Seasonal and spatial variability of metals concentrations in Lake Beysehir, Turkey

Environmental Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 345-353

  Nas, Bilgehan ^a   Berktay, Ali ^b   Aygun, Ahmet ^b   Karabork, Hakan ^b   Ekercin, Semih ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c AKSARAY UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Lake Beysehir; Metals; Water quality; Watershed

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; IRRIGATION; LAKES; LANDFORMS; LEAD; LEAD ALLOYS; METALS; NICKEL; POTABLE WATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHEDS; ZINC;

DRINKING WATER; FRESH WATER LAKES; IRRIGATION WATERS; LAKE BEYSEHIR; LAKE WATERS; MEAN CONCENTRATIONS; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; METALS CONCENTRATIONS; SAMPLING STATIONS; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; TURKISHS; WATER SAMPLES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

ALUMINUM; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; DRINKING WATER; IRON; LAKE WATER; LEAD; METAL; NICKEL; ZINC; FRESH WATER; HEAVY METAL;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LAKE WATER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNMENT; LAKE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER SAMPLING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SEASON;

BEYSEHIR LAKE; EURASIA; TURKEY;

ALUMINUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; METALS, HEAVY; SEASONS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; TURKEY;

EID: 67449098264     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330902752984     Document Type: Article

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