USABILITY AS A BIOINDICATOR FOR HEAVY METALS ACCUMULATION DUE TO THE ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT ON SAND BEACHES: A SAMPLE STUDY OF Pancratium maritimum L.

Tutar L., ÜNAL O.

FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN, cilt.30, sa.12, ss.13212-13224, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 12
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Dergi Adı: FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Aerospace Database, Aqualine, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), CAB Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts Core, Communication Abstracts, Environment Index, Geobase, Greenfile, Metadex, Pollution Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.13212-13224
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Accumulation, anthropogenic effects, bioindicator, heavy metals, Pancratium maritimum, Antalya, TRAFFIC DENSITY, POSSIBLE BIOMONITOR, TRACE-ELEMENTS, CITY-CENTER, POLLUTION, PLANTS, CD, ZN, LEAVES, AREAS
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study was carried out in the eastern sand dunes of Antalya, Turkey to detect heavy metals pollution due to anthropogenic effects. The Pancratium maritimum L. (Sea Daffodil) plant was used as a possible bioindicator of pollution. The study determined the concentrations of Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, Cd, Pb, Ni and Co via plant organs (bulb, pseudostem, leaf, fruit and seed) taken from five (5) different stations over four seasons in one (1) year (2015-2016). The difference between stations and the seasonal variation of heavy metals were evaluated. The study found statistically significant differences between the seasons in terms of the Fe, Mn, Cd, Pb and Co elements, although there was no strong difference between seasons in terms of Zn and Cu. Furthermore, it was determined that heavy metals, excluding the element Cu in the autumn and winter seasons, did not exceed toxic limits. The highest accumulations of the heavy metals Fe, Zn, Cd, and Co were in the summer season. Over the year, Pb and Cu heavy metals were found to have the highest accumulation in autumn, and the highest accumulation of Mn was in the winter. Finally, as the Fe, Zn, Cu, Cd, Pb, and Co elements showed high accumulations in Pancratium maritimum, and therefore, the plant can be considered as a bioindicator for these elements.