Abstract
Erosion is one of the most important pathway of sediment entries into river systems. Sediments as a pollutant is harmful by itself and is even more so when combined with contaminants, such as heavy metals, nutrients, pesticides and other organic micro-pollutants. Contaminants also mediate their uptake, storage, release and transfer between environmental compartments. Nutrients - nitrogen and phosphorus - are the chief pollutants of our waterways and their enrichment of surface water bodies is often attributed to nonpoint source pollution from agricultural production areas. The addition of nutrients to surface water bodies accelerates the eutrophication process, what is abnormally high production of algae and aquatic plants. The aim of this contribution is to study the influence of sediment quality on the water quality through the nutrient leaching from sediments to water environment.
