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The chemical oceanographic consequences of environmental restoration projects in the Golden Horn estuary (Marmara Sea, Turkey)

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The input of industrial and domestic waste to the horizontal circulation in the Golden Horn Estuary of Marmara Sea has resulted in one of the most polluted estuaries in the past. Consequently, the dissolved oxygen concentrations in both the surface and bottom waters decreased toward to the estuary head during 1998–2005. In contrast, the total suspended solids content of the surface water decreased toward to the estuary mouth. However, construction of the operational collector system surrounding the estuary during the process of rehabilitation projects, combined with the opening of the middle pontoons of the Valide Sultan Bridge, resulted in gradually improved water quality of the estuary with a concomitant decrease in pollution. However, phytoplankton blooms and eutrophication persist especially in the innermost part of the Golden Horn in 2005. The region from the estuary mouth up to Camialtı has a dynamic structure, and sufficient circulation seemingly occurs in this part of the Golden Horn.

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  1. Department of Chemical Oceanography, Institute of Marine Science and Management, Istanbul University, Vefa, 34116, Istanbul, Turkey

    N. Balkis, A. Aksu & R. Apak

  2. Department of Physical Oceanography and Marine Biology, Institute of Marine Science and Management, Istanbul University, Vefa, 34116, Istanbul, Turkey

    E. Müftüoğlu & H. İ. Sur

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Dedicated to sainted professor Erdoğan Okuş who sacrificed his life for marine sciences.

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Balkis, N., Müftüoğlu, E., Aksu, A. et al. The chemical oceanographic consequences of environmental restoration projects in the Golden Horn estuary (Marmara Sea, Turkey). Environ Monit Assess 164, 67–79 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-009-0875-z

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