Water quality of reclaimed lakes in post-mining locations of Czech Republic
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60460709%3A41330%2F25%3A102049" target="_blank" >RIV/60460709:41330/25:102049 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10661-025-14478-5" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10661-025-14478-5</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-025-14478-5" target="_blank" >10.1007/s10661-025-14478-5</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Water quality of reclaimed lakes in post-mining locations of Czech Republic
Original language description
Post-mining lakes in the Czech Republic, especially in North Bohemia, represent distinctive opportunities for ecological transformation of degraded landscapes. Such lakes form in closed open-pit mines, where they create new water and wetland habitats. The ecological development of such systems is strongly affected by water quality, which is often impaired by residual contamination from mining and nutrient imbalances. Investigating the water quality is therefore essential for understanding the ecological potential, implementation of restoration strategies, and for evaluation of environmental risks to ensure further safe human and ecological use. This study explores the water quality of four post-mining lakes in the Czech Republic—Medard, Milada, Most, and Barbora. It focuses on biological indicators (microbial and plankton diversity) and water chemistry. The aim was to assess whether the current properties meet environmental standards, potentially supporting their use beyond recreation, such as for agricultural irrigation, drinking, or other practical purposes. Diverse microbial and plankton taxa were detected, with notable seasonal variations indicating continuing environmental succession. Water chemistry was mostly within acceptable limits; however, sulphates and total dissolved solids concentrations exceeded the threshold at Medard and Milada, and hydrocarbon C10–C40 tolerable concentration was surpassed at Most.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10511 - Environmental sciences (social aspects to be 5.7)
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
ISSN
0167-6369
e-ISSN
0167-6369
Volume of the periodical
197
Issue of the periodical within the volume
9
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
18
Pages from-to
1-18
UT code for WoS article
001564588900002
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105014924275