Pollution Source and Soil Quality Assessments of Heavily Contaminated Soils by Selected Potentially Toxic Elements in a Human-Degraded Wetland Area

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dc.contributor.authorKurt, Mehmet Ali
dc.contributor.authorYalcin, Sezen
dc.contributor.authorGuler, Cuneyt
dc.contributor.authorGuven, Onur
dc.contributor.authorYildirim, Umit
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-04T18:52:40Z
dc.date.available2024-10-04T18:52:40Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentBayburt Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractWetlands are transitional between terrestrial and aquatic environments and have essential ecological functions. Unfortunately, due to anthropogenic activities and climate change, the area covered by wetlands is gradually decreasing worldwide, causing deterioration and loss of their critical and vital ecological functions. One of these degraded wetlands is the H & uuml;rmet & ccedil;i Sazl & imath;& gbreve;& imath;, a nationally important wetland located in the Kayseri Province of Turkey. This study aims to determine the spatial and vertical (depth profile) distribution and the sources of the potentially toxic elements (PTEs) As, Cd, Pb, and Zn in the soils around the H & uuml;rmet & ccedil;i Sazl & imath;& gbreve;& imath; Wetland (HSW) and to evaluate environmental risk factors using various soil quality indicators. According to the results obtained, it was determined that some parts of the wetland soils were significantly polluted in terms of As, Cd, Pb, and Zn. The concentrations (in mg/kg) of these PTEs in the soil around the wetland ranged between 9.12 and 273.9 for As, 0.38 and 1119.46 for Cd, 3.59 and 1807.66 for Pb, and 41.68 and 77,287.5 for Zn. Several soil quality indicators, including the Enrichment Factor (EF), Contamination Factor (CF), Ecological Risk Index (ERI), and Potential Ecological Risk Index (RI), were calculated to determine the quality and pollution levels of the collected soil samples. According to the calculated RI values, 70 out of 77 sites sampled in the area around the HSW are in the High Risk class in terms of all studied PTEs. The soil profile samples indicated that the topsoil (0-50 cm) was heavily contaminated by all PTEs, particularly near a zinc processing plant established in 1976. In addition, parts of the wetland further away from the Zn processing plant were also affected by arsenic pollution from geogenic sources, which can be associated with Plio-Quaternary volcanic activity in the region.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipMersin University Scientific Research Projects (BAP) Unit [2018-2-TP2-2920]en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research was funded by the Mersin University Scientific Research Projects (BAP) Unit, grant number: 2018-2-TP2-2920.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/su16135477
dc.identifier.issn2071-1050
dc.identifier.issue13en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85198450666en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/su16135477
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12403/3607
dc.identifier.volume16en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001267998500001en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMdpien_US
dc.relation.ispartofSustainabilityen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectpotentially toxic elementen_US
dc.subjectsoil qualityen_US
dc.subjectpollutionen_US
dc.subjectindustryen_US
dc.subjectdegraded wetlanden_US
dc.titlePollution Source and Soil Quality Assessments of Heavily Contaminated Soils by Selected Potentially Toxic Elements in a Human-Degraded Wetland Areaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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