Water Environment Research,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
97(2)
Опубликована: Фев. 1, 2025
Abstract
The
Ömerli
Dam,
supplied
by
multiple
rivers
that
provide
a
major
amount
of
Istanbul's
water
demands
for
drinking
and
irrigation,
is
experiencing
toxicological
threats
due
to
rapid
expansion,
increased
industrial
activity,
population
growth
in
light
the
impending
global
drought.
In
this
study,
multivariate
statistical
analysis
spatial
distribution
based
on
geographic
information
system
(GIS)
was
used
examine
status
pollution
health
risk,
irrigation
quality,
stochastic
geo‐environmental
risk
sources
16
potentially
toxic
elements
(PTEs:
Na,
Mg,
K,
Ca,
Al,
Cr,
Mn,
Fe,
Co,
Ni,
Cu,
Zn,
As,
Cd,
Hg,
Pb)
concentrations
from
samples
dam.
Also,
analyzing
quality
indices
assess
dam's
feasibility
drinking.
As
per
results
dam
has
mild
heavy
metal
(loid)
pollution,
which
measured
at
PTE
index
(HPI)
evaluation
(HEI)
values.
level
low
during
rainy
season
moderate
dry
season.
sampling
station
S3
(HPI
=
146.50)
unfit
consumption
cannot
be
majority
harmful
species
exhibited
elevated
(notably
Pb:
51.78
μg/L,
Cr:
8.55
μg/L)
lake
water,
particularly
metals
Pb
Cd
account
15.95%
total
variance,
with
high
degree
loading.
Lead
were
found
above
WHO
USEPA
limit
values
only
S2
S4
wet
season,
but
0.01
mg/L
all
stations
except
S1
dry.
Dam
acceptable
agricultural
use,
according
the,
sodium
absorption
rate,
percentage
Na
magnesium
damage
index,
average
SAR
<
0.9,
Na%
25,
MH
50,
respectively.
HQ
ingestion
HI
(all
less
than
1
PTEs)
indicate
noncarcinogenic
impacts
might
occur.
Practitioner
Points
provides
most
potable
needs
mega
city
like
Istanbul.
With
surface
its
possible
effects
human
analyzed
first
time
spatially
wide
scale.
