Environmental and Ecological Risks Posed by Sediment Heavy Metals in Reservoirs: A Preliminary Study from Northwest Türkiye

dc.authoridTekiner, Murat / 0000-0002-4624-8496
dc.authoridParlak, Mehmet / 0000-0002-4813-1152
dc.contributor.authorTekiner, Murat
dc.contributor.authorTuncay, Tulay
dc.contributor.authorParlak, Mehmet
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-29T02:57:32Z
dc.date.available2025-05-29T02:57:32Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractReservoir 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.
dc.identifier.doi10.15832/ankutbd.1486524
dc.identifier.endpage70
dc.identifier.issn1300-7580
dc.identifier.issn2148-9297
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85216296243
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.startpage59
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.15832/ankutbd.1486524
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/30097
dc.identifier.volume31
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001403458300006
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAnkara Univ, Fac Agriculture
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Agricultural Sciences-Tarim Bilimleri Dergisi
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250529
dc.subjectCite this article
dc.subjectPollution indices
dc.subjectReservoirs
dc.subjectSediment pollution
dc.subjectEcological risk assessment
dc.titleEnvironmental and Ecological Risks Posed by Sediment Heavy Metals in Reservoirs: A Preliminary Study from Northwest Türkiye
dc.typeArticle

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