Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
3rd International Conference on "Water resources and wetlands", Tulcea, Romanya, 8 - 10 Eylül 2016, ss.99-106
Kizilirmak is the longest river of Turkey (1355 km), and its catchment area is 78.000 km(2). The river starts at Kizildag in the Sivas province, it flows across the Central Anatolian plain and enters the Black Sea near the town of Samsun. Kizilirmak Delta occupies 50.000 ha and swamps, coastal lakes and lagoons. In this study, 10 different sampling points were selected according to pollution locality. The effects of anthropogenic activities, industrialization, urbanization on the bioaccumulation of heavy metals and nutrients in sediment and water through out from Sivas to Ankara of the rivers of Kizilirmak region were examined. Trace metal content (Al, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cd, Co, Cr, As, Pb, Hg, Cu) of water and sediment were determined by ICP-MS together with physico-chemical variables. According to Water Contamination Control Regulation 2004, Kizilirmak River has III-IV class water quality in terms of SO4, Na and Al; II. Class in terms of Cl. Whereas the other metals were accumulated in the sediment of Kizilirmak river.