caa a22 4500 60620007X CHVBK 20210128100942.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10653-014-9672-x doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10653-014-9672-x Ecological conditions of ponds situated on blast furnace slag deposits located in South Gare Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), Teesside, UK [Elektronische Daten] [E. Raper, S. Davies, B. Perkins, H. Lamb, M. Hermanson, A. Soares, T. Stephenson] Slag, a by-product from the iron and steel industry, has a range of applications within construction and is used in wastewater treatment. Historically considered a waste material, little consideration was given to the environmental impacts of its disposal. South Gare (a Site of Special Scientific Interest) located at the mouth of the Tees estuary, UK, formed on slag deposits used to create a sea wall and make the land behind permanent. Over time, ponds formed in depressions with the water chemistry, being significantly impacted by the slag deposits. Calcium levels reached 504mg/L, nitrate 49.0mg/L and sulphate 1,698mg/L. These levels were also reflected in the composition of the sediment. pH (5.10-9.90) and electrical conductivity (2,710-3,598µS/cm) were variable but often notably high. Pb, Cu and Cd were not present within the water, whilst Zn ranged from 0.027 to 0.37mg/L. Heavy metal levels were higher in surface sediments. Zinc was most dominant (174.3-1,310.2mg/L) followed by Pb (9.9-431mg/L), Cu (8.4-41.8mg/L) and Cd (0.4-1.1mg/L). A sediment core provided a historical overview of the ponds. The ponds were unfavourable for aquatic biodiversity and unsuitable for drinking water abstraction. Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht, 2014 Macroinvertebrates nationallicence Heavy metals nationallicence Slag nationallicence Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) nationallicence Water quality nationallicence Raper E. Water Sciences Institute, Cranfield University, MK43 0AL, Cranfield, UK aut Davies S. Geography and Earth Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Llandinam Building, Penglais Campus, SY23 3DB, Aberystwyth, UK aut Perkins B. Geography and Earth Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Llandinam Building, Penglais Campus, SY23 3DB, Aberystwyth, UK aut Lamb H. Geography and Earth Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Llandinam Building, Penglais Campus, SY23 3DB, Aberystwyth, UK aut Hermanson M. The University Centre in Svalbard, 9171, Longyearbyen, Norway aut Soares A. Water Sciences Institute, Cranfield University, MK43 0AL, Cranfield, UK aut Stephenson T. Water Sciences Institute, Cranfield University, MK43 0AL, Cranfield, UK aut Environmental Geochemistry and Health Springer Netherlands 37/3(2015-06-01), 545-556 0269-4042 37:3<545 2015 37 10653 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-014-9672-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-014-9672-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Raper E. Water Sciences Institute, Cranfield University, MK43 0AL, Cranfield, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Davies S. Geography and Earth Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Llandinam Building, Penglais Campus, SY23 3DB, Aberystwyth, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Perkins B. Geography and Earth Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Llandinam Building, Penglais Campus, SY23 3DB, Aberystwyth, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Lamb H. Geography and Earth Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Llandinam Building, Penglais Campus, SY23 3DB, Aberystwyth, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hermanson M. The University Centre in Svalbard, 9171, Longyearbyen, Norway aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Soares A. Water Sciences Institute, Cranfield University, MK43 0AL, Cranfield, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Stephenson T. Water Sciences Institute, Cranfield University, MK43 0AL, Cranfield, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Environmental Geochemistry and Health Springer Netherlands 37/3(2015-06-01), 545-556 0269-4042 37:3<545 2015 37 10653