ASSESSMENT OF TOXIC METALS IN SEDIMENTS OF MERIC, TUNCA AND ERGENE RIVERS BY USING BIOLOGICAL AND ECOLOGICAL RISK INDICES
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Tarih
2016
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Central Bohemia Univ
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Özet
The Meric River, the longest river of the Balkans, is the most important aquatic ecosystem within the Thrace Region of Turkey, along with its main tributaries, the Tunca and Ergene Rivers. In this study, the sediment quality of Meric, Tunca, and Ergene Rivers was evaluated by using the Potential Ecological Risk Index (RI) and the Biological Risk Index (mERM-Q), both widely used methods in sediment quality assessment studies, to assess the ecological and biological risks of heavy metals within the river ecosystems. According to the results of the Biological Risk Index, nickel and chromium displayed the highest risk factors, and in terms of the Potential Ecological Risk Index, cadmium yielded the highest risk factor across all the investigated lotic ecosystems.
Açıklama
CBU International Conference on Innovations in Science and Education (CBUIC) -- MAR 23-25, 2016 -- Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC
Anahtar Kelimeler
Meric River, Tunca River, Ergene River, Sediment Quality, Bio-Ecological Risk Indices, Heavy-Metals
Kaynak
Cbu International Conference Proceedings 2016: Innovations In Science And Education
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