Vistula Lagoon of the Baltic Sea due to anthropogenic impact

• Vladimir A. Chechko Laboratory for Coastal Systems Study, Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3030-1165

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46925//rdluz.33.10

Keywords: sediment cores; sedimentary stratum; sedimentation processes; grain-size parameters; hydrological conditions

Abstract

The work pursued basic objectives: to study the structure of the sedimentary strata, identify the sediment units corresponding to specific sedimentation stages of the late Holocene and evaluate the factors that influenced their formation in the Vistula Lagoon. For the achievement of the goals, well-known methods were used. The thickness of the silt deposits was measured by a hand drill. The grain size analysis of bottom sediments was determined by the mass content of particles of various sizes as a percentage of the test sample mass. The content of the total amount of organic matter in the bottom sediments and the mass loss during calcination was determined by the weight method, the determination of the mineral vivianite was carried out by standard methods accepted in geology. The Research results showed that in the lower part of the cores, organic-rich silts of olive shades are common, formed under the influence of river runoff. The sediment composition in the upper part of the cores is sharply different due to an anthropogenic factor – artificial river runoff regulation. Instead of silty sediments, the lagoon accumulated poorly consolidated, dark gray fine sand and siltstone sediments with small organic matter.

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