Source identification of heavy metal contamination in beach sediments of the ancient city of Phaselis in Antalya, Türkiye

ÖZER ATAKOĞLU Ö., BERBEROĞLU E., YALÇIN F., Gokaydin S., AKKÖPRÜ E., YALÇIN M. G.

International Journal of Sediment Research, cilt.39, sa.6, ss.942-959, 2024 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 39 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2024
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ijsrc.2024.09.003
  • Dergi Adı: International Journal of Sediment Research
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Aerospace Database, CAB Abstracts, Communication Abstracts, Geobase, INSPEC, Metadex, Pollution Abstracts, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.942-959
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Beach sediment, Contamination indexes, Heavy metal pollution, Multivariate statistics, Pollution sources, Trace metals
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The ancient city of Phaselis, which is located along gravel, coarse sandy, and sandy beaches, is a popular area visited by thousands of domestic and foreign tourists every year, and has been selected as the study area. Sediment samples collected from 57 different locations in the ancient city of Phaselis were analyzed using an X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometer, and the major, trace, and rare earth element contents of the samples were revealed. The heavy metals arsenic (As), cobalt (Co), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb), tin (Sn), stronsium (Sr), and zinc (Zn) were used in the pollution index calculations. Distribution maps revealed that heavy metal concentrations reached higher levels, especially in the eastern part of the study area. Therefore, it is recommended to plant rooted macrophytes that can absorb the heavy metals Cr and Ni and perform phytoremediation of the sediment in the region.