Monthly variation of some physico-chemical and microbiological parameters in Biga Stream (Biga, Canakkale, Turkey)

HACIOĞLU DOĞRU N., Dulger B.

AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY, vol.8, no.9, pp.1929-1937, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 8 Issue: 9
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Journal Name: AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1929-1937
  • Keywords: Biga Stream, biochemical oxygen demand, dissolved oxygen, total coliform, faecal coliform, physico-chemical and microbiological parameters, SURFACE-WATER QUALITY, HEAVY-METAL POLLUTION, ICP-AES, RIVER, CATCHMENT
  • Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Water samples were collected from three different sites of the Biga Stream (Canakkale, Turkey) in the months of October 2007 - September 2008 for the analyzing of some physico-chemical and microbiological parameters of the stream. In the present investigation, the mean average value (mean +/- SD) of the stream temperature, dissolved oxygen (DO), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD(5)), pH, electrical conductivity (EC), total coliform (TC) and faecal coliform (FC) were noted as 15.533 +/- 0.199 degrees C, 8.332 +/- 0.253 mg/L, 136.60 +/- 2.51 mg/L, 7.5078 +/- 0.0427, 869.93 +/- 3.72 mu S/cm, 39381 +/- 7952 MPN/100 mL and 42500 +/- 7072 MPN/100 mL, respectively. Based on results of comparison of data with WPCR, it is seen that waters of Biga Stream at the sites 1, 2 and 3 belonged to Class 4, for parameter BOD5 and faecal coliform and belonged to Class 3 for parameter total coliform. We conclude that there is a great potential risk of infection of waters from the Biga Stream.