Assessment of Metal Levels in Biotic and Abiotic Materials from Giresun Forests

Mustafa Türkmen; Aysun Türkmen; Ayhan Kara

doi:10.24925/turjaf.v8i11.2468-2471.3838

Assessment of Metal Levels in Biotic and Abiotic Materials from Giresun Forests

Authors

Mustafa Türkmen Department of Biology, Giresun University, 28200 Giresun http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6700-5947
Aysun Türkmen Department of Chemistry, Giresun University, 28200 Giresun http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7461-4038
Ayhan Kara Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Giresun University, 28200 Giresun http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9224-9601

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v8i11.2468-2471.3838

Keywords:

Giresun Forests, Heavy Metals, Moss, Leaf, Soil, Water, Environmental Health

Abstract

The study investigated the metal levels in biotic and abiotic materials from Giresun forests. While soil and water samples were selected as abiotic materials, leaves and moss were selected as biotic materials in forest. These selected materials were sampled from six stations. All samples were analyzed three times for arsenic, iron, chromium, copper, manganese, nickel, lead and zinc by ICP-OES. A logarithmic transformation was done on the data to improve normality. One way ANOVA and Duncan‘s multiple range tests were performed to test the differences among metal levels of stations. The differences among metal levels in stations were statistically significant (p<0.05). Metal levels from forests were assessed for environmental health.

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Published

28.11.2020

How to Cite

Türkmen, M., Türkmen, A., & Kara, A. (2020). Assessment of Metal Levels in Biotic and Abiotic Materials from Giresun Forests. Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology, 8(11), 2468–2471. https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v8i11.2468-2471.3838