Abstract

In this study, between July 2001 – Aprıl 2002 Manisa Municipality Domestic Waste Water Refining Facility’s discharged water and sediment samples to the Gediz River, according to this has determined the some heavy metal concentrations (Cu, Fe, Mn, Zn, Cd, Co, Cr, Ni, Pb). According to the analysis results, average values in the water samples, copper 0,0161 ppm; iron 0,0103 ppm; manganese 0,0075 ppm; zinc 1,0579 ppm; cadmium 0,0036 ppm; cobalt 0,0063 ppm; crom 0,1055 ppm; nickel 0,0796 ppm; lead 0,2183 ppm. These values has been compared with the discharging criterions of wastes that can be poured to the waters, according to the Written Regulations of Water Pollution Control, and it has been determined that the Heavy Metal concentrations is not higher than the criterion value. Average values in the sediment samples, copper 346 ppm; iron 3072 ppm; manganese 145 ppm; zinc 631 ppm; cadmium 0,95 ppm; cobalt 0,98 ppm; crom 159 ppm; nickel 135 ppm; lead 25,5 ppm was fixed in these amounts. All these values has compared the heavy metal concentrations which can be obtained from the other studies in Gediz River.