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INVESTIGATION OF HEAVY METAL CONTENT IN BEACH SEDIMENTS ON THE OF TASUCU BAY (MERSIN) WITH GEOCHEMICAL AND MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL APPROACHES

TAŞUCU KÖRFEZİNDE (MERSİN) SAHİL SEDİMANLARINDA AĞIR METAL İÇERİĞİNİN JEOKİMYASAL VE ÇOK DEĞİŞKENLİ İSTATİSTİK YAKLAŞIMLARLA İNCELENMESİ

Fusun Yalcın(AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY)0000-0002-2669-1044
Muthuswamy Ponniah Jonathan(Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo)0000-0001-9040-4911
Mustafa Gurhan Yalçın(AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY)0000-0002-8011-5371
Semiha Ilhan(General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration)0000-0002-6616-6084
Yasemin Leventeli(AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY)0000-0003-3714-4131
Pages
1113–1125
Publication Date
2020-12-25
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The overall concentration of major and trace elements were normalized to the Al and the enrichment factor were also derived.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The purpose of this study is to investigate the heavy metal concentartion and their possible origin in recent sediments collected from 33 locations along the Tasucu Bay (Mersin) coast, Turkey.
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The purpose of this study is to investigate the heavy metal concentartion and their possible origin in recent sediments collected from 33 locations along the Tasucu Bay (Mersin) coast, Turkey. Sediment texture, major (Fe, Mg, Al, Si, Ca, Na, K, Ti) and trace elements (Pb, Zn, Mn, Sn, As, Sb, Co, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ag, Cd, Ni, Mo, V, W) in all samples were measured. The overall concentration of major and trace elements were normalized to the Al and the enrichment factor were also derived. Multivariate statistical analyses indicates significant correlation among the heavy metal fractions suggesting that the close relationship of trace metals are from the same source in the study area. The distribution of major and trace elements indicate three different factors where the first factor indicates the anthropogenic activities, the second factor indicates the natural process and the third one as intermediate factor suggesting a perfect difference between sources (anthropogenic) in the study area. Comparison of the elements with other fields shows that Sb, Mo, As, Cr, W, Ni, Sn and Co are rich. Remedial measures should be taken to restore normal conditions especially at The coastal sediments of Tasucu bay.

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Bu çalışmanın amacı, Türkiye, Taşucu Körfezi (Mersin) sahili boyunca 33 lokasyondan toplanan güncel çökeltilerde ağır metal içeriklerini ve olası kökenlerini incelemektir. Tüm örneklerdeki sedimanter dokusu, ana (Fe, Mg, Al, Si, Ca, Na, K, Ti) ve eser (Pb, Zn, Mn, Sn, As, Sb, Co, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ag, Cd, Ni, Mo, V, W) element içerikleri ölçülmüştür. Ana ve eser elementlerin genel konsantrasyonu Al'a normalize edildi ve zenginleştirme faktörü hesaplanmıştır. Çok değişkenli istatistiksel analizler, ağır metal içerikleri arasında anlamlı bir korelasyon ilişkisini göstermesi ve eser metallerin yakın ilişkisinin olduğunu göstermesi bunların aynı kaynaktan olduğunu göstermektedir. Ana ve eser elementlerin dağılımı üç farklı faktöre işaret etmektedir; birinci faktör antropojenik aktiviteleri, ikinci faktör doğal süreci ve üçüncüsü ise çalışma alanındaki kaynaklar arasında (antropojenik) önemli bir fark olduğunu gösteren ara faktördür. Elementlerin diğer alanlarla karşılaştırılması neticesinde Sb, Mo, As, Cr, W, Ni, Sn ve Co’ın zengin olduğu gözlenmiştir. Taşucu körfezinin özellikle kıyı çökellerinde normal koşulların yeniden sağlanması için iyileştirici önlemler alınmalıdır.

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Yalcın, F., Jonathan, M. P., Yalçın, M. G., Ilhan, S., Leventeli, Y. (2020). INVESTIGATION OF HEAVY METAL CONTENT IN BEACH SEDIMENTS ON THE OF TASUCU BAY (MERSIN) WITH GEOCHEMICAL AND MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL APPROACHES. Mühendislik Bilimleri ve Tasarım Dergisi, Cilt: 8 Sayı: 4, 1113–1125. https://doi.org/10.21923/jesd.802065

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