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| Pollutant Monitoring of a Drainage Canal Receiving Industrial and Agricultural Wastewater Incukurova Plain |
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Zeynep Zaimoglu ,
M. Yavuz Sucu ,
Orkun I. Davutluoglu ,
Irfan Hazir and Ahmet Yuceer |
Abstract:
The TD-7 drainage channel has been exposed to wastewater discharges of different characteristics from multiple sources, due to industrial establishments and dense settlement in the vicinity. In this study, seasonal changes of the characterization of the water carried by the channel, which is also used for agricultural irrigation purposes, was examined for biological, physical and chemical characteristics in water samples, taken from five selected observation points along the channel. The observation points were decided, so as to demonstrate characteristic changes in water and sludge quality, reflecting the effects of wastewater discharge points and hydraulic profile. According to the result of monthly analyses performed on water of the drainage channel, maximum and minimum values of quality and pollution parameters were; suspended solids (SS), 30-210 mg L-1; electrical conductivity (EC), 734-1937 μS; 5-day biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5), 97-305 mg L-1; chemical oxygen demand (COD), 174-429 mg L-1; total coliform, 250- >1100 EMS mL-1. Accumulations in the sediments were also observed for some heavy metals (Pb, Cd, Ni, Cu, Mn, Zn, Fe), sampled from the same observation points. The sets of analysis demonstrated that, with the present wastewater discharges the water drawn from the TD-7 drainage channel cannot be used for agricultural purposes according to existing regulations.
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How to cite this article:
Zeynep Zaimoglu , M. Yavuz Sucu , Orkun I. Davutluoglu , Irfan Hazir and Ahmet Yuceer , 2006. Pollutant Monitoring of a Drainage Canal Receiving Industrial and Agricultural Wastewater Incukurova Plain . Journal of Biological Sciences, 6: 646-650.
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2006.646.650
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jbs.2006.646.650
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