Determination of Priority Contamination Factors in Lake of Manyas (Bird Paradise)
| Autor: | OZMETIN, Elif |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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| Zdroj: | Volume: 2, Issue: 1 87-94 European Journal of Engineering and Natural Sciences |
| ISSN: | 2458-8156 |
| Popis: | Wetlands of which importance has been begun tounderstand better day by day, are rapidly contaminated as results of populationgrowth, irregular urbanization, industrialization and agricultural activities.The Lake of (Bird) Manyas of Balıkesir, which is one of the most importantwetlands protected with Ramsar Convention and hosts Bird Paradise National Parkin is under the high pollution risks because of increasing industrialactivities in its surrounding. Furthermore, in consequence of the lack of knowledgeon the current pollution levels of the lake and the impact of industries on thelake, the management plans prepared to lake protection cannot be all got in theact and not be executed in a seriously. For this reason, by determining the generalstate of the lake, taking of measures to minimize pollution and ensuring ofsustainability of the ecosystem is of great importance. In this study, todetermine pollution level of the Manyas Lake and sectoral effects on, inaddition to conventional parameters, other pollution parameters determined byconsidering of the lake stress elements were examined. In the monitoring stage,from the previously determined sampling points of the lake and streams, waterand sediment samples were taken by manual sampling method and analysed todetermine the type, amount and change of contaminants. Results obtained fromthe monitoring studies carried out in last four years compared with WaterPollution Control Regulations (WPCR) of Turkey. It was concluded that the mainpollution parameters of the lake were determined as Dissolved Oxigen (DO),Chemical Oxigen Demand (COD), Nitrate, Phosphate, Copper, Lead and Zinc.According to the specified pollutants, wastes from agricultural activities,mining activities, poultry farms and slaughterhouses mostly reach to the lake.It is concluded that these sectors are the major stress factors for the lake. |
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