Environmental and Ecological Risks Posed by Sediment Heavy Metals in Reservoirs: A Preliminary Study from Northwest Türkiye
Reservoir sediments are an important component of aquatic ecosystems. Concentrations, sources, pollution and ecological risks of heavy metals pose serious risks on sustainable management of these ecosystems. This research focuses on heavy metal contents, physicochemical properties, environmental and...
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| description | Reservoir sediments are an important component of aquatic ecosystems. Concentrations, sources, pollution and ecological risks of heavy metals pose serious risks on sustainable management of these ecosystems. This research focuses on heavy metal contents, physicochemical properties, environmental and ecological risks of sediments in four reservoirs (Ayvacık, Bayramdere, Bayramiç, and Umurbey) in Northwest Türkiye. Bayramiç reservoir had greater sediment Al, Cu, Fe, Mn concentrations, clay and silt contents than the other reservoirs (Ayvacık, Bayramdere, and Umurbey). In all four reservoirs, sediment heavy metals were generally of natural origin. Although sediment pollution index was identified as “considerable contamination” for Mn, such a case was not detected for the other heavy metals (Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb, and Zn). An ecological risk assessment was made for reservoir sediments and a “low contamination” was detected. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-18223c34f91a4b258ebbaf4a274fd76f2025-01-31T10:57:51ZengFaculty of Agriculture, Ankara UniversityJournal of Agricultural Sciences1300-75802025-01-01311597010.15832/ankutbd.148652445Environmental and Ecological Risks Posed by Sediment Heavy Metals in Reservoirs: A Preliminary Study from Northwest TürkiyeMurat Tekiner0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4624-8496Mehmet Parlak1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4813-1152Tülay Tunçay2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5398-5497CANAKKALE ONSEKIZ MART UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL STRUCTURES AND IRRIGATION, AGRICULTURAL STRUCTURES AND IRRIGATION PR.CANAKKALE ONSEKIZ MART UNIVERSITY, LAPSEKİ VOCATIONAL SCHOOLSoil Fertilizer and Water Resources Central Research InstituteReservoir sediments are an important component of aquatic ecosystems. Concentrations, sources, pollution and ecological risks of heavy metals pose serious risks on sustainable management of these ecosystems. This research focuses on heavy metal contents, physicochemical properties, environmental and ecological risks of sediments in four reservoirs (Ayvacık, Bayramdere, Bayramiç, and Umurbey) in Northwest Türkiye. Bayramiç reservoir had greater sediment Al, Cu, Fe, Mn concentrations, clay and silt contents than the other reservoirs (Ayvacık, Bayramdere, and Umurbey). In all four reservoirs, sediment heavy metals were generally of natural origin. Although sediment pollution index was identified as “considerable contamination” for Mn, such a case was not detected for the other heavy metals (Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb, and Zn). An ecological risk assessment was made for reservoir sediments and a “low contamination” was detected.https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/3940703pollution indicesreservoirssediment pollutionecological risk assessment |
| spellingShingle | Murat Tekiner Mehmet Parlak Tülay Tunçay Environmental and Ecological Risks Posed by Sediment Heavy Metals in Reservoirs: A Preliminary Study from Northwest Türkiye Journal of Agricultural Sciences pollution indices reservoirs sediment pollution ecological risk assessment |
| title | Environmental and Ecological Risks Posed by Sediment Heavy Metals in Reservoirs: A Preliminary Study from Northwest Türkiye |
| title_full | Environmental and Ecological Risks Posed by Sediment Heavy Metals in Reservoirs: A Preliminary Study from Northwest Türkiye |
| title_fullStr | Environmental and Ecological Risks Posed by Sediment Heavy Metals in Reservoirs: A Preliminary Study from Northwest Türkiye |
| title_full_unstemmed | Environmental and Ecological Risks Posed by Sediment Heavy Metals in Reservoirs: A Preliminary Study from Northwest Türkiye |
| title_short | Environmental and Ecological Risks Posed by Sediment Heavy Metals in Reservoirs: A Preliminary Study from Northwest Türkiye |
| title_sort | environmental and ecological risks posed by sediment heavy metals in reservoirs a preliminary study from northwest turkiye |
| topic | pollution indices reservoirs sediment pollution ecological risk assessment |
| url | https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/3940703 |
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