ECSA Symposium 34
ESTUARIES AND OTHER BRACKISH AREAS
- POLLUTION BARRIERS OR SOURCES TO THE
SEA?
ECSA 34 PROGRAMME
Sunday 15th September
13.00-17.00 – registration
18.00 – 19.00 - opening of Symposium at the Main Town Hall of Gdańsk, welcome
address by President of Gdańsk
19.00-20.30 – sightseeing of the Main Town Hall and the Old City of Gdańsk
(transfer to/from the Old City available)
Monday 16th September
9.00 - 9.35. Introductory lecture – V. N. de Jonge – Role of estuarine systems
in transformation and transportation of dissolved and particulate compounds
9.35 – 12.10. Session I - chairman – G. Millward
FUNCTIONING OF ESTUARI NE ECOSYSTEMS
9.35-10.10. Key lecture – B. Pavoni - The changing environment of the Lagoon
of Venice.,
- A particular aspect of the Lagoon contamination: residues of the antifouling
compounds in sediments and organisms. B.Pavoni, F.Pellizzato, L. Sperni, E. Centanni
10.10-10.35. Functioning of the Neva Estuary ecosystem under anthropogenic
stress. S. Golubkov, A.Alimov, I.Telesh, E. Pavel’eva, V. Panov, M.I.Orlova,
L. Anokhina,
L. Zakova
10.35-10.55 – Coffee break
10.55-11.20. Dynamics of particulate nutrients and trace metals in the Daugava
Estuary, the eastern Baltic Sea.
A.Yurkovskis
11.20 – 11.45. Role of the Oder Estuary in transformation of the riverine
material. M. Pastuszak, Z. Witek, A. Grelowski
11.45 – 12.10. North Sea Estuaries as filters for contaminants, R.W.P.M. Laane, G.J.Zwolsman
12.10 – 14.00 – Lunch break
14.00 – 16.25. Session II – chairman – M.J. Belzunce-Segarra
STATE OF THE COASTAL ZONE OF THE BALTIC SEA
14.00 – 14.35. Key lecture – D. Schulz-Bull - Input and behaviour of organic
pollutants in coastal seas.
14.35 – 15.00. Occurrence of metals, metalloids and radionuclides in the
Baltic Sea.
P. Szefer
15.00 – 15.25. Assessment of pollution input to the Baltic Sea. E. Niemirycz, A. Kaczmarczyk, M. Sosnowska
15.25 – 15.45. Coffee break
15.45 – 16.10. Eutrophication in the Polish coastal zone: the past, present
status and future scenarios. E. Łysiak-Pastuszak, N. Drgas, Z. Piątkowska
16.10 – 16.35. The current impact of the condition of Vistula on the state
of the coastal
zone in the Gulf of Gdańsk – the EUROCAT project. A. Kot-Wasik, B. Buszewski, J. Pacyna, J. Namieśnik
19.30. – organ concert in Oliwa Cathedral, sightseeing of the Cathedral
(transfer to/from Oliva available)
Tuesday 17th September
9.00 – 12.00. Session III – chairman – P. Szefer
MONITORING PROGRAMMES
9.00-9.35. Key lecture – E.-L. Poutanen – Baltic Sea monitoring at presnt
and perspective for future.
9.35-10.00 - M. Gromiec – Representative of Minister of Environment, Poland
10.00- 10.25 The obligations to be fulfilled by Poland under the Helsinki
Convention 1992.
E. Włodarczyk,
10.25-10.45. Coffee break
10.45– 11.10. Monitoring programmes for submarine outfalls in the Basque
country. M. J. Belzunce-Segarra, J.Franco, A.Borja, V.Valencia
11.10 -11.35. Development of Water Mangement in Latvia.
M. Vircavs
11.35 – 12.00. Developing indicators for ecosystem quality assessment - conceptual
issues and practical examples related to the Baltic Sea.
E. Andrulewicz
12.00 - 14.00. Lunch break
14.00 – 16.35. Session. IV – chairman – M. Pliński
CHANGES IN PLANKTON COMMUNITIES
14.00 – 14.35. Key lecture – I.V.Telesh, Plankton of the Baltic estuaries:
Research perspectives for the ecosystem state evaluation and management
14.35 – 15.00. Red tide and damage of fishes in closed sea area in Kyushu
District of Japan.
