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- BildiriYalnız künye2020Design factors for sustainable university campus via interval type 2 fuzzy set
Kaya, Sema Kayapinar; Erginel, Nihal; Kahraman, C.; Cevik Onar, S.; Oztaysi, B.; Sari, I.U.; Cebi, S.; Tolga, A.C.
Sustainable development has gained importance in recent years as a development model that aims to create environmental awareness for future generations within the economic and social development goals of the countries. Sustainable development is concerned with the effective and efficient use of rapidly declining natural resources for the growing population. The achievement of the goals determined in sustainable development and the transfer to the next generations is realized through sustainable education. Due to the innovative and pioneering role of universities in society, they are the most important educational institutions that contribute to the spread of a sustainable lifestyle in society. In this study, Interval Type-2 Fuzzy Quality Function Deployment (IT2_FQFD) approach was developed to improve sustainable university attributes. Firstly, the most important 12 sustainability criteria (SRs) were weighted with Interval Type-2 Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (IT2_FAHP). Then QFD approach was used to determine the importance of sustainability factor of university campus, the relations between SRs and SDs, and the correlations matrix among SDs via interval type-2 fuzzy sets. After that, the design attributes were ranked with fuzzy trade-off method. The fuzzy trade-off is a novel ranking method covering all of the solution space in order to find an optimal solution in decision-making problems with conflict criteria. This paper is the first study that presents a new method of combined IT2_FQFD and IT2_FAHP, which evaluates the sustainable university model considering the needs of student and academicians. As a result of this study, the most appropriate SDs were determined and ranked according to their importance level.
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İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2020Scopus SJRQ1Remediation of pollutants with economical importance from mining waters: Usage of Cladophora fracta
Topal, Murat; Arslan Topal, E. Is̨ıl; Öbek, Erdal
The accumulations of elements (Mo, Cu, Zn and Ni) those have both pollutant characteristics and economic importance were determined in the macroalga (green alga Cladophora fracta) exposed to mining water with the aim of presentation of the possibility of using the alga as a bioindicator of these elements. The highest element concentrations (Mo, Cu, Zn and Ni) accumulated by Cladophora fracta were determined as 2.38; 19.66; 4510.5 and 19.4 mg/kg, respectively. Bioconcentration factor values decreased in the order: Ni>Cu>Mo>Zn. The Metal Pollution Index (MPI) values calculated between 17.50 and 44.98 were used to determine the pollution degree of Cladophora fracta. As a result, it was determined that Cladophora fracta highly accumulated the elements from the mine gallery water. Therefore, Cladophora fracta was a good bioaccumulator and indicator for the remediation of the elements in mine gallery waters.
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İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2020Scopus SJRQ2Performance of Cladophora fracta for Bioaccumulation of Critical Raw Materials from Mine Gallery Waters
Topal, Murat; Öbek, Erdal; Arslan Topal, E. Işıl
We investigated the accumulation of critical raw materials (CRMs) in macroalga (green alga Cladophora fracta) in mine gallery water with the aim of presentation of the possibility of using the algae as a bioaccumulator of CRMs. The CRMs investigated in the present study were lanthanum (La), vanadium (V), tungsten (W), scandium (Sc), bismuth (Bi), antimony (Sb), gallium (Ga) and cobalt (Co). The highest concentrations of La, V, W, Sc, Bi, Sb, Ga and Co were determined as 3.16 ± 0.15, 22 ± 1.0, 2.0 ± 0.1, 2.4 ± 0.12, 0.21 ± 0.01, 2.47 ± 0.13, 1.4 ± 0.07 and 7.28 ± 0.35 mg/kg, respectively. Bioconcentration factor values followed the order of La > V>W > Ga > Sb > Bi > Co > Sc. Also, metal pollution index (MPI) is used in order to identify the degree of pollution of C. fracta. The MPI values calculated were between 1.09 and 2.2. As a result, it was determined that C. fracta highly accumulated the CRMs from the mine gallery water and was a good bioaccumulator in remediation technology. In this way, it is possible to minimize or eliminate the environmental risks of the materials in the gallery waters.
AtıfScopus5WoS5OpenAlex6İncele - MakaleYalnız künye2020Scopus SJRQ1A thermodynamic and kinetic approach to adsorption of methyl orange from aqueous solution using a low cost activated carbon prepared from Vitis vinifera L.
Yönten, Vahap; Sanyürek, Nesrin Karaca; Kivanç, Mehmet Rıza
In this paper, thermodynamic and kinetic parameters of the Methyl Orange adsorption process on active carbon prepared from endemic Vitis vinifera L. grape seeds (AC-VVL) grown in the Tunceli-Elazığ region and % removal of dye from aqueous solutions were evaluated by using a batch system. Experiments were performed as a function of pH (2, 5, 8 and 11), temperature (15 °C, 30 °C and 45 °C) and initial concentration (100, 150, 300 and 1000 mg L−1). The mechanism and characterization of adsorption of dye was analyzed pre-adsorption (AC-VVL) and post-adsorption (AC-VVL+dye) using FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy), SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope) and Brauner Emmet and Teller (BET) analyzer. The activation energy (Ea) was determined as 24.80, 39.15, −22.40 and 61.73 kJ/mol for 100, 150, 300 and 1000 mg L−1, respectively. The Langmuir, Freundlich, Temkin and Harkins Jura isotherms were used to describe the adsorption equilibrium studies at different temperatures. The Freundlich isotherm shows better fit than other isotherms in the temperature range studied. Maximum adsorption occurred at pH 2 and was approximately 79.7 mg/g. The % Recycling Yield was found to be 20% and 9 mg/g with acetone. Thermodynamic parameters like the change in enthalpy (ΔH o), entropy (ΔS o) and Gibbs free energy (ΔG o) were evaluated and the adsorption process was found to be endothermic and spontaneous. The results show that this AC-VVL biomass is an appropriate biosorbent and has specific affinity for removal of Methyl Orange from aqueous solutions.
