Assessing water quality in the Ceyhan River basin (Turkey) with the use of aquatic macrophytes

Özbay, Hanife

doi:10.1080/02757540.2019.1668928

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“…Our correlation analysis shows that the IBMR index depends not only on the nutrient parameters but also on other abiotic parameters such as water temperature (WT), electrical conductivity (EC), which explain the distribution of macrophytes more effectively than nitrate (NO 3 -N) and nitrite (NO 2 -N) in the upper Oum Er Rbia basin. Our results support other studies carried out in several countries (Demars et al 2012;Kargioglu et al 2012;Manera et al 2014;Özbay et al 2019). The results also showed a positive correlation between the IBMR values and nitrate (NO 3 -N).…”

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Macrophytes as a tool for assessing the trophic status of a river: a case study of the upper Oum Er Rbia Basin (Morocco)

Nouri

Hammada

Chillasse

et al. 2021

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

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Macrophytes are one of the main components of the aquatic ecosystem. They are used in several countries as metrics for the ecological assessment of hydrosystems. The objective of our study was to evaluate the suitability of the Macrophyte Biological Index for Rivers (IBMR) to determine a trophic level in the upper Oum Er Rbia basin (Morocco) and to understand physicochemical parameters of water that govern the distribution of macrophyte species. CCA analysis was used to relate the distribution of macrophytes to hydrochemical parameters of water. The CCA analysis shows that the distribution of macrophytes was more correlated with abiotic parameters (EC, WT and DO) than nutrient parameters (PO4-P, NO3-N, NO2-N, NH3-N and CODMn). The recorded values of IBMR in the upper Oum Er Rbia basin indicate that the trophic level of the studied rivers ranged from “moderate” to “very high”. Pearson's correlation coefficient showed that the IBMR is more correlated with the abiotic parameters such as WT and EC and does not show any significant correlation with the content of PO4-P and NH3-N in water, which makes the IBMR index unreliable for assessing the trophic status related to phosphate and ammonia concentrations in our lotic waters.

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Macrophytes as a tool for assessing the trophic status of a river: a case study of the upper Oum Er Rbia Basin (Morocco)

Nouri

Hammada

Chillasse

et al. 2021

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

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“…While compared to the research in Slovenia (Kuhar et al 2011) we have 61.5% similarity to aquatic flora of macrophytes. According to research in the Ceyhan Basin ( € Ozbay et al 2019) which is located in the Adana provinces (Turkey), this basin is composed of 23 species of macrophyte plants and has 23% similarity with the Lepenci River Basin.…”

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Macrophytes as biological indicators of organic pollution in the Lepenci River Basin in Kosovo

Bytyqi

Czikkely

Shala-Abazi

et al. 2020

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

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stations S5-Nik€ e and S6-G€ erlic€ e indicate the bad water quality and poor ecological status. The largest number of macrophyte species that were not heliophytes was recorded in SP8-Hani i Elezit. We can conclude that the presence of macrophyte species in river varies from nutrient levels in water. Our results show that values of macrophyte based indices reflect the water quality in sampling stations therefore we can consider them as a reliable instrument for the assessment of the ecological status of the rivers.

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“…The Seyhan, Ceyhan, and Asi rivers are sources of pesticides because it lies in the southeast part of the Mediterranean Region. The drainage area of the region in southern Turkey consists of fertile plains [24][25][26]. Rivers like Aksu, Manavgat, and Göksu are located at the southwest Mediterranean Sea coast, and their drainage area influenced by regions in Central Anatolia where agriculture is extensive [27][28][29].…”

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The Problem of Environmental Pollution in the Mediterranean Sea Along the Coast of Turkey

Akıner¹

2020

JESR

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Turkish coastline neighbor to the Mediterranean Sea faces serious problems such as eutrophication and diffuse pollution. Among diffuse pollution, the leading actor is intensive agriculture. This research focuses on four developed cities, Antalya, Mersin, Adana, and Hatay, along the Turkish Mediterranean shoreline. The inadequate sewage system and insufficient treatment plants lead to eutrophication in populated cities. In the year 2017, in Turkey's Mediterranean region, Aksu, Manavgat, Göksu, Seyhan, Ceyhan, and Asi rivers were monitored. Concentration values for BOD5, Total Phosphorus, Nitrite Nitrogen, and Nitrate Nitrogen parameters were determined. This study observes the pollution status of the rivers according to the Turkish Water Pollution Control Regulation. One sample T-Test determined the actual pollution potentials of the rivers. Besides, uncontrolled heavy metal and toxic emissions from industry are essential problems.

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Assessing water quality in the Ceyhan River basin (Turkey) with the use of aquatic macrophytes

Cited by 10 publications

References 22 publications

Macrophytes as a tool for assessing the trophic status of a river: a case study of the upper Oum Er Rbia Basin (Morocco)

Macrophytes as a tool for assessing the trophic status of a river: a case study of the upper Oum Er Rbia Basin (Morocco)

Macrophytes as biological indicators of organic pollution in the Lepenci River Basin in Kosovo

The Problem of Environmental Pollution in the Mediterranean Sea Along the Coast of Turkey

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