@article{article_263890, title={Nemrut Bay Seawater Quality Assessment at the Planning Stage of Marine Outfall}, journal={Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi}, volume={20}, pages={21–30}, year={2017}, DOI={10.17780/ksujes.263890}, url={https://izlik.org/JA82MU48SN}, author={Esen, Esin}, keywords={Dissolved Metals,Nutrients,TRIX}, abstract={<p> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:’Times-Roman’;" xml:lang="en-us">Direct discharges of domestic and industrial
wastewaters to the coastal zone of Aegean Sea are an important concern. Design
of an environmental baseline assessment program prior to any coastal
development is a crucial part of the feasibility studies due to the complexity
of the coastal dynamics.  The background
biogeochemical status of the Nemrut Bay’s water column was set to assess the
impact of a proposed industrial discharge. The seawater samples were collected
on seasonal bases representing winter (mixed water column) and summer
(stratified) conditions, and were analyzed for dissolved heavy metals (Hg, Cd,
Pb, Cr, Cu, Zn, Mn, Ni, Fe, Mg), dissolved and particulate nutrients (NO <sub>3 </sub> <sup>- </sup>,
NO <sub>2 </sub> <sup>- </sup>, PO <sub>4 </sub> <sup>3- </sup>, Si, TOC, TPP, POC,
PON), dissolved oxygen (DO) and chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) contents. The baseline
assessment was based on the Turkish regulatory liabilities. The analyses of the
samples showed that anthropogenic influence is mostly detected in stations
closer to the shoreline. The Nemrut Bay has quite a low level of pollution
regarding the impacts of high intensity of industrial and maritime activities
in its vicinity are considered. </span> <br /> </p>}, number={1}