5. Conclusion
The processes of land waterlogging, bank erosion and soil salination and alkalisation take place on the coastal landscapes of Kyiv, Kaniv and Kremenchuk reservoirs. We identified some regions on these reservoirs coast according to the intensity and peculiarities of such processes.
An important environmental characteristic of landscapes on Kyiv and Kaniv reservoirs coast is their pollution by nuclear wastes. The radionuclides (137Cs) have penetrated into the soil profile to the depth 15–25 cm, but their predominant part is concentrated in sods, forest litter and the upper 7-10-cm layer of soil. On elevated banks the nuclear wastes are subject to surface erosion while on low banks is a slight accumulation of radionuclides in the capillary fringe of soils waterlogged by seepage waters.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Reservoirs and Their Impact on the Environment. 1st ed. MAB UNESCO, Moscow: Nauka, 1986. 367 p. In Russian.
Starodubtsev, V. M.: The Impact of Reservoirs on Soils. 1st ed. Alma-Ata: Nauka, 1986. 296 p. In Russian.
Starodubtsev, V. M.: Changes of Soil-Ameliorative Conditions in River Basins Caused by Water Management Construction. A Precis of Doctor of Biology Thesis. Novosibirsk. 1988. 36 p. In Russian.
Starodubtsev, V.M. — Petrenko, L.R. — Kazanina, O.V.: The Effect of Kyiv Reservoir on Environmental Status of Soils. // Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics. Bratislava. N 47. 1999. No 5. Pp. 366–377. In English.
Starodubtsev, V.M. — Kolodyazhnyy, O.A.-Petrenko, L.R. et al.: Soil Cover and Land Use in Ukraine. Kyiv: Nora-Print, 2000. 98 p. In English.
Starodubtsev, V.M.-Petrenko, L.R.-Fedorenko, O.L. et al.: Radionuclides Pollution in Soils of the Kyiv Reservoir Coasts after Chernobyl Accident. / Fifth International Symposium and Exhibition on Environmental Contamination in Central and Eastern Europe, Prague, 2000. P.215. In English.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2005 Springer
About this paper
Cite this paper
Starodubtsev, V., Fedorenko, O. (2005). Evaluation of the Effect of Dnipro River Reservoirs on Coastal Landscapes. In: Bréchignac, F., Desmet, G. (eds) Equidosimetry — Ecological Standardization and Equidosimetry for Radioecology and Environmental Ecology. NATO Security through Science Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3650-7_18
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3650-7_18
Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht
Print ISBN: 978-1-4020-3648-4
Online ISBN: 978-1-4020-3650-7
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental ScienceEarth and Environmental Science (R0)