Assessment of Ecologic Quality in Terms of Heavy Metal Concentrations in Sediment and Fish on Sakarya River and Dam Lakes, Turkey

Köse, Esengül; Emiroğlu, Özgür; Çıçek, Arzu; Aksu, Sadi; Başkurt, Sercan; Tokatlı, Cem; Şahin, Merve; Uğurluoğlu, Alper

doi:10.1080/15320383.2019.1705755

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“…Vegetation and soil samples are the most economical and easiest ways to assess heavy metals' pollution in roadsides [58][59][60], some other plants [61,62], grasses [63] and few other organisms like fish [64,65] have been used to monitor heavy metal pollution. Due to relative importance of wild plants and places, current study was conducted to infer heavy metal accumulation capacity of different wild species growing along roadsides.…”

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Heavy metal accumulation by roadside vegetation and implications for pollution control

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Hussain

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Vehicular emissions cause heavy metal pollution and exert negative impacts on environment and roadside vegetation. Wild plants growing along roadsides are capable of absorbing considerable amounts of heavy metals; thus, could be helpful in reducing heavy metal pollution. Therefore, current study inferred heavy metal absorbance capacity of some wild plant species growing along roadside. Four different wild plant species, i.e., Acacia nilotica L., Calotropis procera L., Ricinus communis L., and Ziziphus mauritiana L. were selected for the study. Leaf samples of these species were collected from four different sites, i.e., Control, New Lahore, Nawababad and Fatehabad. Leaf samples were analyzed to determine Pb2+, Zn2+, Ni2+, Mn2+ and Fe3+ accumulation. The A. nilotica, Z. mauritiana and C. procera accumulated significant amount of Pb at New Lahore site. Similarly, R. communis and A. nilotica accumulated higher amounts of Mn, Zn and Fe at Nawababad and New Lahore sites compared to the rest of the species. Nonetheless, Z. mauritiana accumulated higher amounts of Ni at all sites compared with the other species included in the study. Soil surface contributed towards the uptake of heavy metals in leaves; therefore, wild plant species should be grown near the roadsides to control heavy metals pollution. Results revealed that wild plants growing along roadsides accumulate significant amounts of heavy metals. Therefore, these species could be used to halt the vehicular pollution along roadsides and other polluted areas.

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Heavy metal accumulation by roadside vegetation and implications for pollution control

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“…Ağır metaller, sucul organizmalarda ve onlarla beslenen canlılardaki toksisiteleri, uzun süre kalıcılıkları, biyolojik birikimleri nedeniyle ciddi bir tehdit oluşturmaktadırlar. Balıklar, sucul ortamların metal seviyelerini belirlemek için uzun süredir biyoindikatör türler olarak kullanılmaktadır (Köse et al, 2020). Barajlar ve rezervuarlar esas olarak tarımsal sulama, enerji üretimi, taşkın kontrolü ve su temini için inşa edilmektedir.…”

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Assessment of Lead, Cadmium, Chrome, Iron, Zinc and Copper Levels in Tissues of Cyprinus carpio from Atatürk Dam Lake (Adıyaman)

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KILINÇ

2022

Comm. J. Biol.

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Atatürk Dam Lake, which was established on the Euphrates River for agricultural irrigation and electricity production, is the largest dam lake in Turkey. Many fish species, which are the primary food source for humans, live in the dam lake. Therefore, possible pollution in this dam will adversely affect not only fish but also human health. For this purpose, in this study, lead, cadmium, chromium, iron, zinc, and copper levels were measured in the liver, gill, and muscle tissues of Cyprinus carpio, which was the food source of the local people, caught from two different regions (Sitilce and Samsat) of the dam lake in August and September in 2021. In our study, lead was not detected in any of the tissues and cadmium was not detected in gill and muscle tissues in fish from both regions. It was found that the levels of all metals found in the fish of the Sitilce region were not statistically different from the fish of the Samsat region (except the liver iron level). Our research results showed that the heavy metal levels in the muscle tissue of C. carpio were below the legally permissible limits in terms of nutritional safety and human consumption. In addition, when compared with previous studies, it was determined that there was a decrease in heavy metal levels in the tissues of fish after the wastewater treatment plants were established.

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“…Environmental pollution and especially toxic metal contamination in water ecosystems have been the top of attention in scientific community and especially in recent years, when each of us has felt the impact of global climate change closely, the protection and sustainability of freshwater habitats have become the first priority of almost the whole world (İslam et al 2015, Mutlu and Uncumusaoğlu 2018, Varol 2020, İslam 2021, Tokatlı and Varol 2021. Toxic metals are significant threats to the aquatic habitats, because they may easily bioaccumulate in aquatic biota and may transported to the higher trophic steps through the food chain (Wei et al 2016, Hu et al 2018, Köse et al 2020.…”

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Which Organism is More Suitable As A Toxic Metal Accumulation Bioindicator – Fishes Or Diatoms: A Case Study Of An A Class Wetland In Northwest Türkiye Under Effect Of An Intensive Paddy Cultivation Stress?

Tokatlı

2022

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In this research, “diatoms” as the first step and “fishes” as the last step of the food chain were compared as the toxic metal accumulation bioindicator in an A Class wetland in Turkey. Toxicant bioaccumulations were determined in liver, gill and muscle tissues of 2 commercially consumed fish species "Carassius gibelio" and "Cyyprinus carpio" and in frustules of epiphytic diatom communities living on submerged macrophytes. Samples were collected from the Gala Lake, which is among the best stopover habitats of birds migrating between Europe and Africa, seasonally considering the paddy harvest period, which is a major stress factor for the ecosystem. Also potential human health risks associated with the consumption of fishes and consumption – dermal contact of diatoms were evaluated both for summer – before paddy harvest (BPH) and autumn – after paddy harvest (APH) periods. As a result of this research, the investigated toxic metal bioaccumulation levels were increased significantly in diatoms in the APH period, while less significant exchanges were recorded in fish tissues, in general. The data showed that the diatoms are much more sensitive to changes in the environmental conditions than fishes and they are more effective biological tools as toxic metal accumulation bioindicators than fishes.

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Assessment of Ecologic Quality in Terms of Heavy Metal Concentrations in Sediment and Fish on Sakarya River and Dam Lakes, Turkey

Cited by 28 publications

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Heavy metal accumulation by roadside vegetation and implications for pollution control

Heavy metal accumulation by roadside vegetation and implications for pollution control

Assessment of Lead, Cadmium, Chrome, Iron, Zinc and Copper Levels in Tissues of Cyprinus carpio from Atatürk Dam Lake (Adıyaman)

Which Organism is More Suitable As A Toxic Metal Accumulation Bioindicator – Fishes Or Diatoms: A Case Study Of An A Class Wetland In Northwest Türkiye Under Effect Of An Intensive Paddy Cultivation Stress?

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