Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution in The Lakes of Lakes District - Turkey

In this study, the presence of heavy metals such as Zn, Cr, Mn, Fe, Cu, Co, Ni, Al, As, Mo, B, V, Ba and Ti in the water samples taken monthly by 18th Regional Directorate of State Hydraulic Works, in the year 2016 were investigated in the lakes that take place in region of lakes in Turkey. The annual average concentrations of these heavy metals have been evaluated according to the Quality Criteria According to Classes of Inland Water Resources of Water Pollution Control Regulation, and the Specific Pollutants and Environmental Quality Standards for Surface Water Sources of the Regulation of Surface Water Quality, which are in force in our country. In addition, various proposals have been made concerning the polluted lakes. Sampling procedures and heavy metal analyzes were coordinated by DS？ 18th Regional Directorate in E？irdir, Kovada, G？lcük, Ak？ehir, Eber, Karam？k, Burdur, Ac？g？l, Salda, Yar？？l？, Karata？, G？lhisar, Yaz？r, G？kg？l and Karakuyu lakes. According to the results of the study, it was determined that the highest heavy metal accumulation in the study area is found in the lakes of Burdur basin and the lowest accumulation is found in the lakes of Antalya basin. In the assessment of 14 different heavy metal species in 15 lakes, it was determined that the metals which accumulate the most due to human reasons are Cr and As in Eber lake located in Akar？ay Basin. The most common metals in lakes due to natural causes are Zn, Cr, Cu, Co, Ni and As detected in lakes located in Burdur Basin