Geographical
location:NE shore of lake Balaton, located in the middle
of West Hungary. Siófok – the “capital” of lake Balaton.
Type
of waterway: harbour of a freshwater
continental lake
Contamination
type and problem: sludge – agricultural and communal wastes,
maintenance problems
High phosphate contents of the sediments have been recorded at
several selected control sites in the lake. Problem of the
continuously depositing sludge has been emphasized by the extremely
low water levels during 2002 and 2003.
