Investigation of Micropollutant Presence in Kızılırmak and Yeşilırmak Rivers in Mid-Black Sea Region

Abstract

Micropollutants in the aquatic environment cause adverse effects on human health and the environment. Since micropollutants are resistant to biological treatment, they cannot be removed entirely in wastewater treatment plants and are discharged to the receiving environment. In this context, surface waters are exposed to the most micropollutant pollution In this study, Kızılırmak and Yeşilırmak rivers, one of the largest rivers of the Mid-Black Sea region, are heavily polluted due to human activities and industrial and agricultural discharges. For this reason, it is aimed to measure and calculate the physicochemical and organic pollutant parameters of the Kızılırmak and Yeşilırmak rivers. The most important aim of the study is to determine the fate of micropollutants as a result of discharges to the Kızılırmak and Yeşilırmak rivers. In this context, a monitoring study was conducted on four different micropollutant groups (caffeine, naproxen, atenolol, and sulfamethoxazole) frequently detected worldwide in surface waters. These micropollutants are selected from pollutants that are commonly detected in surface waters. This study aims to determine the micropollutant concentrations to which surface waters are exposed and to contribute to the studies in the literature. In addition, such studies are important as micropollutants have become a global threat to the realization of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Keywords

• Micropollutant
• Surface Water
• Antimicrobial
• Aquatic Pollution
• Wastewater

Orta Karadeniz Bölgesi Kızılırmak ve Yeşilırmak Nehirlerindeki Mikrokirletici Varlığının İncelenmesi

Abstract

Sucul ortamda bulunan mikrokirleticiler insan sağlığı ve çevre için olumsuz etkilere neden olmaktadır. Mikrokirleticiler biyolojik arıtmaya karşı dirençli oldukları için atıksu arıtma tesislerinde tam olarak giderilememekte ve alıcı ortama deşarj edilmektedir. Bu kapsamda yüzeysel sular en fazla mikrokirletici kirliliğine maruz kalmaktadır. Bu çalışmada Orta Karadeniz bölgesinin en büyük nehirlerinden birisi olan Kızılırmak ve Yeşilırmak nehirleri insan aktivitleri, endüstriyel ve tarımsal deşarjlar nedeniyle yoğun bir şekilde kirlenmektedir. Bu nedenle Kızılrmak ve Yeşil ırmak nehirlerinin fizikokimyasal ve organik kirletici parametrelerinin ölçülerek hesaplanması amaçlanmıştır. Çalışmanın en önemli amacı ise Kızılrmak ve Yeşilırmak nehirlerine yapılan deşarjlar sonucunda mikrokirletici akıbetini belirlemektir. Bu kapsamda Dünya’da yüzeysel sularda sıklıkla tespit edilen dört farklı mikrokirletici grubu (kafein, naproksen, atenolol ve sülfametoksazol) açısından izleme çalışması yapılmıştır. Bu mikrokirleticiler olup yüzeysel sularda sıklıkla tespit edilen kirleticilerden seçilmiştir. Bu çalışmanın amacı yüzeysel suların maruz kaldığı mikrokirletici konsantrasyonlarının belirlenmesi ve literatürdeki çalışmalara katkı sağlamaktır. Ayrıca mikrokirleticiler Birleşmiş Milletler Sürüdürülebilir Kalkınma Hedeflerinin gerçekleştirilmesi için küresel bir tehdit haline geldiği için bu tarz çalışmalar önem taşımaktadır.

Keywords

• Mikrokirletici
• Yüzey Suyu
• Antimikrobiyal
• Sucul Kirlilik
• Atıksu

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