Temporal variability in concentration of selected physical and chemical parameters with respect to discharge in a river in the Puck Bay basin

Abstract

The goal of this work is to determine the concentration variability and the values of selected physical and chemical parameters, including the discharge values for the Plutnica River, as well as the causes for changes in these values. When it comes to physical and chemical water quality, the downstream waters of the Plutnica are freshwaters with elevated chloride concentrations. This is due to the fact that the Baltic Sea acts on shallow groundwater along this part of the coast as well as to periodically occurring saltwater intrusions into inland surface waters. The concentrations of the remaining common ions were fairly stable during the course of the year and their annual variability levels were similar.