The aim of this study was to determine if high concentrations of any heavy metals exist in the sediment of Seyhan Dam reservoir to be considered toxic to the aquatic environment. Surface sediment samples from five ...

Oligochaeta samples were collected from seven lakes (2 natural and 5 non-natural) of Ceyhan River basin during the summer and autumn seasons of 2014. The Ceyhan River basin is located in the south-eastern Anatolia region ...

Bioaccumulation of some heavy metals (Cd, Fe, Zn and Cu) in fresh parts of 2 bivalvia species (Pinctada radiata Leach, 1814 and Brachidontes pharaonis Fischer, 1870) was examined in samples collected between May, 1999, ...

Systematic studies on Trichoptera larvae in Turkey are very limited. The larval stage of the endemic species remains especially unknown. This study was carried out in Araç Creek between April and October 2013 and it is the ...

The accumulation of metals (Iron, Aluminium, Zinc, Copper, Manganese, Boron, Chromium, Nickel, Cadmium, Lead) was seasonally (November 2009 to July 2010) measured in sediment samples taken from different areas of Beyler ...

Samples of Chironomid larvae were collected at five stations between August 2013 and May 2014 seasonally. A total of 11 taxa belonging to three subfamilies of Chironomidae were recorded. The average proportions of the ...