tailieunhanh - Investigating phosphorus and turbidity removal efficiencies of main aquatic vegetation species in the Lower Kelkit Basin of Turkey

In this study, we researched the main aquatic vegetation (AV) species and their orthophosphate and turbidity removal efficiencies in the Lower Kelkit Basin of Turkey. We chose an experimental area (1650 m2) in the field and determined orthophosphate (mg/L) and turbidity (NTU) variables at the charging and discharging points between November 2005 and March 2006. | Turkish Journal of Botany Turk J Bot (2013) 37: 744-752 © TÜBİTAK doi: Research Article Investigating phosphorus and turbidity removal efficiencies of main aquatic vegetation species in the Lower Kelkit Basin of Turkey 1 2, 3 4 Ekrem BUHAN , Hakan Mete DOĞAN *, Saliha DİRİM BUHAN , Saim ÖZDEMİR , 1 6 Fatih POLAT , Çisem Nildem DOĞAN 1 Aquaculture and Fisheries Department, Agricultural Faculty, Gaziosmanpaşa University, Tokat, Turkey 2 Soil Science Department, GIS & RS Unit, Agricultural Faculty, Gaziosmanpaşa University, Taşlıçiftlik, Tokat, Turkey 3 Environmental Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Gebze Institute of Technology, Gebze, Kocaeli, Turkey 4 Environmental Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey 5 Environmental Protection Department, Almus Vocational School, Gaziosmanpaşa University, Tokat, Turkey 6 Biology Department, Faculty of Arts and Science, Abant İzzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey Received: Accepted: Published Online: Printed: Abstract: In this study, we researched the main aquatic vegetation (AV) species and their orthophosphate and turbidity removal efficiencies in the Lower Kelkit Basin of Turkey. We chose an experimental area (1650 m2) in the field and determined orthophosphate (mg/L) and turbidity (NTU) variables at the charging and discharging points between November 2005 and March 2006. We also applied an experimental design including 9 treatments and 3 replications in aquarium conditions. Orthophosphate (mg/L) contents of each aquarium were measured at 6 time periods (initial measurement and days 1, 4, 9, 16, and 25). Ceratophyllum demersum L., Cladophora glomerata (L.) Kützing, Lemna minor L., Myriophyllum spicatum L., Nasturtium officinale ., Potamogeton pectinatus L., Typha angustifolia L., and Typha domingensis Pers. were determined as the main AV species in .