Assessment of Microplastic Pollution in a Crater Lake at High Altitude: a Case Study in an Urban Crater Lake in Erzurum, Turkey

Çomaklı, Emre; Bingöl, Mehmet; Bilgili, Adnan

doi:10.1007/s11270-020-04653-4

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“…Basin-based water management will contribute to protecting water resources in our country as in many developed countries. Smithers et al [39] and Çomaklı et al [40] argues that creating buffer zones around the Lake is also a required solution to prevent pollution. Empty spaces around Lake Sapanca should be densely afforested.…”

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Water Quality Analysis of Drinking Water Resource Lake Sapanca and Suggestions for the Solution of the Pollution Problem in the Context of Sustainable Environment Approach

Akıner

2021

Sustainability

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Lake Sapanca is the drinking water source of the Sakarya province of Turkey. Intensive urbanization in the region is the main obstacle to implementing appropriate physical planning and measures to adapt to rapid change. The monitoring of the water quality parameters in the planning and management of the lakes is significant. The Artificial Neural Network (ANN), a mathematical representation of the human brain’s functioning, was employed to estimate the Lake’s Dissolved Oxygen (DO) concentration. pH, Magnesium (Mg), Temperature (Temp), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Orthophosphate (o-PO4), Nitrite Nitrogen (NO2-N), and Nitrate Nitrogen (NO3-N) were used as independent parameters. The successful ANN model gives better results compared to the traditional multiple linear regression (MLR) analysis. The developed model can be used for forecast purposes to complete the missing data in the future and support the decision process for pollution reduction through sustainable environmental management. The eutrophication threat for Lake Sapanca has been revealed. The main objective is to create the scientific infrastructure that will draw attention to the rapid urbanization problem with ANN and eutrophication models’ outputs. It has been understood that the protection of the water budget of Lake Sapanca is the primary solution method in terms of ecological sustainability to eliminate the existing pollution.

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Water Quality Analysis of Drinking Water Resource Lake Sapanca and Suggestions for the Solution of the Pollution Problem in the Context of Sustainable Environment Approach

Akıner

2021

Sustainability

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“…At the Urban Crater Lake, at an elevation of 2380 m above sea level in Turkey, microplastics that were broken down into small pieces were detected in five locations far from arable land, with less dense microplastics transported into the sea via streams and rivers. It was shown that the wind could move the microplastics to other areas [ 128 ]. The possibility of atmospheric deposition was also confirmed by discovering tire particles in a pond near the highway [ 108 ].…”

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Microplastics in water systems: A review of their impacts on the environment and their potential hazards

Kye¹,

Kim²,

Ju³

et al. 2023

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“…Microplastics start to deteriorate in water. Abiotic processes, such as ultraviolet (UV) photooxidation combined with mechanical abrasion, gradually break the plastics down into fragments [66] . Xiong et al [57] identified characteristic peaks (corresponding to C=O) in the Raman spectrum of MPs compared to virgin polymer, reflecting oxidative weathering of the particles.…”

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High-mountain lakes as indicators of microplastic pollution: current and future perspectives

Pastorino¹,

Prearo²,

Pizzul³

et al. 2022

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As a key component of mountain ecosystems, high-mountain lakes are recognized indicators of global change. In the analysis of the effects induced by local or global human activities, microplastic (MP) pollution is of critical environmental concern for mountain ecosystem compartments and for high-mountain lakes in particular. This minireview reports on current knowledge of MP occurrence, source, distribution, and characteristics in high-mountain lake ecosystems. The literature search returned only nine studies mainly from the Tibet plateau (China). Generally, the two most often investigated compartments were water and sediment, followed by snow and fish. Plastic particles were found as fragments and fibers of polypropylene and polyethylene, which are primarily utilized in food packaging and supplies brought by tourists and then discarded on site. Tourism and atmospheric long-range transport from lowlands were identified as the main sources of MP pollution. Precipitation events (snow and rain) were reported as key events in MP deposition and fallout. Further studies are needed to better understand the effects of MP pollution on aquatic food webs and ecosystem resources (e.g., drinking water) in these key ecosystems.

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Assessment of Microplastic Pollution in a Crater Lake at High Altitude: a Case Study in an Urban Crater Lake in Erzurum, Turkey

Cited by 21 publications

References 36 publications

Water Quality Analysis of Drinking Water Resource Lake Sapanca and Suggestions for the Solution of the Pollution Problem in the Context of Sustainable Environment Approach

Water Quality Analysis of Drinking Water Resource Lake Sapanca and Suggestions for the Solution of the Pollution Problem in the Context of Sustainable Environment Approach

Microplastics in water systems: A review of their impacts on the environment and their potential hazards

High-mountain lakes as indicators of microplastic pollution: current and future perspectives

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