Heavy metal cons.

Rivers and Streams

As

Cd

Cr

Cu

Pb

Hg

Ni

Zn

References

Büyük Menderes River

-

-

165.0 ± 7.0^1,2

137.0 ± 5.0¹

54.0 ± 8.0¹

-

315.0 ± 25.0^1,2

120.0 ± 10.0

[29]

Gediz River

-

-

200.0 ± 6.0^1,2

140.0 ± 3.0¹

128.0 ± 15.0¹

-

106.0 ± 10.0^1,2

160.0 ± 15.0¹

Kızılırmak River

-

0.92 ± 0.03¹

-

9.95 ± 2.65

0.62 ± 0.04

-

47.91 ± 6.43¹

34.62 ± 6.46

[35]

Sakarya River (in the lower part)

-

nd

9.47 ± 2.7

5.63 ± 1.70

4.31 ± 0.40

-

18.17 ± 2.10¹

10.55 ± 2.20

[30]

TigrisRiver

-

nd

-

25.39 - 194.53^1,2(H)

nd

-

36.68 - 170.83^1,2(H)

17.09 - 66.26

[33]

Yeşilırmak River

0.55

38.7¹

17.3

79.2^1,2

45.5

[32]

37.9¹

29.6

126.2¹

[31]

Dipsiz Stream

-

0.80 ± 0.60¹

19.70 ± 15.60

13.00 ± 9.00

83.60 ± 56.20¹

-

-

37.00 ± 26.00

[34]

Delice Stream

(Kızılırmak Basin)

-

-

74.4 - 237.4^1,2

7.11 - 57.3^1(H)

27.99 - 39.7^1(H)

4.16 - 14.81^1,2

-

86.2 - 170.6^1(H)

[36]

Felent Stream

[28]

Upstream

15.56 - 119.90^1,2(H)

-

48.38 - 62.69¹

9.62 - 19.53

11.73 - 230.75^1,2(H)

-

-

39.31 - 343.25^1(H)

Lentic

27.12¹

-

53.47¹

22.29

11.29

-

-

54.69

Downstream

14.84 - 18.53¹

-

33.42 - 46.29^1(H)

15.47 - 163.48^1,2(H)

8.52.123.66^1(H)

-

-

56.13 - 138.00^1(H)

SQGs

As

Cd

Cr

Cu

Pb

Hg

Ni

Zn

Reference

TEL¹

5.9

0.596

37.3

35.7

35.0

0.174

18.0

123

[3]

PEC²

33.0

4.98

111.0

149.0

128.0

1.06

48.6

459.0