Abstract:

This study has been conducted seasonally to determine the water quality of Coruh River (Bayburt) between the years 2012-2014. The surface water has been examined seasonally with samples from two sampling points, Bayburt inlet and outlet. In water samples the physical and chemical parameters of water such as pH, dissolved oxygen, dissolved oxygen saturation, electrical conductivity, suspended solid, total hardness, Ca hardness, total alkalinity, biological oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand, ammonium nitrogen, nitrate nitrogen, nitrite nitrogen, anion (chloride, phosphate, sulphate (nitrite, nitrate) and cations (calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, ammonium) and chlorophyll a have been evaluated according to the Water Pollution Control Regulation of Inland Water Resources Criteria. Analyzes related to water resources have been examined by drawing ANOVA and Box-plot graphs from multivariate statistical analyzes. When the obtained findings are evaluated, it has been seen that the water source has second class water quality in terms of dissolved oxygen saturation and nitrite and has first class water quality in terms of other parameters.

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