Assessment of Heavy Metal Contamination in the Duzce Watershed (Turkiye) and Sustainable Remedies through Aquatic Flora

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dc.contributor.authorAytegin, Ahmet
dc.contributor.authorOzcan, Mehmet
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T11:39:33Z
dc.date.available2026-07-01T11:39:33Z
dc.date.issued2026
dc.departmentDüzce Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractHeavy metal pollution in the Diizce watershed of Tiirkiye was assessed and the phytoremediation potential of native aquatic plants was evaluated. The majority of heavy metals were found in water within legal limits, except for cadmium concentrations, which exceeded water quality standards; the main pollution load was accumulated in bottom sediments. Dominant wetland plants were analyzed to establish species-specific and tissue-specific metal accumulation patterns. Key species included Plantago major and Paspalum distichum with impressive copper accumulation capacity that may possibly classify them as good candidates for biomonitoring and phytoremediation applications. The results scientifically substantiate the use of local aquatic vegetation for ecological restoration efforts throughout Tiirkiye and similar regions as it pertains not merely to pollution mitigation but also a circular economy via the metal-accumulating plant biomass, which can serve these species afterward as sustainable resources for bioenergy production and biobased materials after phytoremediation activities. This brings forth new approaches to thinking about cleaning up an environment while recovering resources from polluted water ecosystems at the same time.
dc.identifier.doi10.15376/biores.21.2.3021-3043
dc.identifier.issn1930-2126
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105029791701
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/A
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.15376/biores.21.2.3021-3043
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12684/23355
dc.identifier.volume21
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001703521300023
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherNorth Carolina State Univ Dept Wood & Paper Sci
dc.relation.ispartofBioresources
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20260623
dc.subject[Keyword Not Available]
dc.titleAssessment of Heavy Metal Contamination in the Duzce Watershed (Turkiye) and Sustainable Remedies through Aquatic Flora
dc.typeArticle

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