Physicochemical properties of water in the Glinianki pit lake in Kielce (SE Poland)

Śliwa, Zuzanna; Szwed, Mirosław; Przybylska, Joanna

doi:10.2478/oszn-2025-0007

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Research area – localisation in the city (based on geoportal.pl) and general view (photo by Z. Śliwa)

Water bodies in the research area; a and b – episodic pools (based on geoportal.pl)

Dynamics of water level in the Glinianki pit lake and monthly precipitation sums (data from the IMGW-PIB meteorological station Kielce-Suków)

Plant species share morpho-ecological groups at the Glinianki pit lake

Microphotograph of a particle on the surface of a glass filter and its chemical composition

Morphometric parameters of the Glinianki pit lake

No.	Parameter	Unit	Value
1.	Area (A₀)	ha	1.0
2.	Length (L)	m	148.4
3.	Width (B_śr)	m	67.6
4.	Length of the shoreline (l)	m	413.3
5.	Elongation index (λ)	-	0.01
6.	Shoreline development index (K)	-	1.2
7.	Catchment area (A)	ha	47.1
8.	Schindler’s index (S)	m⁻¹	31.4

Physicochemical parameters and chemical composition of water from the Glinianki pit lake

Month	Ion concentration [mg · dm⁻³]								pH [-]	EC [µS · cm⁻¹]	O₂ [mg · dm⁻³]	Temp. [°C]
Month	Na⁺	NH₄⁺	Mg²⁺	K⁺	Ca²⁺	Cl⁻	SO₄²⁻	NO₃⁻	pH [-]	EC [µS · cm⁻¹]	O₂ [mg · dm⁻³]	Temp. [°C]
VI	5.6	0.4	5.5	1.3	43.1	6.0	30.6	<0.1	7,34	289.0	10.6	20.0
VII	5.6	0.2	5.5	1.3	42.3	6.2	28.5	<0.1	8,12	229.0	6.7	21.6
VIII	5.8	0.2	5.0	1.9	38.8	6.8	21.5	<0.1	8,11	228.0	6.6	20.3
IX	6.1	0.1	4.8	2.0	44.6	7.2	19.1	<0.1	8,07	255.2	4.5	19.4
X	5.6	0.3	4.7	1.9	41.6	6.6	16.5	0.2	8,79	270.0	13.3	16.8
XI	5.5	0.2	4.1	2.4	42.1	6.8	15.5	0.3	7,74	279.0	10.2	7.5
XII	6.9	0.3	4.6	3.0	54.5	8.9	15.6	0.8	7,53	288.0	2.2	0.0
I	5.1	0.7	3.4	2.5	26.9	7.3	17.9	0.2	7,89	173.5	-	-
II	4.7	0.8	3.6	1.9	63.9	6.2	25.2	10.9	7,75	367.0	10.9	7.0
III	5.4	0.5	5.2	1.8	88.4	6.5	34.7	0.7	8,17	444.0	10.0	8.0
IV	5.3	0.4	6.0	1.8	67.4	6.4	35.7	0.4	7,91	477.0	8.5	8.9
V	6.4	0.5	7.8	2.0	66.5	6.8	41.4	5.8	8,05	345.9	9.3	17.8
Mean	5.7	0.4	5.0	2.0	51.7	6.8	25.2	1.6	7,82	303.7	8.4	13.4
Min.	4.7	0.1	3.4	1.3	26.9	6.0	15.5	<0.1	7.34	173.5	2.2	0.0
Max.	6.9	0.8	7.8	3.0	88.4	8.9	41.4	10.9	8.79	477.0	13.3	21.6
CV [%]	10	55	23	24	33	11	35	202	5	30	54	38

Plant species recorded in the Glinianki pit lake

No.	Scientific name	Common name	Morpho-ecological group
1	Acorus calamus L.	Sweet flag	Emergent – reed bed
2	Alisma plantago-aquatica L.	European water-plantain	Emergent – reed bed
3	Caltha palustris L.	Marsh-marigold	Other
4	Carex acutiformis Ehrh.	Lesser pond-sedge	Emergent – sedge bed
5	Carex brizoides L.	Quaking sedge	Other
6	Carex caryophyllea Latourr.	Vernal sedge	Other
7	Carex hirta L.	Hairy sedge	Other
8	Carex ovalis Gooden.	Oval sedge	Other
9	Carex rostrata Stokes	Beaked sedge	Emergent – sedge bed
10	Carex vulpina L.	True fox-sedge	Emergent – sedge bed
11	Ceratophyllum demersum L. s. str.	Rigid hornwort	Rooted submerged
12	Cladium mariscus L.	Swamp sawgrass	Emergent – sedge bed
13	Fontinalis antipyretica Hedw.	Greater water-moss	Rooted submerged
14	Geranium robertianum L.	Herb-Robert	Other
15	Glyceria maxima (Hartm.) Holmb.	Great manna grass	Emergent – reed bed
16	Hydrocharis morsus-ranae L.	European frog-bit	Free-floating
17	Iris pseudacorus L.	Yellow flag	Emergent – sedge bed
18	Juncus articulatus L. emend. K. Richt.	Jointleaf rush	Emergent – sedge bed
19	Juncus bufonius L.	Toad rush	Other
20	Juncus effusus L.	Common rush	Other
21	Juncus inflexus L.	Hard rush	Other
22	Juncus tenuis Willd.	Slender rush	Other
23	Lemna minor L.	Common duckweed	Free-floating
24	Lysimachia nummularia L.	Moneywort	Other
25	Myriophyllum spicatum L.	Eurasian watermilfoil	Rooted submerged
26	Myriophyllum verticillatum L.	Whorl-leaf watermilfoil	Rooted submerged
27	Nymphaea alba L.	White waterlily	Floating-leaved
28	Phalaris arundinacea L.	Reed canary grass	Emergent – sedge bed
29	Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.	Common reed	Emergent – reed bed
30	Polygonum amphibium L.	Longroot smartweed	Floating-leaved
31	Polygonum bistorta L.	Common bistort	Other
32	Polygonum hydropiper L.	Marshpepper knotweed	Other
33	Potamogeton lucens L.	Shining pondweed	Rooted submerged
34	Schoenoplectus lacustris (L.) Palla	Lakeshore bulrush	Emergent – reed bed
35	Typha angustifolia L.	Lesser bulrush	Emergent – reed bed
36	Typha latifolia L.	Common bulrush	Emergent – reed bed
37	Utricularia vulgaris L.	Greater bladderwort	Free-floating

Physicochemical properties of water in the Glinianki pit lake in Kielce (SE Poland)

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Morphometric parameters of the Glinianki pit lake

Physicochemical parameters and chemical composition of water from the Glinianki pit lake

Plant species recorded in the Glinianki pit lake

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