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Assessment Of Metal-Metalloid Content Using Geostatistical Methods In Groundwater Of Karabağlar Polje (Muğla, Turkey), Bedri Kurtuluş, Çağdaş Sağir, Özgür Avşar

Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration

In this research, heavy metals (Ti, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Mo, Cd, Ba, Pb) and metalloids (As) which were sampled from 84 wells used as drinking water and irrigation water resources in Karabaglar Karstic Polje (Mugla, Turkey) were analyzed. The results were evaluated by different statistical methods in order to investigate the interaction between elements. Ti, Mn, Fe, Zn, Mo and Pb were detected in many wells. According to the results, As and Cu has the strongest correlation (R=0.832). As-Ni (R=0.789) and Cu-Ni (R=0.776) are the other strong correlations. The relationship between these elements were also shown …