R. Hashimura
15.00 - 15.25. Zooplankton trophic chain of the Vistula and Curonian Lagoons
of the Baltic Sea under environment impact.
E. Naumenko
15.25 - 15.50. Seasonal dynamics of phytoplankton in the shallow zone of
the eastern part of the Gulf of Finland in the 1980s and 1990s.
V. Nikulina
15.50 –16.15. Nodularia spumigena blooms and hepatotoxin production
in the Gulf of Gdańsk. H. Mazur, M. Pliński
16.15. –16.40. Diatom pollution indices as a tool for monitoring coastal
zone waters on the example of the Gulf of Gdańsk. A. Zgrundo, B. Bogaczewicz-Adamczak
16.40 – 17.40 – Coffee + Poster session A
Wednesday 18th September
9.00-12.00. Session V – chairman – A. Szaniawska
BENTHOS ORGANISMS AS BIOINDICATORS
9.00-9.35. Key lecture – T. Radziejewska – Benthic communities as indicators
of environmental change: insights and challenges.
9.35–10.00. Developing biological assessment techniques for estuarine pollution
based on benthic macrofaunal communities in subtropical Australia. M. Stowar, G. Skilleter, A. Jones
10.00-10.25. Potential impacts and observed ecosystem effects of Dreissena
polymoprha in the littoral zone of the Neva River Estuary (Eastern Gulf
of Finland): does it work as biofilter? M. I. Orlova, S. M. Golubkov, N. V. Ignatieva
10.25- 10.45. Coffee break
10.45.–11.10. Mercury content in the musel Mytilus galloprovincialis
Lam. from the Crimean bays (the Black Sea). V.I. Ryabushko, V.N. Egorov, A.F. Kozintsev, S.I. Kostova, V.K. Shinkarenko
11.10-11.35. Distribution and co-associations of trace elements in Mytillus
edulis galloprovincialis and the associated water of the Southern part
of Korea Peninsula. B.-S. Kim, P. Szefer, C.-K. Kim, E.-H. Kim, C.-B. Lee
11.35 – 12.30. Lunch break
12.30-21.00 – Trip to Hel Peninsula (visit to Marine Station, University
of Gdańsk)
Thursday 19th September
9.00 - 12.00. Session VI – chairman – M. Virkavs
OTHER METHODS OF CONTROL OF THE ENVIRONMENT
9.00- 9.35. Key lecture – C. M.G. van den Berg, L. Laglera – Copper
speciation and thiol compounds in estuarine waters
9.35 -10.00. Behaviour of particulate metals in the Rivers Ouse and Trent
(UK). G.E. Millward, M.R. Williams
10.00-10.25. Chemical characterization of Seine estuary intertidal mudflats
porewaters. G. Bally, V. Mesnage,O. Clarisse, R. Lafite, J.-P. Dupont.
10.25-10.45. Coffee break.
10.45-11.10. Saltmarsh records of industry derived magnetic particulate
and heavy metal pollution.
S. M. Hutchinson
11.10. - 11.35. Assessment of bioavailable polycycling aromatic hydrocarbons
in French coastal waters: mussels and semipermeable membrane devices approach. K. Pazdro, K. Moisan, J. Tronczyński
11.35.-12.00. Acoustical techniques in the study of underwater meadows as
an indicator of the state of the coastal ecosystem environment.
N. Gorska, Z. Klusek, J. Tęgowski, K. Groza, D. Faghani, L. Kruk-Dowgiałło
, R. Opioła, J. Nowak
12.00 - 14.00 Lunch break
14.00- 16.25. Session VII – chairman - R.W.P.M. Laane
SEDIMENTS AS REFLECTION OF THE STATE OF ENVIRONMENT
14.00 – 14.35. Key lecture – J. Brils – Sustainable management of European
sediment resources and the role of SedNet.
14.35 -15.00. Ria de Aveiro (NW Portugal): A Sediment Quality Triad approach. H. Castro, V. Quintino, A. M. Rodrigues
15.00 -15.25. Environmental geochemistry of a historical dumping site in
the Western Baltic Sea. T. Leipe, M. Kersten, G. Witt, C. Pohl, G. Liehr
15.25- 15.45. Coffee break.
