Trace and Toxic Element Levels in River Sediments

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dc.authoridTokatlı, Cem/0000-0003-2080-7920
dc.authorwosidTokatlı, Cem/AAN-3814-2021
dc.contributor.authorTokatli, Cem
dc.contributor.authorBastatli, Yasin
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-12T11:08:23Z
dc.date.available2024-06-12T11:08:23Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.departmentTrakya Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractThe Meric River is the longest river of the Balkans and it can be declared as most important aquatic ecosystem in the Thrace Region of Turkey. The Tunca and Ergene rivers are the most important branches of the Meric and they are known to be exposed to important organic and inorganic pollution from agriculture and industry in their basins. We evaluated the sediment quality of the three rivers by determining a total of 25 trace and toxic element accumulations, including lithium (Li), boron (B), sodium (Na), magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), vanadium (V), chromium (Cr), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), gallium (Ga), arsenic (As), selenium (Se), strontium (Sr), silver (Ag), cadmium (Cd), antimony (Sb), barium (Ba), titanium (Ti), and lead (Pb). Also, oneway ANOVA testing was used to determine the statistical differences of element accumulations among the stations, and cluster analysis (CA) was used to classify the rivers according to sediment qualities and to classify the elements according to accumulation levels. As a result of the study, statistically significant differences were identified among the investigated rivers in terms of almost all the trace and toxic elements and the contamination levels of investigated aquatic ecosystems as follows: Ergene River > Meric River > Tunca River in general. According to the results of elemental CA, five statistically significant clusters were formed: most intense elements, second most intense elements, moderately intense elements, second rarest elements, and rarest elements. According to the results of locational CA, two statistically significant clusters were formed: highly contaminated locations and moderately contaminated locations.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.15244/pjoes/62678
dc.identifier.endpage1720en_US
dc.identifier.issn1230-1485
dc.identifier.issn2083-5906
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84992688750en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage1715en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/62678
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/22391
dc.identifier.volume25en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000381108800038en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherHarden_US
dc.relation.ispartofPolish Journal Of Environmental Studiesen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectMeric Riveren_US
dc.subjectTunca Riveren_US
dc.subjectErgene Riveren_US
dc.subjectSediment Qualityen_US
dc.subjectTrace And Toxic Elementsen_US
dc.subjectSurface-Water Qualityen_US
dc.subjectEmet Stream Basinen_US
dc.subjectHeavy-Metalsen_US
dc.subjectAccumulationsen_US
dc.subjectRiceen_US
dc.titleTrace and Toxic Element Levels in River Sedimentsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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