Accumulation of Heavy Metals in Water, Sediments and Wetland Plants of Kizilirmak Delta (Samsun, Turkey)

Engin M. S., Uyanik A., Kutbay H. G.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION, cilt.17, sa.1, ss.66-75, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/15226514.2013.828019
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.66-75
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: kizilirmak Delta, heavy metals, pollution, wetland plants, sediments, THLASPI-CAERULESCENS, CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS, REMOVAL, ZINC, SLUDGE, COPPER, PHYTOREMEDIATION, MACROPHYTES, TOXICITY, ELEMENTS
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, concentrations of heavy metals (Fe, Mn, Ni, Co, Zn, Cu, and Pb) were measured in water bodies including streams, bottom sediments and various wetland plants of Kizilirmak Delta. Kizilirmak Delta is one of the largest and the most important natural wetlands in Turkey and has been protected by Ramsar convention since 1993. The heavy metal concentrations in water were found lower than that of national standards for protected lakes and reserves. In bottom sediments and wetland plants, however, the accumulated amounts of different heavy metals varied in the following order: Fe>Mn>Zn>Ni>Co>Cu>Pb, and Fe>Mn>Zn>Ni>Co respectively. Heavy metal uptake of Hydrocharis morsus-ranae and Myriophyllum verticillatum plants among others were found far above the toxic levels and they might be used as bio-indicators and heavy metal accumulators in polluted natural areas.