Wydział Nauk Geograficznych

Program wydarzenia The International Symposium on River sediment quality and quantity: environmental, geochemical and ecological perspectives

Monday, 17 October 2022

Place of meeting: Library (Biblioteka) of Kazimierz Wielki University (1st floor), address: K. Szymanowskiego Street 3, Bydgoszcz

10:00 Opening ceremony

10:30 Plenary Session: Special Lecture

Lower Vistula River in XXI century - 50 years of research
Zygmunt BABIŃSKI (Kazimierz Wielki University, Poland)

11:00 Break

11:30 Oral Session 1: Sediment quantity - cascades, budgets, yields

11:30 - 11:50 Using Cs-137 measurements and RUSLE estimates to explore the effect of land use changes on soil erosion rates in Southern Italy
Paolo PORTO (University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, ITALY)

11:50 - 12:10 Application of Sentinel 1 and Sentinel 2 satellite images to study sand bars dynamics of the Lower Vistula River
Artur MAGNUSZEWSKI (University of Warsaw, POLAND)

12:10 - 12:30 Assessing the dominant processes affecting sediment generation and transport across Europe
Conrad BRENDEL (Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, SWEDEN)

12:30 - 12:50 Where is the source and how much is contaminated? Two strong questions about SEDIMENT
Abdulvahed Khaledi DARVISHAN (Tarbiat Modares University, IRAN)

12:50 - 13:10 Sediment transport with cohesive admixtures. Laboratory tests and numerical modeling
Leszek KACZMAREK (Koszalin University of Technology, POLAND)

13:10 - 13:30 Two-dimensional numerical simulation of suspended sediment transport in Lobo River Reservoir (Western-Central of Côte D’Ivoire)
Alexis Loukou BROU (Université Jean Lorougnon Guédé, IVORY COAST)

13:30 - 13:50 Measurements and numerical estimation of the bedload transport rate of the Dnieper River below Kaniv dam
Michał HABEL (Kazimierz Wielki University, POLAND)

13:50 - 14:30 Lunch (“Ogniem i Mieczem” Restaurant)

14:30 – 18:30 Cultural programme: Sightseeing in the city of Bydgoszcz with guide (meeting point Library (Biblioteka) of Kazimierz Wielki University)

Tuesday, 18 October 2022

Place of meeting: Library (Biblioteka) of Kazimierz Wielki University (1st floor), address: K. Szymanowskiego Street 3, Bydgoszcz

10:00 Oral Session 2: Sediment quality - geochemistry, nutrients, contaminants, emerging issues

10:00 - 10:20 Features of 137Cs accumulation on the floodplain of the Abukuma River as an indicator of erosion and sedimentation processes in the river valley bottom
Yoshifumi WAKIYAMA (Fukushima University, JAPAN)

10:20 - 10:40 Particle size and geochemistry of suspended material of alpine rivers  in the Southern Alps, New Zealand
Sarah MAGER (University of Otago, NEW ZELAND)

10:40 - 11:00 Temporal variations in particulate and dissolved 137Cs activity concentration in the Abukuma River during two high-flow events in 2018
Yoshifumi WAKIYAMA (Fukushima University, JAPAN)

11:00 - 11:20 Comparative study on sediment quality assessment of tropical rivers in Klang Valley, Malaysia
Mohd Yusoff ISHAK (University of Putra, MALAYSIA)

11:20 - 11:40 Sediment quality, emission dynamics and stream impact of urban drainage discharges - the case study of Lockwitzbach in Dresden, Germany
Karen ROJAS-GÓMEZ (Helmholtz-Centre of Environmental Research – UFZ, GERMANY)

11:40 - 12:00 Organic petrology as a proxy method for identifying the sources of sediments. A showcase for the Jiu River Basin (Romania)
Gabriela MOROSANU (University of Bucharest and Romanian Academy of Science, ROMANIA)

12:00 - 12:20 Assessment of sediment-associated heavy metal contamination and potential ecological risk along an urban river in South Africa
Munyaradzi MANJORO (Sol Plaatje University, SOUTH AFRICA)

12:20 - 12:40 Encapsulation of contaminants in sediments of mountain rivers, transportation and deposition in reservoirs
Parviz NORMATOV (Academy of Sciences, REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN)

12:40 Break

13:00 - 13:20 Poster Session 1 - short online presentations 

Fluvio-geomorphological dynamics and hydrogeological risk assessment of the Lambro River: A case study of the Cologno Monzese section (Lombardy, Italy)
Laura SIMONCELLI (University of Pavia, ITALY)

Impact of deflectors on hydromorphological processes in lowland rivers on the case of the Flint River
Stanisław ZBOROWSKI (Poznań University of Life Sciences, POLAND)

Spatial dynamics of suspended sediment in the Sikkim-Darjeeling Himalayan river
Paweł PROKOP (Polish Academy of Science, POLAND)

The role of small reservoirs in shaping the trace metals content of ephemeral river sediments (Negev Desert)
Łukasz WIEJACZKA (Polish Academy of Science, POLAND)

Application of satellite images for water retention analysis (the Tresna Reservoir case study)
Łukasz PIERON (State Water Holding Polish Waters/University of Silesia in Katowice, POLAND)

