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Distribution of heavy metals in irrigated vertisol profiles in semiarid region of Turkey

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Aydinalp C., Cresser M. S.

Polish Journal of Environmental Studies

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2009

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tom 18

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nr 4

539-545

Vertisols with swell-shrink properties comprise most of the arable land in northwestern Turkey. These soils are important for agricultural activities. Seven sites were selected to represent Vertisols irrigated with polluted water from the Ayvali Canal. The soils occur on flat to gently sloping plains of the region. The soils were formed on marl parent material under thermic temperature and xeric moisture regimes in the western Bursa plain, Turkey. Some agricultural lands in the plain were irrigated with heavily polluted water from the Ayvali Canal. This is a unique surface water source for irrigation in the studied area. The morphology, physico-chemical properties and DTPA-extractable Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn were determined in this research. The heavy metal concentrations were found in high levels in the upper horizon and decreased gradually throughout all the profiles studied. The results showed that accumulation of heavy metals in the upper horizon is due to long periods of irrigation with polluted surface water. Soil characterization was determined to provide useful information to understand the behavior of the heavy metal distribution throughout the soil profiles in the semiarid region with under intensive irrigation with polluted water.

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Lead in particulate deposits and in leaves of roadside plants

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Aydinalp C., Marinova S.

Polish Journal of Environmental Studies

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2004

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tom 13

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nr 2

Lead concentrations were determined for particulates, which were deposited on the leaves of roadside plants in Bursa city of Turkey. The particulates were collected from the leaves and the lead accumulated by the leaves of different species were also measured. A statistically significant correlation was found between the number of passing petrol-fueled vehicles and lead concentrations in the deposits at different designated sites. However, no significant correlation was found between concentration in the deposits and lead accumulated by the leaves. A lead concentration of 32.00 ± 6.8 ppm was the highest concentration in the particulate deposits, while maximum lead accumulated by the leaves was noted as 3.15 ± 1.12 ppm.

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Distribution and forms of heavy metals in some agricultural soils

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Aydinalp C., Marinova S.

Polish Journal of Environmental Studies

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2003

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tom 12

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nr 5

Distribution and availability of heavy metals to plants is important when assessing the environmental quality of an area. The objectives of this study conducted in 2002 were: a) determine the levels of the heavy metals cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), lead (Pb), manganese (Mn), nickel (Ni) and zinc (Zn) in the agricultural soils of the Bursa plain so that the degree of pollution could be ascertained, b) identify the various heavy metal forms present in soils using a fractionation scheme based on sequential extraction, and c) to find possible dependence on soil physicochemical properties. Total heavy metal content of the soils studied was generally higher than the levels reported in literature for similar soils, suggesting some degree of pollution with heavy metals. The exchangeable forms of the heavy metals, however, were very low, indicating that under present conditions, the availability of heavy metals to plants is at a minimum.

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3 Polish Journal of Environmental Studies

3 Aydinalp C.

2 Marinova S.

1 Cresser M. S.

1 2009

1 2004

1 2003

Distribution of heavy metals in irrigated vertisol profiles in semiarid region of Turkey

Lead in particulate deposits and in leaves of roadside plants

Distribution and forms of heavy metals in some agricultural soils