Agriculturally Induced Heavy Metal Accumulation in Seyfe Lake, Turkey

Bolukbasi V., AKIN B.

BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY, cilt.96, sa.3, ss.401-407, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 96 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00128-015-1724-0
  • Dergi Adı: BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.401-407
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Heavy metals, Fertilizers, Enrichment factor, Geo-accumulation index, Sediment quality guidelines, SURFACE SEDIMENTS, BOTTOM SEDIMENTS, RIVER SEDIMENTS, IZMIT BAY, CONTAMINATION, POLLUTION, TOXICITY, ELEMENTS, DAM
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The aim of the present 1-year study was to investigate the effect of heavy metals in synthetic fertilizers on water and sediment quality in the Seyfe Lake, where agricultural activity was the only anthropogenic source. Metal concentrations of five different types of synthetic fertilizers used in agricultural fields within the Seyfe Lake closed basin were as follows: Zn > Pb > Cu > Cr > Cd > As > Ni > Co. The annual average of heavy metal concentrations in the sediment samples were as follows: Zn > Pb > As > Cr > Ni > Cu > Cd > Co. Seyfe Lake sediment was classified as anthropogenically "highly polluted" in terms of the As and Zn concentrations at each sample station based on the sediment quality guidelines. Furthermore, the sediment could be classified as "moderately to highly polluted" in terms of the As concentration, based on the geo-accumulation index.