The effects of iron and manganese mine watres on stream biota
(Case study of ecological risk assessment)

D 2002

The effects of iron and manganese mine watres on stream biota (Case study of ecological risk assessment)

HELEŠIC, Jan

Basic information

Original name

The effects of iron and manganese mine watres on stream biota (Case study of ecological risk assessment)

Name in Czech

Vliv manganových a železitých důlních vod na potoční biotu

Authors

HELEŠIC, Jan (203 Czech Republic, guarantor)

Edition

1,. Brno, Czech Republic, SECOTOX 2002. Book of Astracts, 7th Regional Meeting of the Central and Eastern European Section, p. 106-106, 2002

Publisher

Masarykova Univerzita v Brně

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Stať ve sborníku

Field of Study

10511 Environmental sciences

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/02:00009841

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

ISBN

80-210-2971-4

Keywords in English

Mine waters; iron; manganese; ecological risk assessment; stream biota

Abstract

ORIG CZ

V originále

Small streams in the area of closing uranium mining in the Czech-Moravian Highlands (Czech Republic) were affected by mine waters with high contents of iron and manganese. These elements have a direct toxic or inhibit effect to the bottom stream biota. After decreasing of contents of metals in water (under 0.2 mg.l-1 Fe and 0.05 mg.l-1 Mn) there is main effect of change of bottom habitats. Bottom of stream is hard incrusted by iron and manganese hydroxides to the dept about 10 - 15 cm. Free surface layer is very thin - only about 1 - 2 cm. Communities of bottom organisms react in firsts seasons on higher contents of metals and now predominantly on changes of habitats. Many species disappeared from affected stretches (about 150 - 250 m long), for example planarids, oligochaets, mayflies Baetis, Ephemerella, blackflies, midges etc. Some populations are very small with not normal distributions of age's steadies (Gammarus fossarum). On the other hand, permanent biota of these stretches was consisting mainly of insect's larvae stoneflies (Nemouridae) and caddisflies (Hydropsychidae). Stoneflies are probably good adapted on higher contents of iron and they have in this stretch good bid of CPOM. Larvae of net spinning caddisflies have good bid of drift of small specimens there, which have not possibility to use deeper and hyporheic zone of creek. The evaluated data were the base of complex ecological risk assessment and management of closing uranium-mining area.

In Czech

Byly studovány malé toky ovlivněné výtoky důlních vod z uzavřencýh důlních děl po těžbě uranu. Byly zjištěno přímé (toxické) a nepřímé působení (změna habitatů) na organismy a společenstva.

Links

MSM 143100010, plan (intention)

Name: Časoprostorová dynamika biodiverzity v ekosystémech střední Evropy.

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, Spatiotemporal biodiversity dynamics in ecosystems of Central Europe

Citovat

HELEŠIC, Jan. The effects of iron and manganese mine watres on stream biota (Case study of ecological risk assessment). In SECOTOX 2002. Book of Astracts, 7th Regional Meeting of the Central and Eastern European Section. 1,. Brno, Czech Republic: Masarykova Univerzita v Brně, 2002, p. 106. ISBN 80-210-2971-4.

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HELEŠIC, Jan. The effects of iron and manganese mine watres on stream biota (Case study of ecological risk assessment). In \textit{SECOTOX 2002. Book of Astracts, 7th Regional Meeting of the Central and Eastern European Section}. 1,. Brno, Czech Republic: Masarykova Univerzita v Brně, 2002, p.~106. ISBN~80-210-2971-4.

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