Table 1 Heavy metal and radioactive element concentrations in Batlama Stream water.
Element | Concentration (µg/L) | Maximum parametric values for drinking/potable water (µg/L) | Recovery (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Turkish Standardization Institute (TSE) | European Union (EC) | World Health Organization (WHO) | |||
Aluminum (Al) | 614 ± 49.6 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 97.81 |
Titanium (Ti) | 5.01 ± 0.12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Chromium (Cr) | 0.73 ± 0.04 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 97.05 |
Manganese (Mn) | 7.00 ± 0.07 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 98.80 |
Cobalt (Co) | 0.13 ± 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99.80 |
Nickel (Ni) | 0.30 ± 0.01 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 97.92 |
Copper (Cu) | 1.97 ± 0.07 | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 | 99.29 |
Arsenic (As) | 1.87 ± 0.04 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 99.32 |
Cadmium (Cd) | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 98.31 |
Mercury (Hg) | 0.05 ± 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Lead (Pb) | 0.27 ± 0.02 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 98.87 |
Rubidium (Rb) | 1.60 ± 0.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Strontium (Sr) | 143 ± 1.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99.19 |
Antimony (Sb) | 0.29 ± 0.03 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 98.87 |
Barium (Ba) | 37.1 ± 0.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98.46 |
Godolinium (Gd) | 0.09 ± 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Uranium (U) | 0.01 ± 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
