Effects of domestic pollution in Izmir Bay (Turkey)
In: Helgoländer Meeresuntersuchungen. Biologische Anstalt Helgoland: Hamburg. ISSN 0174-3597, more
Also appears in:Kinne, O.; Bulnheim, H.-P. (Ed.) (1980). Protection of life in the sea: 14th European Marine Biology Symposium, 23-29 September 1979, Helgoland. Helgoländer Meeresuntersuchungen, 33(1-4). Biologische Anstalt Helgoland: Hamburg. 772 pp., more
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| Abstract |
The untreated domestic sewage of 650,000 people and wastes from industries and ships are discharged into the inner Bay of Izmir daily. Since May 1977 physico-chemical and biological effects of pollution in the bay have been examined at 10 stations. The hydrographic studies included measurements of temperature, transparency, seston, salinity, nitrate, phosphorus and dissolved oxygen. The benthic animals collected belong to 108 species; most of them were polychaetes. Comparison of the stations reveals that species richness increases from very polluted regions towards cleaner waters. |
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