ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Differentiation of Iron and Manganese
Concentrations in Waters
of Suwałki Landscape Park
Katarzyna Puczko1, Adam Cudowski2, Elżbieta Jekatierynczuk-Rudczyk1
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1Department of Environmental Protection, Institute of Biology, University of Białystok,
Świerkowa 20B, 15-950 Białystok, Poland
2Department of Hydrobiology, Institute of Biology, University of Białystok,
Świerkowa 20B, 15-950 Białystok, Poland
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2015;24(2):657-664
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ABSTRACT
Iron and manganese differentiation were analyzed in the lakes, rivers, springs, and groundwaters the
Suwałki Landscape Park (SLP) in July 2009. The major aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship
between manganese and iron concentrations and other physical and chemical water parameters. The waters
of SLP differed in terms of fractional composition of manganese and iron. Higher concentrations of total
iron and manganese were observed in groundwaters (1645 μgFe/dm3, 949 μgMn/dm3). The fractional composition
of iron and manganese depends on the amount of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) related to the development
of metaloorganic complexes. Manganese compounds are more volatile in an aquatic environment
than iron compounds, as manifested in the variable fractional composition of manganese in the lakes of SLP.