Bioecological and statistical risk assessment of toxic metals in sediments of a worldwide important wetland: Gala Lake National Park (Turkey)

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dc.authoridTokatlı, Cem/0000-0003-2080-7920
dc.authorwosidTokatlı, Cem/AAN-3814-2021
dc.contributor.authorTokatli, Cem
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-12T11:02:24Z
dc.date.available2024-06-12T11:02:24Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.departmentTrakya Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractGala Lake National Park that has an international importance is one of the most important wetland ecosystems for Turkey. As same as many aquatic habitats, Gala Lake is under a significant anthropogenic pressure originated from agricultural activities conducted around the lake and from industrial discharges by means of Ergene River. The aim of this study was to evaluate the sediment quality of Gala Lake and Irrigation Canal by investigating some toxic element accumulations (As, B, Ni, Cr, Pb, Cd, Zn and Cu) from a statistical perspective. Pearson Correlation Index (PCI) and Factor Analysis (FA) were applied to detected data in order to determine the associated contaminants and effective factors on the system. Potential Ecological Risk Index (R-I) and Biological Risk Index based sediment quality guidelines (mERM-Q) applied to detected data in order to assess the ecological and biological risks of heavy metals in the ecosystem. Also Geographic Information System (GIS) technology was used to make visual explanations by presenting distribution maps of investigated elements. According to the results of PCI, significant positive correlations were recorded among the investigated toxic elements at 0.01 significance level. According to the results of FA, two factors, which were named as Agricultural Factor and Industrial Factor, explained 86.6% of the total variance. According to the results of Potential Ecological Risk Index, cadmium was found to be the highest risk factor and according to results of Biological Risk Index, nickel and chromium were found to be the highest risk factors for Gala Lake and Irrigation Canal. As a result of the present study, it was also determined that heavy metal contents in sediments of Gala Lake National Park reached to critical levels and the system is intensively under effect of agricultural and industrial originated pollution.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipTrakya University, Turkey; Trakya University, Commission of Scientific Research Projects [2013/73]en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe author would like to thank for the financial and technical supports supplied by Trakya University, Turkey. This investigation has been supported by the project numbered as 2013/73 accepted by Trakya University, Commission of Scientific Research Projects.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1515/aep-2017-0007
dc.identifier.endpage47en_US
dc.identifier.issn2083-4772
dc.identifier.issn2083-4810
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85015207339en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/Aen_US
dc.identifier.startpage34en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1515/aep-2017-0007
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/21276
dc.identifier.volume43en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000399253500005en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPolska Akad Nauk, Polish Acad Sciences, Inst Environ Eng Pasen_US
dc.relation.ispartofArchives Of Environmental Protectionen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectGala Lakeen_US
dc.subjectSediment Qualityen_US
dc.subjectStatistical Evaluationen_US
dc.subjectBioecological Indicesen_US
dc.subjectGISen_US
dc.subjectHeavy-Metalsen_US
dc.subjectWater-Qualityen_US
dc.subjectStreamen_US
dc.subjectBasinen_US
dc.subjectAreaen_US
dc.titleBioecological and statistical risk assessment of toxic metals in sediments of a worldwide important wetland: Gala Lake National Park (Turkey)en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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