Evaluation of water and sediment quality of İnaltı Cave (Northern Türkiye) by using multivariate statistical methods.
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Doç. Dr. Eylem AYDEMİR ÇİL Sinop Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Arzu Aydın Uncumusaoğlu Giresun Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Şeyda Fikirdeşici Ergen Ankara Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Pınar GÜRBÜZER Sinop Üniversitesi, Türkiye
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale) | ||
| Dergi Adı | Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (Q3) | ||
| Dergi ISSN | 0167-6369 Dergi Bilgileri (2023) | ||
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SCI-Expanded | ||
| Makale Dili | İngilizce | Basım Tarihi | 05-2023 |
| Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa | 195 / 6 / 667–0 | DOI | 10.1007/s10661-023-11262-1 |
| Makale Linki | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10661-023-11262-1#Ack1 | ||
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| Özet |
| Heavy metals, which are among the important pollutants that threaten ecosystems, have been a particularly intriguing subject of accumulation studies. The present study aimed to reveal the water and sediment quality, pollution status, and their usability for living organisms in 10 stations for the first time in İnaltı cave, which has two underground ponds. Concentrations of 9 heavy metals (Cu, Pb, Zn, Ni, Mn, Fe, Cd, Cr, Al) and 1 metalloid (As) were determined in samples taken. These results were compared to the limit values in Sediment Quality Guides (SQGs) and analyzed further using different sediment evaluation methods. SQG values revealed that the amounts of Cd and Ni are of concern. Examining the concentrations of metals in the water, the ranking by concentration was found to be Al > Cr > Pb > Cu > As > Mn and the elements were considered not to pose any environmental risk. The enrichment of … |
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| Cave | Freshwater | Multivariate statistical analysis | Sediment quality | Water quality |
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| Web of Science | 8 |
| Scopus | 9 |
| Google Scholar | 12 |