Accumulation of heavy metals in the food web components of Burdur Lake, Turkey

Yigit S., Altindag A.

FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN, vol.11, no.12A, pp.1048-1052, 2002 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 11 Issue: 12A
  • Publication Date: 2002
  • Journal Name: FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1048-1052
  • Keywords: heavy metals, food web, Burdur Lake, Turkey, ECOSYSTEM, DYNAMICS, COPPER
  • Ankara University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The accumulation of heavy metals (Pb, Cd, Cr, Hg) was measured in water, sediment, plankton and fish samples collected in Burdur lake. In addition, the phyto- and zooplankton diversity along with some physico-chemical parameters were determined. The accumulation order of heavy metals in the water samples was found to be Cd > Cr > Pb > Hg, in sediment Cr > Pb > Cd > Hg, in plankton Pb > Cd > Cr > Hg, and in fish samples Ph > Cd > Cr > Hg.