Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
3 rd International Symposium on Biodiversity Research, Erzurum, Türkiye, 20 - 22 Ekim 2021, ss.243
In this study, acute effects of olive mill wastewater (OMW) that causing water pollution in our
country and the Mediterranean circle countries were investigated on the freshwater crustacea,
Gammarus komareki Schäferna, 1923, in a laboratory setting. Gammarus komareki individuals
were transported from their habitat to the tanks in the laboratory as a model organism. Totally
thirty individuals (males and females) of G. komareki were firstly placed and adapted to the
laboratory conditions which mimicking the natural habitat conditions of the season. OMW was
obtained from an olive oil facility around the Çanakkale Province. After the adaptation stage of
the organisms, OMW was introduced into experiment tanks with different ratios such as 2.3%,
2.67%, 3%, 3.33%, and 4%. According to the results of the present study, the LC50 value of the
OMW was determined as 3.65% for 72 hours respectively.