Assessment of water quality in Yapialtin Dam Lake (Sivas, Turkey) during dry and rainy seasons using various parameters and water quality indices

There are many dam lakes in the Şarkışla district of Sivas, where agricultural activities are intense. Yapıaltın Dam Lake, which constitutes our study area, is one of them. The research was conducted at three stations in Yapıaltın Dam Lake during the dry season in August 2023 and the rainy season in...

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Main Author: Divrik Menekşe Taş
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Language:English
Published: Serbian Chemical Society 2025-01-01
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description There are many dam lakes in the Şarkışla district of Sivas, where agricultural activities are intense. Yapıaltın Dam Lake, which constitutes our study area, is one of them. The research was conducted at three stations in Yapıaltın Dam Lake during the dry season in August 2023 and the rainy season in May 2024. Eighteen physicochemical variables of lake water were measured. The quality of dam lake water was assessed using indices such as the eutrophication index (EI), organic pollution index (OPI), nutrient pollution index (NPI) and water quality index (WQI). The similarity of the stations in terms of physicochemical parameters was determined using Bray–Curtis similarity analysis. Additionally, Pearson and Spearman correlation analyses were employed to examine the relationships among the physicochemical data. The analyses revealed seasonal variations in all water quality indices. In conclusion, the study provides recommendations for the sustainable use of the dam lake.
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spelling doaj-art-ed50fb5a760946c9bc666b1f06f8cc5b2025-08-20T02:46:02ZengSerbian Chemical SocietyJournal of the Serbian Chemical Society0352-51391820-74212025-01-0190568169110.2298/JSC240917109D0352-51392400109DAssessment of water quality in Yapialtin Dam Lake (Sivas, Turkey) during dry and rainy seasons using various parameters and water quality indicesDivrik Menekşe Taş0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4828-2575Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Şarkışla Aşık Veysel Vocational School, Şarkışla, Sivas, TurkeyThere are many dam lakes in the Şarkışla district of Sivas, where agricultural activities are intense. Yapıaltın Dam Lake, which constitutes our study area, is one of them. The research was conducted at three stations in Yapıaltın Dam Lake during the dry season in August 2023 and the rainy season in May 2024. Eighteen physicochemical variables of lake water were measured. The quality of dam lake water was assessed using indices such as the eutrophication index (EI), organic pollution index (OPI), nutrient pollution index (NPI) and water quality index (WQI). The similarity of the stations in terms of physicochemical parameters was determined using Bray–Curtis similarity analysis. Additionally, Pearson and Spearman correlation analyses were employed to examine the relationships among the physicochemical data. The analyses revealed seasonal variations in all water quality indices. In conclusion, the study provides recommendations for the sustainable use of the dam lake.https://doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0352-5139/2025/0352-51392400109D.pdfenvironmental variablesreservoirmultivariate analyses
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Assessment of water quality in Yapialtin Dam Lake (Sivas, Turkey) during dry and rainy seasons using various parameters and water quality indices
Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society
environmental variables
reservoir
multivariate analyses
title Assessment of water quality in Yapialtin Dam Lake (Sivas, Turkey) during dry and rainy seasons using various parameters and water quality indices
title_full Assessment of water quality in Yapialtin Dam Lake (Sivas, Turkey) during dry and rainy seasons using various parameters and water quality indices
title_fullStr Assessment of water quality in Yapialtin Dam Lake (Sivas, Turkey) during dry and rainy seasons using various parameters and water quality indices
title_full_unstemmed Assessment of water quality in Yapialtin Dam Lake (Sivas, Turkey) during dry and rainy seasons using various parameters and water quality indices
title_short Assessment of water quality in Yapialtin Dam Lake (Sivas, Turkey) during dry and rainy seasons using various parameters and water quality indices
title_sort assessment of water quality in yapialtin dam lake sivas turkey during dry and rainy seasons using various parameters and water quality indices
topic environmental variables
reservoir
multivariate analyses
url https://doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0352-5139/2025/0352-51392400109D.pdf
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