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Riparian Soil Pollution Caused by Sediment Metal Transport: Seasonal Changes and Ecological Risk Assessment.

Ahmet Çelebi¹, Bülent Şengörür^1,2, Ali Torabi Haghighi³

¹Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Sakarya University, 54050 Sakarya, Türkiye.

|March 27, 2024

Summary

Metal pollutants in river sediment pose ecological risks to riparian zones. Copper, cobalt, and nickel in Melen River sediment and soil present heavy pollution and significant ecological risks, impacting river health.

Keywords:

ecological risk metal pollution pollution indexes river health source identification

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Area of Science:

Environmental Science
Geochemistry
Ecotoxicology

Background:

Pollutant accumulation in river sediments can harm riparian ecosystems and increase ecological risks.
Understanding metal sediment contamination is crucial for assessing watershed health.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the effects of metal sediments on riparian soil in the Melen River watershed.
To determine pollution levels, seasonal variations, and pollutant sources.
To evaluate the ecological status and risk associated with metal contamination.

Main Methods:

Field monitoring and Inductively Coupled Plasma - Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES) analysis were employed.
Ecological risk assessment using various indexes (contamination factor, enrichment factor, geo-accumulation index, pollution index, modified pollution index, ecological risk indexes) was performed.

Main Results:

Metal concentrations (Cr, Co, Cu, Ni) significantly increased downstream, with Cu, Co, and Ni posing the highest risk.
Sediment and riparian soil exhibited heavy pollution (PI > 3, MPI > 10) and high ecological risk indexes (RI > 50, mRI > 200).
No significant seasonal differences in metal sediments were observed, but spatial distribution varied markedly.

Conclusions:

Surface water pollutants are transported to sediments, adversely affecting riparian zones and the ecological system.
Copper, cobalt, and nickel represent significant ecological risks in the Melen River watershed.
The watershed is heavily polluted, exceeding safe environmental risk thresholds.