Evaluation of physical, chemical and microbiological properties of lake Uluabat, Turkey
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2008-03
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Triveni Enterprises
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Lake Uluabat, known for its scenic beauty and richness of aquatic life, is situated in Marmara Region, Bursa (Turkey). On account of its importance, lake Uluabat was designated by the Ministry of Environment as a Ramsar site in 1998. Physical, chemical and microbiological parameters of the aquatic ecosystem in lake Uluabat wore measured monthly at five stations from February 2003 to January 2004. The results showed that take Uluabat can be classified as Class I with respect to temperature (16.36 +/- 7.47 degrees C), nitrate nitrogen (0.63 +/- 0.50 mgl(-1)), sodium (9.64 +/- 2.78 mgl(-1)), chloride (20.45 +/- 4.59 mgl(-1)), sulphate (54.80 +/- 29.97 mgl(-1)); as Class II with respect to dissolved oxygen (7.62 +/- 1.99 mgl(-1)), ammonium nitrogen (0.52 +/- 0.49 mgl(-1)), chemical oxygen demand (35.74 +/- 10.66 mgl(-1)), total coliform (2027 MPN 100 ml(-1) (average value)); as Class III with respect to pH (8.69 +/- 0.16) and as Class IV with respect to total nitrogen (84.94 +/- 66.13 mgl(-1)), total phosphorus (1.11 +/- 3.01 mgl(-1)), biochemical oxygen demand (21.21 +/- 6.60 mgl-1) according to TWPCR (Turkey Water Pollution Control Regulation). The nutrient content of lake water apparently indicated that lake had an eutrophic characteristic. Phosphorus was determined as a limiting factor in lake. The measured hardness values (140.94 +/- 14.61 CaCO3 mgl(-1)) indicated that lake water was classified as soft/hard during the study period. Eutrophic characteristic of the lake and contaminant accumulation in water will probably affect the future use of the lake. Therefore, pollution parameters must be regularly monitored and evaluated according to aquatic living and local regulations.
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Lake Uluabat, Ramsar site, Turkey, Water quality, Asia, Balikesir [Turkey], Bursa [Turkey], Eurasia, Iran, Bursa [Turkey], Mazandaran, Middle East, Sakht Sar, Turkey, Uluabat Lake, Ammonium, Chemical oxygen demand, Dissolved oxygen, Lake ecosystem, Lake water, Limiting factor, Microbiology, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Water quality, Environmental sciences & ecology
Citation
Elmacı, A. vd. (2008). "Evaluation of physical, chemical and microbiological properties of lake Uluabat, Turkey". Journal of Environmental Biology, 29(2), 205-210.