Determination of heavy metal pollution with environmental physicochemical parameters in waste water of Kocabas Stream (Biga, Canakkale, Turkey) by ICP-AES

Abstract

Waste water pollution of industrial areas can answer for the serious consequences of one of the most important environmental threats to the future. In this study, inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry method (ICP-AES) is proposed to determine heavy metals (Pb, Cu, Cd, Cr, Zn, Al, Fe, Ni, Co, Mn) and major elements (Ca, Mg) in waste water of Kocabas Stream. The concentration of metals in the waste water samples taken from 9 different stations (St.) in Biga-Kocabas Stream in November 2004 (autumn period) were determined after simple pretreatment of samples by the proposed ICP-AES method. An analysis of a given sample is completed in about 15 min for ICP-AES the method. The results of heavy metals concentrations in waste water were found between 0.00001-77.69610 mg l(-1) by the ICP-AES technique. The concentrations of Pb, Cd, Cu, Zn, Cr, Al, Fe, Mn, Ni, Co, Mg and Ca 0.00001 (St.3,6,7) - 0.0087 mg l(-1) (St.9), 0.00001 (St.4-7) - 0.0020 mg l(-1) (St.8), 0.00001 (St.1,3-7,9) - 0.0041 mg l(-1) (St.2), 0.0620 (St.2) - 0.2080 mg l(-1) (St.3), 0.0082 (St.6) - 0.2290 mg l(-1) (St.8), 0.3580 (St.2) - 1.7400 mg l(-1) (St.3), 0.2240 (St.1) - 0.6790 mg l(-1) (St.3), 0.0080 (St.1) - 1.5840 mg l(-1) (St.3), 0.0170 (St.3) - 0.0640 mg l(-1) (St.2), 0.0010 (St.1,4,5,8) - 0.0080 mg l(-1) (St.3), 5.0640 (St.9) - 5.2140 mg l(-1) (St.1) and 43.3600 (St.2) - 77.6961 mg l(-1) (St.9), respectively. Also we measured environmental physicochemical parameters such as temperature, salinity, specific conductivity, total dissolved solid (TDS), pH, oxidation and reduction potential (ORP), and dissolved oxygen (DO) in the waste water at sampling stations.

Seasonal variation of some heavy metal pollution with environmental and microbiological parameters in sub-basin of Kocabas Stream (Biga, Canakkale, Turkey) by ICP-AES

“…After the samples were cooled 10 ml (1+1) HCl and 15 ml distilled deionized water were added and evaporated for 15 min. The cooled samples were filtered from blue-band (Whatman 42) and distilled water was added to make 25 ml (Method 200,7 1994;Yayıntaş et al 2006).…”

“…According to literature investigations, the concentrations of heavy metals have not been studied except the one previously carried out by ICP-AES techniques in the Kocabas Stream area (Yayıntaş et al 2006).…”

Valuation of water pollution using enzymatic biomarkers in aquatic insects as bioindicators from El-Mansouriya stream, Dakahlia, Egypt

“…uptake through food chain). Heavy metals normally occurring in nature are not harmful to the environment, but their presence at higher concentrations become toxic, and pollution in relation to their toxicity to aquatic organisms affect ultimate wellbeing of humans (Canli & Atli, 2003;Yayıntas et al, 2007). Khaled (2004) found that sediment analysis, allows identification of contaminants which are absorbed by particulate matter that escape detection by water analysis.…”

Assessment of Oil Palm Plantation and Tropical Peat Swamp Forest Water Quality by Multivariate Statistical Analysis

“…The anthropogenic activities may include exploitation of forest resources by human activities, conversion of pristine peat swamp forest into oil palm plantation by the traders, deforestation for mitigating wood demand, urban Science Publications AJES development and expansion, industrial and agricultural practices. These activities often results in the degradation of water quality, physical habitat and biological integrity of lotic system (Yayýntas et al, 2007). The effects of timber harvesting on stream water quality and efficiency of alternate streamside management zones has been studied in Pockwock Lake of Nova Scotia, Canada (Vaidya et al, 2008).…”