Abstract
The estuary of the River Kyrönjoki was echo sounded and, on the basis of these results the delta was delimited and areas of erosion and accumulation were separated. Samples of the sediment surface (0–2 cm) from 65 sites in the estuary were analysed for organic content, C, N, P, Ca, Fe, Mn, Pb, Cu, Zn, Cd and Hg. On the basis of the chemical analyses the delta was divided into two parts according to the sedimentary conditions: (I) In the inner part, where acid fresh water of c. pH 5.5 from the river is predominant, the conditions were reducing. The Fe/Mn ratio of the sediment was high. The heavy metal content was usually low. The Hg content in the organic compounds of the sediment was, due to the acidity, higher than in the outer part. (II) In the outer part of the delta, where neutral brackish water of pH c. 7.0 dominates, the sedimentary conditions were mostly oxidizing. The Fe/Mn ratio was very low. The heavy metal and organic content was mostly high in the accumulation areas. This is because the fine-grained allochthonous material, which has a high heavy metal and organic content, flocculates and precipitates when it reaches the brackish water of the Gulf of Bothnia, and the salinity and the pH are higher.
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Raimo, H. (1987). Recent sedimentological conditions in the delta of the river Kyrönjoki, Western Finland. In: Löffler, H. (eds) Paleolimnology IV. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 37. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4047-5_49
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