ASSESSMENT OF WATER CONTAMINATION IN FLUVIAL ECOSYSTEMS OF THE THRACE REGION (TURKEY) BY MEANS OF WATER QUALITY INDEX AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY

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dc.authoridUĞURLUOĞLU, Alper/0000-0002-8000-7688
dc.authoridTokatlı, Cem/0000-0003-2080-7920
dc.authorwosidUĞURLUOĞLU, Alper/JBS-0738-2023
dc.authorwosidTokatlı, Cem/AAN-3814-2021
dc.contributor.authorTokatli, Cem
dc.contributor.authorUgurluoglu, Alper
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-12T11:16:18Z
dc.date.available2024-06-12T11:16:18Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.departmentTrakya Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractAim of the study Thrace Region is the most important geographical region of Turkey in terms of agricultural and industrial production. Meric - Ergene River Basin is the main watershed of this significant region and there are many streams feeding the basin. In the current research, water quality in the fluvial ecosystems of the Thrace Region was evaluated by using some ecological and statistical indicators. Material and methods For each water sample, 27 physical and chemical limnological parameters (EC, TDS, turbidity, NO3, NO2, SO4, F, COD, BOD5, As, Se, Cu, Zn, Cd, Sb, Ba, Pb, B, Na, Mg, Cr, Mn, Al, K, Ca, Fe, Ni) were analysed and all the investigated parameter values were used to develop the Water Quality Index (WQI). Furthermore, Cluster Analysis (CA) was applied to detected data in order to classify the investigated locations and also Geographic Information System (GIS) was used to provide a visual summary of contamination levels in the basin components. Results and conclusions The results show quite high WQI coefficients of COD (20.773), Se (9.667) and BOD5 (9.216) parameters in fluvial components of the Thrace Region. The WQI values of the fluvial habitats of the Thrace Region ranged from 33.91 - 329.84, whereas the Corlu Stream and the Ergene River were determined to be the most contaminated fluvial ecosystems. According to the results of applied CA, 2 statistically significant clusters were formed, which were classified as High Contaminated Zones and Low Contaminated Zones.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipscientific research project in Trakya University [2017/211]en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was financially supported by a scientific research project in Trakya University (project number: 2017/211).en_US
dc.identifier.endpage42en_US
dc.identifier.issn1644-0765
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage29en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/24271
dc.identifier.volume19en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000618740100001en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Rolniczego Hugona Kollataja Krakowieen_US
dc.relation.ispartofActa Scientiarum Polonorum-Formatio Circumiectusen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectThrace Regionen_US
dc.subjectFluvial Ecosystemsen_US
dc.subjectWater Quality Indexen_US
dc.subjectCluster Analysisen_US
dc.subjectGeographic Information Systemen_US
dc.subjectRisk-Assessmenten_US
dc.subjectErgene Riveren_US
dc.subjectTrace-Metalsen_US
dc.subjectBasin Turkeyen_US
dc.subjectSedimenten_US
dc.subjectGroundwateren_US
dc.subjectDeltaen_US
dc.titleASSESSMENT OF WATER CONTAMINATION IN FLUVIAL ECOSYSTEMS OF THE THRACE REGION (TURKEY) BY MEANS OF WATER QUALITY INDEX AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM TECHNOLOGYen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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