The study of surface water quality in Buyuk Menderes River (Turkey): Determination of anionic detergent, phosphate, boron and some heavy metal contents
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2018
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The Buyuk Menderes basin is very wide and the people living here deal with farming, which increases the importance of the river to the region. The pollution of the river increases because the industry, urbanization and agricultural activities are very intense in the river basin. For this reason, the aim of this study is to map the extent of pollution of Buyuk Menderes River, to detect sources causing pollution in the river and also to suggest solutions for taking necessary precautions. Anionic detergent, phosphate, boron and heavy metal concentrations were determined in water samples taken from Buyuk Menderes River in this study. Mean concentrations of anionic detergent, phosphate, boron, copper, chrome, nickel and lead were found 0.2345 mg l-1, 0.0181 mg l-1, 0.8352 mg l-1, 0.0035 mg l-1, 0.0045 mg l-1, 0.0247 mg l-1, 0.0002 mg l-1, respectively. © 2018, ALÖKI Kft., Budapest, Hungary.