15.45-16.10. Biodiversity and organic matter processing on sandy beaches:
Are they factors controlling a biological filter of Polish coastal sandy
beach system?
M. F. Jędrzejczak
16.10-16.35. Comparison of behaviour of pyrogenic and selected petrogenic
aromatic hydrocarbons in the Odra and Wisła Estuary. M. Szymczak-Żyła, L. Lubecki, G. Kowalewska
16.35-17.30. Coffee break + Poster session B
19.00. – visit to Sopot (Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences),
(transfer to/from Sopot available)
Conference dinner
Friday 20th September
9.00 – 11.10. Session VIII – chairman - C. Druet
ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING
9.00 – 9.35. Key lecture – S. R. Massel – Hydrodynamics and ecology of coastal
waters in the tropical environment.
9.35. – 10.00. Variability of coastal waters hydrodynamics in the Southeastern
Baltic Sea - by the sigma - coordinate model.
A. Jankowski
10.00. – 10.25. Coupling between net ecosystem metabolism and nitrification-denitrification
in an upwelling system on the NW Iberian Coast A. W. Dale , R. Prego , and G. E. Millward
10.25-10.50. Environmental modelling in the Polish zone of the Baltic Sea
E. Jasińska, M. Robakiewicz, A. Staśkiewicz
10.50-11.15. Nutrient budget of the Szczecin Lagoon (the Odra River Estuary)
based on the dynamic box model simulations M. Wielgat, Z. Witek
11.15-11.30. Coffee break
11.30 – 13.00. PLENARY DISCUSSION – chairman V.N. de Jonge
- Key lecture - M.Elliott, S.J.Boyes - Recent development of control
of pollutants in estuaries and the assessment of their effects – challenges
for the future.
- Discussion
Closing of Symposium.
Saturday - 21th September
– post-Symposium excursion to Frombork (not included in conference fee)
POSTER Session A - Tuesday 17th September
STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT
1. Health of Cochin Backwater System (West Coast of India) - distribution
and mechanisms of trace metal and nutrient controls.
K.K.Balachandran, T. Joseph, V. K. Das, M. Nair , J. S. Paimpillil
2. Sources and sinks of gaseous mercury in the Polish coastal zone. M. Bełdowska, R. Marks
3. Influence of silting on organic matter destruction. D. Burska, B. Graca, K. Matuszewska
4. Comparison of water purity level in some rivers in Gdańsk region from
1990 to 2001.
K. Gazda
5. Distribution of heavy metals in bottom sediments of the Ulsan Bay, east
coast of Korea. B.-S. Kim, P. Szefer, C.-K. Kim, C.-B. Lee
6. Extraction studies of heavy metal pollutants in surficial sediments of
Korean coastal waters. B.-S. Kim, P. Szefer, C.-B. Lee
7. Adsorptive properties of marine surfactants at an air/water interface.
A Baltice Sea case. A. Kogut, S. Pogorzelski
8. High resolution 3D-ecohydrodynamic model for Neva Bay and Estuary – model
validation and future scenarios. P. Korpinen, M. Kiirikki, P. Rantanen
9. Study of bioavailability of heavy metals in marine sediments using sequential
extraction and specific bacterial sensors. K. Kunttu, A. Ivask, M. Leivuori, A. Kahru, M. Virta
10. Monitoring of surfactants in Gdańsk Bay and selected rivers. S. Pastewski, K. Mędrzycka
11. On biohydrochemical processes in the surficial muddy sediments in the
Szczecin Lagoon.
G. Poleszczuk
12. In-situ detection of PAHs in seawater using surface-enhanced Raman scattering
(SERS). H. Schmidt, B.H. Nguyen, J. Pfannkuche, H. Aman, H.-D. Kronfeld, G.
Kowalewska
13. Geochemical characteristics of the surface sediments from the Inner
Shelf Region, off Kalpakkam, Bay of Bengal.
