Journal of Applied Sciences1812-56541812-5662Asian Network for Scientific Information10.3923/jas.2016.311.323MenteseSerpil TagilSermin 72016167Background and Objective: The impact of pollution in the vicinity of overcrowded cities and from industrial effluents has reached a
disturbing magnitude and is arousing public awareness. Therefore, the objective of this research was to determine the concentrations
and characterize the spatial distribution of arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn) heavy
metals in soil of Inegol Plain by using geostatistical approaches combined with GIS based on 17 soil samples in both winter and summer
periods. Methodology: Ordinary kriging interpolation technique was used to estimate a variable at an unmeasured location from
observed values at nearer locations. Morans I and Getis-Ord Gi were used to investigate spatial autocorrelation of soil pollutants.
Results: Very high heavy metal concentration levels were found throughout the study area. The local spatial autocorrelation analysis
made clear that all heavy metals had important hotspots and coldspots and these areas should be targeted by best management
practices to reduce heavy metal loads. Attention must be given to industrial activities performed within these high-risk areas.
Conclusion: Results from this study can be used by ecologists, planners and managers to protect soil supplies.]]>Rodriguez-Salazar, M.T., O. Morton-Bermea, E. Hernandez-Alvarez, R. Lozano and V. Tapia-Cruz,201162899905Parveen, N., A. Ghaffar, S.A. Shirazi and M.N. Bhalli,20122012Hronec, O., J. Vilcek, J. Toma, P. Adamiin and E. Huttmanova,20102010Salah, E., A. Turki and S. Noori,20133100113Al Obaidy, A.H.M.J. and A.A.M. Al Mashhadi,201347282Khan, S., Q. Cao, Y.M. Zheng, Y.Z. Huang and Y.G. Zhu,2008152686692Caglarirmak, N. and A.Z. Hepcimen,201083135Sumer, A., S. Adiloglu, O. Cetinkaya, A. Adiloglu, A. Sungur and C. Akbulak,2013108389El-Gammal, M.I., R.R. Ali and R.M.A. Samra,20142014pp: 116124Valladares, G.S., O.A. de Camargo, J.R.P. de Carvalho and A.M.C. Silva,200966361367Li, X., S.L. Lee, S.C. Wong, W. Shi and I. Thornton,2004129113124Liu, X.M., J.J. Wu and J.M. Xu,2006141257264Lu, Y., W. Yin., F. Zhu and G. Zhang,20102010pp: 7780Sofianska, E., K. Michailidis, V. Mladenova and A. Filippidis,20132013pp: 131 132Su, C., L.Q. Jiang and W.J. Zhan,201432438Langenkamp, H., O. Duwel and J. Utermann,20012001Hosgoren, M.Y.,19751975Yucesahin, M.M.,200317595Yakut, Y.,20062006Wei, B. and L. Yang,20109499107Parth, V., N.N. Murthy and P.R. Saxena,201122734Yao, H., J. Lu, X. Yuan, J. Wu, J. Zhao, X. Yu and Y. Zhou,201442331338Odeh, I.O.A. and A. Onus,200842265278Hani, A. and M.T. Karimineja,2010813331342Hani, A., N. Sinaei and A. Gholami,20145294298Mahmoudabadi, E., F. Sarmadian, G.H. Savaghebi and Z. Alijani,20123991999TKKY.,20052005Moran, P.A.P.,1950371723Anselin, L., L. Lozano and J. Koschinsky,20062006Getis, A. and J.K. Ord,199224189206Uthus, E.O.,1992145558Evans, G., J. Evans, A. Redman, N. Johnson and R.D. Foust,20052167170Asiam, E.K.,199621720Lokuge, K.M., W. Smith, B. Caldwell, K. Dear and A.H. Milton,200411211721177Thornton, I.,1983Pages: 501Pages: 501Brandstetter, A., E. Lombi and W. Wenzel,20002000pp: 715-737pp: 715-737Smedley, P.L. and D.G. Kinniburgh,200217517568Jonnalagadda, S.B. and G. Nenzou,199732455464Baroni, F., A. Boscagli, L.A. di Lella, G. Protano and F. Riccobono,200481114Tiller, K.G., M.J. Mclaughlin and A.H.C. Roberts,19991999pp: 1-41pp: 1-41Vairavamurthy, M.A., W.S. Goldenberg, S. Ouyang and S. Khalid,200070181189Yong, R.N.,2001Pages: 320Pages: 320EU.,20072007Olatunji, A.S., A.F. Abimbola and O.O. Afolabi,20093252257Akpoveta, O.V., S.A. Osakwe, B.E. Okoh and B.O. Otuya,2010145760Chandra, P., S. Sinha and U.N. Rai,19971997pp: 274-282pp: 274-282Nriagu, J.O.,19893384749Yahaya, M.I., S. Mohammad and B.K. Abdullahi,200913913El-Serehy, H.A., H. Aboulela, F. Al-Misned, M. Kaiser, K. Al-Rasheid and H.E. El-Din,201212751760Yildiz, M., H. Terzi and B. Urusak,201127163176Ozdemir, M.A. and H. Ucar,20068123158Camgoz, B., M.M. Sac, M. Bolca, F. Ozen, O.G. Oruc and N. Demirel,2010197887, (In Turkish)Kilinc, R. and I. Yokas,19871987Elberling, B., H. Breuning-Madsen, H. Hinge and G. Asmund,2010617483Cubukcu, A. and N. Tuysuz,2005294472Tahir, N.M., P.S. Chee and M. Jaafar,200711280286Ozkul, C.,2008219ECA.,20082008Garcia, R., I. Maiz and E. Millan,199617763770Dierkes, C. and W.F. Geiger,199939201208Akkus, S., T. Bal, N.M. Karaaslan, E. Yaman, E. Kilinc and M. Yaman,20134112291234Hasan, A.R., L. Hu, H.M. Solo-Gabriele, L. Fieber, Y. Cai and T.G. Townsend,201015814791486Mench, M. and C. Bes,200919143155Komarek, M., E. Cadkova, V. Chrastny, F. Bordas and J.C. Bollinger,201036138151Scott-Fordsmand, J.J.,19971997pp: 1-34pp: 1-34ATSDR.,20052005Addo, M.A., E.O. Darko, C. Gordon, B.J.B. Nyarko and J.K. Gbadago et al.,201224050Nriagu, J.O.,1978pp: 18-88pp: 18-88CDC.,19911991Shacklette, H.T. and J.G. Boerngen,19841984Zhang, X., D. Chen, T. Zhong, X. Zhang, M. Cheng and X. Li,20154312321240Sonmez, I., M. Kaplan and S. Sonmez,2008252434Fekiacova, Z., S. Cornu and S. Pichat,201551796105Cakmak, I., A. Yilmaz, M. Kalayci, H. Ekiz, B. Torun, B. Erenoglu and H.J. Braun,1996180165172Hotz, C. and K.H. Brown,200425191204Vural, A. and E. Sahin,201222135Lin, Y.P., B.Y. Cheng, H.J. Chu, T.K. Chang and H.L. Yu,2011163275282