13:20 – 13:50 Poster Session 2 - on-site

Seasonal variability and origins of majors minerals elements transported by the Congo River in Brazzaville station
Sandra M. BAYONNE PADOU   (Université Marien Ngouabi, REPUBLIC of CONGO)

Erosive shores as a source of sediments in to the water reservoirs - 30 years development of Jeziorsko reservoir shore zone
Halina KACZMAREK (Kazimierz Wielki University, POLAND)

Erosion resistance of the catchment as an indicator of anthropopressure on the example of the Lower Vistula
Marta BRZEZIŃSKA (Kazimierz Wielki University, POLAND)

Effect of Emergency Water Discharges from the Dam in Włocławek on the Sedimentary Structures of Channel Bars in the Lower Flow Regime of the River Vistula
Marcin HOJAN (Kazimierz Wielki University, POLAND)

The impact of hydromorphological transformations of the lowland river bed on the population of Ephemera danica (Ephemeroptera)
Monika SZYMAŃSKA-WALKIEWICZ (Kazimierz Wielki University, POLAND)

Using MIKE 21C to modeling of bedload transport and hydrodynamic on large rivers with sand-bed
Damian CIEPŁOWSKI (Inspectorate of Environmental Protection, POLAND)

RIVER EXPLORER - a prototype of an unmanned floating platform for obtaining bathymetric data
Michał HABEL (Kazimierz Wielki University, POLAND)

Assessment of the ecological condition of the Krzynia dam reservoir in the Słupia river valley based on the structure of the bottom fauna
Martyna BĄKOWSKA-HOPCIA, Natalia MROZIŃSKA (Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, POLAND)

Effects of an emergency sewage discharge into a large european river on the structure of chironomidae larvae
Mikołaj MATELA (Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, POLAND)

13:50 - 14:50 Lunch (“Ogniem i Mieczem” Restaurant)

14:50 Oral Session 3: Sediment impacts on river channel hydromorphology and management

14:50 - 15:10 In situ measurements of suspended sediment dynamics using a LISST-25X: a case study in the Oltrepo Pavese, Northern Apennines (Italy)
Alberto BOSINO (University of Milano-Bicocca, ITALY)

15:10 - 15:30 Application of HEC-RAS model to analyze of sediment transport dynamic pre and post construction of fall structures at Lower Nara Canal off-taking from Upper Nara Canal, Sukkur Barrage, Indus River, Sindh, Pakistan
Imran Aziz TUNIO (Sindh Barrages Improvement Project - Sindh Irrigation Department, PAKISTAN)

15:30 - 15:50 Water erosion potential of Congo River in Stanley-Pool Bay
Bonheur MATSOUELE NZONZI (Université Marien Ngouabi, REPUBLIC of CONGO)

15:50 - 16:10 Coupling of SWAT and DSAS models to assess sediment dynamics in the Subarnarekha River estuary
Rituparna ACHARYYA (Science For Sustainability Pvt. Ltd., INDIA)

16:10 - 16:30 Remote sensing of flood plain and river channel morphodynamics in the Menchum-Mugom Basin, Western Highlands of Cameroon
Reeves M. FOKENG (University of Bamenda, CAMEROON)

16:30 - 16:50 Numerical modeling of sediment transport in the area of ​​the Vistula River outlet
Grzegorz CERKOWNIAK (Institute of Hydro-Engineering of Polish Academy of Sciences, POLAND)

16:50 - 17:10 Assessment of human impact in the Brda River catchment (Poland) using the erosive stability channel factor
Dawid SZATTEN (Kazimierz Wielki University, POLAND)

18:30 Cultural programme: Gala dinner (Sowa Restaurant, Mostowa 4 Street)

Wednesday, 19 October 2022

Place of meeting: Library (Biblioteka) of Kazimierz Wielki University (1st floor), address: K. Szymanowskiego Street 3, Bydgoszcz

10.00  Opening Business Day - Inland Waterways Development in Middle-East Europe

10:30 Oral Session 4 – Introduction of the strategic activities for the development  of waterways

10:30 - 10:50 Assumptions and plans for the development of inland waterways in Poland
Monika NIEMIEC-BUTRYN (Director of the Department of Water Management and Navigation in Ministry of Infrastructure, POLAND)

10:50 - 11:10 Implementation of the river information system (RIS) on inland waterways in Poland
Piotr DURAJCZYK (Director of Navigation Office in Szczecin, POLAND)

11:10-11:30 Vistula Spit Canal - general layout of investment
Agnieszka BARANOW (Martime Office in Gdynia, POLAND)

11.30 Break

12:00 Oral Session 5 – Limitations for inland navigation

12:00-12:20 Applicability of physical models in hydraulic engineering
Małgorzata ROBAKIEWICZ (Institute of Hydro-Engineering of Polish Academy of Sciences, POLAND)

12:20-12:40 Probabilistic UKC model as a practical tool for safety depth determination on Lower Vistula River
Marta SCHOENEICH (Kazimierz Wielki University, POLAND)

12:40-13:00 An overview of methods for safe design and exploitation of inland waterways
Jakub MONTEWKA (Gdańsk University of Technology, POLAND)

13:00-13:20 Information about World Canal Conference 2024 in Bydgoszcz
Dawid SZATTEN (Kazimierz Wielki University, POLAND)

13:40 Closing Ceremony

13:40 Lunch (“Ogniem i Mieczem” Restaurant)

 

*The conference schedule may be subject to minor changes.