Assessment of Water Quality Management in Turkey

There has been a noticeable increase in the amount of pollution in water resources in Turkey in recent years. Negative environmental developments, such as industrialization, increasing urbanization, improper pesticide and fertilizer applications in agricultural lands, and the drainage of domestic an...

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Published in:Water international 2005-12, Vol.30 (4), p.446-455
Main Authors: Kendirli, Berna, Çakmak, Belgin, Gökalp, Zeki
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Assessments
Drainage
Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Engineering and environment geology. Geothermics
Exact sciences and technology
Hydrology. Hydrogeology
Land
monitoring and assessment of water quality
Pollution abatement
Pollution, environment geology
Turkey
Urbanization
Waste treatment
Water pollution
Water quality
Water resources
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Summary:There has been a noticeable increase in the amount of pollution in water resources in Turkey in recent years. Negative environmental developments, such as industrialization, increasing urbanization, improper pesticide and fertilizer applications in agricultural lands, and the drainage of domestic and industrial wastewater into water resources without any waste treatment applications, cause rapid pollution of both surface and groundwater resources. Therefore, it is necessary to allocate more attention to water resources monitoring and evaluation studies to prevent the pollution of water resources, and to reclaim these resources.
ISSN:0250-8060
1941-1707
DOI:10.1080/02508060508691889