TY  - JOUR
TI  - Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution of Çoruh River (Turkey)
AB  - In this study, the pollution assessment of the water, total suspended solids, and sediment samples collected from the Çoruh
River was carried out. For this purpose; aluminium, chromium, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, cadmium,
and lead were measured in these samples. The water and sediment quality indices were used for the evaluation of the
obtained data. When water quality index values were evaluated, it was determined that the river was in the poor water
quality class. According to enrichment factor, the Çoruh River sediments in this study are classified as deficiency to
minimal enrichment for chromium and nickel, as moderate enrichment for manganese, iron, and cobalt, as significant
enrichment for copper and zinc, as very high enrichment for cadmium and lead. Pollution loading index results also
showed that the sediment quality deteriorated and it had a high metal load. It suggests that the reason for these pollution
factors in the sediment is due to the mining activities in the region. As a result, it was determined that the water and
sediment quality of the Çoruh River should be monitored with a regular monitoring program.
AU  - MUTLU, TANJU
AU  - AKKAN, TAMER
DO  - 10.31466/kfbd.1073227
PY  - 2022
JO  - Karadeniz Fen Bilimleri Dergisi
VL  - 12
IS  - 1
SN  - 2564-7377
SP  - 355
EP  - 367
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/530671
ER  -