TITLE:
A Study about Effects of River Water Quality on Fish Living in Büyük Menderes Basin, Turkey
AUTHORS:
Ebru Yilmaz, Cengiz Koç
KEYWORDS:
Büyük Menderes River, Water Quality, Fish, Pollution, Turkey
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Water Resource and Protection,
Vol.8 No.12,
November
21,
2016
ABSTRACT: The measurements for the quality of the water were
made at eight stations of Adügüzel Dam, Yenice Regulator, Sarayköy Bridge,
Feslek Regulator, Yenipazar Bridge, Aydιn Bridge, Koçarlι Bridge, Söke
Regulator located at the Buyuk Menderes River, Turkey. The study was conducted
for the period between 2000-2013 for the months of February, April, June,
August, October and December. The results received were analyzed for
temperature, pH, EC, Cl-, Na, Ca2+, Mg2+, K+, , TDS, TH and SS
aquaculture. The results of the analyses revealed that although the water
pollution in the river showed variations throughout the year, in fact the
samples obtained at various locations displayed high levels of pollutants. The “Regulation
on Turkish Water Pollution Control” was made use of in classifying the parameters
of the water in this study. These parameters were compared with the WHO
Guidelines and TS-266. Among the 8 Dams that were included in the study, the
best quality of water was measured in the Adügüzel Dam, which gave the lowest
values; and the levels were measured to be higher in the Saraykoy Station than
those of the other dams. There was a severe drought in Menderes Basin in 2007,
and therefore the highest annual values were measured for the year 2007. In
those years, the levels of the irrigation water decreased as low as 4255 m3/ha.
The SPSS 21 Statistical Analysis Program was made use of in analyzing the data
of the study. The One-Way Anova and Tukey Multiple Comparison tests were also
used for the analyses of the data as well. The p