K. Selvaraj, V. Ram Mohan, P. Szefer
14. Sediment disturbance off Tagus Estuary, Western Portugal: marine outfall
versus chronic contamination – a Sediment Quality Triad assessment. S. Silva, A.Re, P.Pestana, A.Rodrigues, V.Quintino
15. Distribution and co-associations of chemical elements in sediments from
Szczecin Lagoon and the Gdańsk Basin, Southern Baltic. P. Szefer, G.P. Glasby, J. Gełdon, K.V. Ragnarsdottir, J. Warzocha
16. Distribution and relationships of minor, major and macro-elements in
bottom sediments from the Polish Exclusive Economic Zone, Southern Baltic
Sea P. Szefer, G.P. Glasby, J. Gełdon, R.M. Renner, E. Björn, J. Snell,
W. Frech, J. Warzocha
17. Differences in the zooplankton abundance and distribution patterns of
two nearby estuaries of the Basque coast (Gulf of Biscay) with different
level of pollution.
Uriarte, I. F. Villate
18. Ecotests in water quality assessment.
L.Wolska
19. The present state of the coastal zone in the Gulf of Gdańsk. B. Żukowska, A. Kot-Wasik, M. Biziuk, J. Pacyna, J. Namieśnik
POSTER Session B - Thursday 19th September
INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENT ON ORGANISMS
1. Assessment of pollution and salinity influence on the benthic communities
in the Neva River Estuary.
E.V. Balushkina
2. Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in the tissues of flounder (Platichthys
flesus L.) and its helminth parasites as biomonitor in the southern Baltic
Sea
M. Chibani, P. Szefer, J. Rokicki,
3. Biomonitoring of geographical and temporal variations in trace metal
bioavailabilities to Talitrus saltator in the surf zone of southern
Baltic.
W. Fiałkowski
4. Spatial and temporal variability of macrofauna communities in the Gulf
of Gdańsk – oxygen deficiency and H2S aspect. U. Janas, J. Wocial, A. Szaniawska
5. Role of phytoplankton in transfer of PCBs to the sea through the Odra
Estuary. J. Konat-Stepowicz, G. Kowalewska
6. AChE as biomarker of bivalvia and fish contamination with chemicals in
the Bay of Gdańsk.
J. Kopecka, J. Pempkowiak
7. The growth and production of chlorophyll a in Scenedesmus microspina
stressed by copper.
A. Kosakowska, J. Lewandowska, M. Radomski
8. Chlorophylls and their derivatives in sediments of the Odra Estuary
as a measure of eutrophication of this area. G. Kowalewska, B.Wawrzyniak-Wydrowska, M. Szymczak-Żyła
9. Dinoflagellates of the Black Sea ecosystems.
A. Krakhmalnyy
10. The ocean quahog Arctica islandica (Cyprina islandica) – a bioindicator
for contaminated sediments? G. Liehr, M. L. Zettler, M. Kersten, K. Kritsotakis, T. Leipe, C.
Pohl
11. Methods for the determination of toxic cyanobacterial blooms on the
grazing activity of herbivorous zooplankton.
M. Łotocka
12. Effects of trophic conditions on benthic macrofauna in the area of River
Świna discharge into the Pomeranian Bay.
J. Masłowski
13. Bacteriological investigation of the water and sandy sediments in selected
streams in the mouth region of Gdańsk Bay (Southern Baltic).
K.Olanczuk-Neyman, K.Jankowska, A.Łukaszewicz, A. Misiec
14. Experimental study of 241Am accumulation by bivalve mollusk
Dreissena polymorpha (pall.) from the Neva Estuary. M. I. Orlova, M.A.Zuykov, B.E.Burakov
15. Contents of organic pollutants (PAHs, PCBs, DDT) in zooplankton from
Polish coastal waters. J. Potrykus, J. Pempkowiak, C. Porte
16. Geographical and temporal variations in metal pollution in the Gulf of
Gdańsk (Poland) using biomonitors. A. Sokołowski, M. Wołowicz, P.S.Rainbow, W.Fiałkowski, B.Smith
17. Growth and ultrastructure changes in cyanobacterium Anabaena flos-aquae
in the presence of heavy metals. W. Surosz, K.A.Palinska
18. Saduria entomon: the necessity of living in the environment with
hypoxia and hydrogen sulphide. A. Szaniawska, J. Miąc, M. Normant
19. Mercury, selenium and radionuclides (137Cs, 40K,
210Po) in liver, kidney and muscle of marine mammals of the Baltic
Sea. P. Szefer, T. Ciesielski, I. Zdrojewska, R. Bojanowski
