Agriculturally Induced Heavy Metal Accumulation in Seyfe Lake, Turkey

The aim of the present 1-year study was to investigate the effect of heavy metals in synthetic fertilizers on water and sediment quality in the Seyfe Lake, where agricultural activity was the only anthropogenic source. Metal concentrations of five different types of synthetic fertilizers used in agr...

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Published in:Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 2016-03, Vol.96 (3), p.401-407
Main Authors: Boluekbasi, Vildan, Akin, Beril Salman
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural land
Agriculture
Agrochemicals
Anthropogenic factors
Aquatic Pollution
Bioaccumulation
Cadmium
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecotoxicology
Environment
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Health
Environmental Monitoring - methods
Fertilizers
Geologic Sediments - chemistry
Heavy metals
Lake sediments
Lakes
Lakes - chemistry
Lead
Metal concentrations
Metals, Heavy - analysis
Pollution
Sediment samplers
Soil Science & Conservation
Structural basins
Turkey
Waste Water Technology
Water Management
Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis
Water Pollution Control
Zinc
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Summary:The aim of the present 1-year study was to investigate the effect of heavy metals in synthetic fertilizers on water and sediment quality in the Seyfe Lake, where agricultural activity was the only anthropogenic source. Metal concentrations of five different types of synthetic fertilizers used in agricultural fields within the Seyfe Lake closed basin were as follows: Zn > Pb > Cu > Cr > Cd > As > Ni > Co. The annual average of heavy metal concentrations in the sediment samples were as follows: Zn > Pb > As > Cr > Ni > Cu > Cd > Co. Seyfe Lake sediment was classified as anthropogenically “highly polluted” in terms of the As and Zn concentrations at each sample station based on the sediment quality guidelines. Furthermore, the sediment could be classified as “moderately to highly polluted” in terms of the As concentration, based on the geo-accumulation index.
ISSN:0007-4861
1432-0800
DOI:10.1007/s00128-015-1724-0