The impact of organic pollution on the Kirmir Creek and Sakarya River in Turkey

Küçük, Semra; Alpbaz, A.

doi:10.1134/s0097807808050102

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“…Furthermore, most of the species recorded were mostly tolerant or very tolerant species (Chessman 2003); this could be attributed to anthropogenic activities especially sand mining (Olaniyan et al 2019). Tolerant species have mechanisms to cope with environmental perturbation (Mariantika and Retnaningdyah 2014) and as a result usually occur in large numbers in disturbed environments (Kucuk 2008). The abundant species (Aquarius remigis, Pseudocloen sp and Caridina africana) encountered in this study have been reported in other Nigerian freshwater systems (Anyanwu and Jerry 2017;Jonah et al 2020b;Anyanwu et al 2021).…”

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Anthropogenic impact on environmental variables and macroinvertebrates community of River Eme, South-East, Nigeria

Anyanwu¹,

Etusim²,

Umeham³

2022

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Macroinvertebrates are good bioindicators of water quality and ecosystem health and are often used to study anthropogenic effect on aquatic ecosystems. Consequently, some environmental variables and macroinvertebrates of Eme river were studied to understand the impact of human activities on this socio-economically important ecosystem. Six stations (reflecting different anthropogenic activities) along the reaches of the river were sampled and analyzed monthly from December, 2017 to November, 2018 using standard methods. The results showed that water temperature varied from 22.00, station 1 to 28.5oC, station 6, turbidity (0.50-9.40 NTU, station 4), flow velocity (0.21, station 1-0.85m/s, station 3), pH (4.30, station 2-6.30, station 1), electrical conductivity (45.20, station 2-168.40µS/cm, station 5), dissolved oxygen (1.60, station 4-6.10mg/l, stations 3 and 4), biochemical oxygen demand (0.80-4.30mg/l, station 4), nitrate (1.10, station 3-5.6mg/l, station 4) and phosphate (0.40, station 3-4.6mg/l, station 4). Flow velocity, electrical conductivity, biochemical oxygen demand, nitrate and phosphate varied significantly between stations (p<0.05). A total of 584 individuals from 5 taxonomic groups and 23 species of macroinvertebrates were recorded. Aquarius remigis was the most abundant species (8.7%). The macroinvertebrate community was dominated by tolerant and very tolerant species, such as Aquarius remigis, Caridina africana, Pseudocloen sp. nymph, Hydrometra sp and Belostoma sp. The dominance of tolerant species, high turbidity, biochemical oxygen demand, nitrate and phosphate values and low dissolved oxygen values are strong indications of anthropogenic effect. It is suggested that adequate management attention should be paid to the river in order to prevent further deterioration.

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Anthropogenic impact on environmental variables and macroinvertebrates community of River Eme, South-East, Nigeria

Anyanwu¹,

Etusim²,

Umeham³

2022

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“…Macroinvertebrates are among the most popular indicators used in biotic indices and other biological methods due mainly to their relative large size, low cost and ease of sampling, relatively easy identification, and relatively long life cycles (Hellawell, 1986;Metcalfe, 1989;Rosenberg and Resh, 1993;Metcalfe-Smith, 1996;Kazancı et al, 1997, Reece andRichardson, 2000). Recent years have seen renewed efforts to develop more effective use of macroinvertebrates as monitoring and assessment tools for management of rivers in Turkey (e.g., Kazancı, 1993;Kazancı et al, 1997Kazancı et al, , 2008Kazancı et al, , 2009Kazancı et al, , 2013Girgin, 1997;Kazancı and Dügel, 2000;Kazancı and Girgin, 2001;Duran et al, 2003;Çabuk et al, 2004;Dügel and Kazancı, 2004;Uyanık et al, 2005;Balık et al, 2006;Camur-Elipek et al, 2006;Duran, 2006;Duran and Suicmez, 2007;Kucuk and Alpbaz, 2008;Akbulut et al, 2009;Kalyoncu and Gülboy, 2009;Kalyoncu and Yıldırım, 2009;Tellioğlu and Kara, 2009;Girgin, 2010;Girgin and Kazancı, 2010;Kazancı and Dügel, 2010;Yıldız et al, 2010;Kalyoncu and Zeybek, 2011;Ogleni and Topal, 2011;Topkara et al, 2011;Ekingen and Kazancı, 2012;Zeybek et al, 2012).…”

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“…It was then applied in several studies to examine the water quality of streams in Turkey (e.g., Kazancı, 1993;Kazancı et al, 1997Kazancı et al, , 2008Kazancı et al, , 2010aKazancı et al, , 2010bKazancı et al, , 2011Kazancı et al, , 2013Duran et al, 2003;Duran, 2006;Duran and Suicmez, 2007;Kucuk and Alpbaz, 2008;Kalyoncu and Zeybek, 2011;Ekingen and Kazancı, 2012). In addition, instead of direct usage, the BMWP index was adapted for the first time in Turkey for the Yeşilırmak River; the adaptation was called the Yeşilırmak BMWP (Y-BMWP) (Kazancı et al, 2013).…”

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The use of BMWP and ASPT indices for evaluation of water quality according to macroinvertebrates in Değirmendere Stream (Isparta, Turkey)

Zeybek¹,

Kalyoncu²,

Karakaş³

et al. 2014

Turk J Zool

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This study was carried out between March 2011 and February 2012 on Değirmendere Stream in order to determine the water quality of the stream, and to investigate the environmental quality and the applicability of both the Biological Monitoring Working Party (BMWP; Original, Spanish, Hungarian, Czech, and Polish versions) and Average Score Per Taxon (ASPT; Original, Hungarian, and Czech versions) indices. The biotic and diversity indices were applied using the ASTERICS software program. As a result, a total of 59 taxa were detected: 4 taxa from Gastropoda, 1 taxon from Bivalvia, 1 taxon from Oligochaeta, 1 taxon from Hirudinea, 2 taxa from Crustacea, and 50 taxa from Insecta. The water quality of Değirmendere Stream was found to be unpolluted/slightly polluted according to the physicochemical data and the different versions of the BMWP and ASPT. However, the score values of the different versions of the BMWP were different from each other because the versions of the BMWP were adapted based on the geological and ecological features of their source countries. The results of this study suggest that there is still a need for much intensive investigation and further testing of the effectiveness of the BMWP and ASPT indices for use in the streams of Turkey. The findings also strongly indicate that these indices should be adapted based on the geomorphological and environmental features of Turkey.

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Development of a macroinvertebrate-based multimetric index for biological assessment of streams in the Sakarya River Basin, Turkey

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The impact of organic pollution on the Kirmir Creek and Sakarya River in Turkey

Cited by 7 publications

References 12 publications

Anthropogenic impact on environmental variables and macroinvertebrates community of River Eme, South-East, Nigeria

Anthropogenic impact on environmental variables and macroinvertebrates community of River Eme, South-East, Nigeria

The use of BMWP and ASPT indices for evaluation of water quality according to macroinvertebrates in Değirmendere Stream (Isparta, Turkey)

Development of a macroinvertebrate-based multimetric index for biological assessment of streams in the Sakarya River Basin, Turkey

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