Ecological and Health Risk Assessment in Surface Sediments of the Berdan River Basin (Mersin-Türkiye)

Yıl 2023, Cilt: 8 Sayı: 3, 456 - 466, 30.09.2023

İsmail Akçay , Özgür Özbay

https://doi.org/10.35229/jaes.1326244

Öz

Berdan River (Tarsus-Mersin) is one of the major rivers flowing into the coastal region of Northeastern (NE) Mediterranean Sea. Determination of water and sediment quality is of great importance for the sustainable management of streams and rivers. In this study, it was aimed to determine heavy metal pollution status and health risk assessment of sediments in Berdan River caused by human activities. Study findings showed that while nickel and cadmium pollution were determined at all sampling points of the Berdan River Basin, there was a regional pollution of lead and zinc caused by anthropogenic pressures due to industrial and agricultural activities as well as domestic wastewater and atmospheric inputs into the Berdan River. Furthermore, the potential health risk assessment of sediments indicated significant health hazards for the children and adults living in the study area from the carcinogenic lead, chromium and nickel.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Berdan River, Health risk, Potential ecological risk, Sediments.

Berdan Nehri Yüzey Sedimanlarında Ekolojik ve Sağlık Riski Değerlendirmesi (Mersin-Türkiye)

Öz

Berdan Nehri (Tarsus-Mersin), Kuzeydoğu Akdeniz sığ kıyısal alanına dökülen başlıca nehirlerden biridir. Akarsu ve akarsuların sürdürülebilir yönetimi için su ve sediman kalitesinin belirlenmesi oldukça büyük bir öneme sahiptir. Bu çalışmada, Berdan Nehri sedimanlarının insan kaynaklı faaliyetlerden kaynaklanan ağır metal kirlilik durumu ve sağlık risk değerlendirmesinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Çalışma sonuçlarına göre, Berdan Nehri Havzası'nda tüm örnekleme noktalarında nikel ve kadmiyum kirliliği tespit edilirken, endüstriyel ve tarımsal faaliyetlerden kaynaklanan antropojenik baskılar ile evsel atıksu ve atmosferik girdilerin neden olduğu alanda bölgesel olarak kurşun ve çinko kirliliği görülmüştür. Ayrıca, sedimanların potansiyel sağlık riski değerlendirmesi, çalışma alanında yaşayan çocuklar ve yetişkinler için kurşun, krom ve nikelden kaynaklanan önemli sağlık tehlikelerine işaret etmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Berdan Nehri, Sağlık Riski, Ekolojik Risk, Sediman.

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