TY  - JOUR
T1  - Water Quality of Surface Waters in Lower Euphrates Basin (Southeastern Anatolia, Turkey)
AU - Sen, Bulent AU - Kocer, Mehmet A.T. AU - Alp, Mehmet Tahir AU - Ozbay, Ozgur 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 9
IS  - 18
SP  - 2412
EP  - 2421
PY  - 2010
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2010.2412.2421
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2010.2412.2421
KW  - conductivity
KW  -Southeastern Anatolia
KW  -water quality
KW  -surface waters
KW  -Lower Euphrates
KW  -investigated variable
AB  - In this study, some physicochemical properties of surface waters of the lower Euphrates Basin in the Southeastern Anatolia region were investigated. The water sources investigated are Atatürk, Birecik, Karkamis and Haci Hidir Dam lakes and Euphrates River together with eight streams which are major running waters of the sub-basin. Total 20 variables consisting of temperature, pH, electrical conductivity, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, total dissolved and suspended solids, biochemical oxygen demand, total hardness, total alkalinity, calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, chloride, fluoride, sulfate, ammonia nitrogen, nitrate nitrogen and reactive phosphorus were monitored in surface waters. Significant relationships between dissolved ions, conductivity, hardness and alkalinity were observed. While most of the surface waters had middle hard and slightly alkaline characteristics with moderate dissolved solids and low organic matter content, Haci Hidir Dam lake and Nizip Stream separated from them in terms of investigated variables.
ER  -