The development of the eutrophication process in Dobczyce reservoir

AGH University of Science and Technology

^* Corresponding author: kowalew@agh.edu.pl

Abstract

Eutrophication is currently a global threat to all types of aquatic ecosystems leading to a disturbance of their ecological balance and a deterioration of water quality. This problem is especially true for dam reservoirs, which play a key role in the economy of each country, being an important source of water supply. It is also a primary problem for all types of surface waters in Poland. Effective eutrophication abatement strategies should be based on reliable information about the actual trophic status of waters which in turn should be obtained with fast, accurate and low-cost monitoring. The aim of this paper is to investigate the possibility of the application of aggregated numerical indicators as an effective tool for the assessment of water trophic status and prove it using the example of the trophic state assessment of the Dobczyce dam reservoir. For this purpose, three numerical indicators elaborated by different authors were used.