Concentrations of some heavy metals in water, sediment and fish species from the Ataturk Dam Lake (Euphrates), Turkey

Citation
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
Citations number
26
Language
INGLESE
art.tipo
Article
Categorie Soggetti
Environment/Ecology
Journal title
CHEMOSPHERE
ISSN journal
0045-6535 → ACNP
Volume
41
Issue
9
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1371 - 1376
Database
ISI
SICI code
0045-6535(200011)41:9<1371:COSHMI>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
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.