Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
International Journal of Innovative Research in Engineering and Management (IJIREM), cilt.3, sa.5, ss.454-457, 2016 (Hakemli Dergi)
Naturally, the amount of B and also As which sometimes
exists together with boron is higher in the soils of the basins
where boron deposits exist compared to other soils. This is mainly
because of the existence of inorganic components which come out
as the result of the decomposition of rocks in the composition of
soil. On the other hand, the increase in the amount of B element in
the environment, which are released during mining activities, is of
anthropogenic origin. This situation, however, causes
environmental pollution. For this reason, it is necessary to
distinguish between these two types of increase and take measures
to protect the soil and water resources. The effect of the two
different boron mines (X and Y) which exist in this region on the
environment has become highly questionable. In this study, B
concentration of the soil and plant samples taken from Emet and
Hisarcık basin were determined and the dimensions of the natural
and anthropogenic effects were investigated. As the result of the
examinations performed, it was found that the total boron content
of the soils was between 20-2000 mg kg-1 and their plant-available
B content was between 0.01-744.39 mg kg-1
. It was observed that
these values were the highest near the boron mine as those of the
total B content and the values decreased as the distance of the soil
from the mine increased. These values are substantially higher
than the tolerable limit values.