H. Karadede et E. Unlu, Concentrations of some heavy metals in water, sediment and fish species from the Ataturk Dam Lake (Euphrates), Turkey, CHEMOSPHERE, 41(9), 2000, pp. 1371-1376
Concentrations of heavy metals (Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb and Zn)
were measured in the water, sediment and fish species (Acanthobrama marmid,
Chalcalburnus mossulensis, Chondrostoma regium, Carasobarbus luteus, Capoe
tta trutta and Cyprinus carpio) from the Ataturk Dam Lake, Turkey. Among th
e heavy metals studied Cd, Co, Hg, Mo and Ph were not detected in water, se
diments and fish samples, while Ni was undetectable levels in fish samples.
Levels of Cu, Fe, Mn and Zn varied depending on different tissues. The res
ults of this study indicated that a general absence of serious pollution in
the dam lake is due to heavy metals, where as the concentrations of elemen
ts found could mainly be attributed to geological sources. (C) 2000 Elsevie
r Science Ltd. All rights reserved.