Abstract:
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 reservoir which is an important water source for
irrigation in West Black Sea region (Turkey). Metals in
sediment samples were analyzed by ICP-OES. The difference
between the stations except for Zn metal (p\0.05) has
not been considered as important and a statistical difference
between seasons for Fe, Ni metals (p\0.01) and Cu metal
(p\0.05) has been observed. The magnitude of metal
concentrations in sediment was determined as Aluminium[
Iron[Manganese[Zinc[Chromium[Copper[
Boron[Nickel[Lead[Cadmium. Enrichment factor
(EF) for all metals has been calculated (EF\1). In the
evaluation done by considering the EF values, it is seen that
the metal concentrations found in the Beyler Dam Lake
sediment stem from the natural composition of the sediment.
