Environmental Pollution and Protection

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DOI: 10.22606/epp.2017.23005

• Gülşen Altuğ^*
  Department of Marine Biology, Fisheries Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
• Mine Çardak
  Department of Fisheries Technology, Çanakkale School of Applied Disciplines, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey
• Pelin S. Çiftçi Türetken
  Department of Marine Biology, Fisheries Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
• Serap Koşal Şahin
  Department of Marine Biology, Fisheries Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
• Samet Kalkan
  Department of Marine Biology, Fisheries Faculty, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Rize, Turkey

In this study, anthropogenic influences on the natural fresh water sources regarding the levels of indicator bacteria were investigated in the Eastern Anatolian, Turkey. The surface water samples (0–30 cm) were collected seasonally in the period between November 2008 and October 2009. The levels of total and faecal coliform bacteria were tested using membrane filtration technique. The detected coliform bacteria in the sampling region, where livestock raising activities are intense, revealed the region under the influences of bacteriological pollution inputs. The results also showed that freshwater sources of the region carry a potential risk for human health. This is the first data that can be used in the assessment of bacterial risks of these water sources in the Tunceli and Munzur Valley of the Eastern Anatolia, Turkey. Bacteriological monitoring studies are needed to be established for detecting of pollution sources and sustainable use of natural water resources.

Fecal coliform, total coliform, bacteriological pollution, fresh water, eastern anatolian.

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