AtıfScopus109WoS103OpenAlex111İncele - MakaleYalnız künye2020Scopus SJRQ2Modeling and optimization of indigo carmine adsorption from aqueous solutions using a novel polymer adsorbent: RSM-CCD
Torğut, Gülben; Tanyol, Mehtap; Meşe, Zeynep
A novel adsorbent was prepared via the free radical copolymerization of 2-(dimethylamino) ethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA) and acrylonitrile (AN) using 2,2′-azobisizobutyronitrile (AIBN) as an initiator at 65 °C. Poly(DMAEMA-co-AN) was characterized by FT-IR, 1H-NMR, and SEM techniques. Its thermal properties were determined by TGA and DSC. The copolymer was used to remove indigo carmine (IC) from aqueous solutions. The optimum IC removal percentage was determined to be 99.53% with poly(DMAEMA-co-AN) of 0.10 g/100 mL, contact time of 31.37 min, 46.58 mg/L initial concentration of IC using a central composite design in response surface methodology. The high maximum adsorption capacity (196.07 mg/g) proved that poly(DMAEMA-co-AN) can be used as a promising adsorbent for the removal of IC from wastewaters.
AtıfScopus20WoS19OpenAlex21İncele - MakaleYalnız künye2020Scopus SJRQ1The fabrication of bilayer polylactic acid films from cross-linked starch as eco-friendly biodegradable materials: Synthesis, characterization, mechanical and physical properties
Gürler, Nedim; Paşa, Salih; Hakkı Alma, M.; Temel, Hamdi
In this study, pure potato starch (PPS) was purified from waste potato residual to fabricate cross-linked bilayer materials with the casting method. Malonic acid (MA) was employed to get cross-linked material from PPS as PPS-MA. Then polylactic acid (PLA) was also implemented onto PPS and PPS-MA to produce bilayer materials as PPS-PLA and PPS-MA-PLA. The obtained these bilayer films were characterized by FTIR, XRD, and TGA. The mechanical and physical applications such as water vapor permeability, water uptake, moisture content, solubility, and opacity were investigated. The biodegradation calculations were also done by the process of composting. It has demonstrated that each application onto PPS increased the mechanical features. However, elongation wasn't seen during the breaking test of PPS and PPS-MA films, whereas the PPS-PLA and PPS-MA-PLA films demonstrated 9.34% and 10.14% elongation at break that substantiates the structural durability against rupture, fragmentation, and feeble. Furthermore, the water vapor permeability, water uptake, moisture content, and solubility decreased but the opacity has increased.
AtıfScopus70WoS64OpenAlex79İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2020Scopus SJRQ3Removal of tetracycline antibiotic by Lemna gibba L. from aqueous solutions
Topal, Murat; Öbek, Erdal; Uslu Şenel, Gülşad; Arslan Topal, E. Işıl
In this study, the efficiency of Lemna gibba L. on tetracycline (TC) removal from the solutions prepared at various initial TC concentrations (50, 100 and 300 µg/L) was investigated. The study was conducted in the reactors planted with Lemna gibba L. plants. Lemna gibba L. plants in the reactors were harvested at various hydraulic retention times. Then, the concentrations of TC were determined by using LC/-MS-MS. The maximum removal efficiencies for the TC50, TC100 and TC300 in the planted reactors were 99.8 ± 4.1; 99.9 ± 4.9 and 99 ± 4.9%, respectively. The harvesting times for Lemna gibba L. at TC50, TC100 and TC300 concentrations were determined to be 12, 8 and 12 hours, respectively. First-, second- and pseudo-first-order kinetics are determined in the planted reactors (with Lemna gibba L.). According to the study results, second-order kinetics were obtained at TC50, TC100, TC300 concentrations. As a result, the Lemna gibba L. plant can be used as an alternative treatment method to other advanced treatment methods and it can be done with a cheap method by adapting to existing treatment plants. Lemna gibba L. plants can be used to remove pollutants by applying them to polluted lakes and water bodies.
AtıfScopus12OpenAlex11İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2020Scopus SJRQ1Optimization of tetracycline removal with chitosan obtained from mussel shells using RSM
Topal, Murat; Arslan Topal, E. Işıl
In this study, the removal of tetracycline from aqueous solutions with chitosan obtained from mussel shells was optimized and investigated using responce surface methodology. For this aim, the central composite design was used to optimize the four variable factors (sorbent dosage (0.4–1.0 g), time (20−60 min), temparature (10−30 °C) and initial TC concentration (50−100 mg/L)) for the removal of TC from aqueous solutions by chitosan obtained from mussel shells. According to the RSM analysis results, optimum conditions for maximum TC removal efficiency were determined as 90.5 mg/L for initial TC concentration, 35.9 min for time, 29.9 °C for temperature and 0.4 g for sorbent dosage. It was observed that the tetracycline was crystallized on mussel shells. According to the results of XRD after adsorption, the content of mussel shells were observed as 60% calcite, 5.6% overite, 9.4% aragonite and calcium hydroxide 25%, respectively. As a result, experiments showed that chitosan obtained from mussel shells were a good adsorbant for tetracycline removal from aqueous solutions.
AtıfScopus53WoS52OpenAlex53İncele - MakaleYalnız künye2020Scopus SJRQ1Structural and catalytic properties of Fe3O4doped Bi2S3novel magnetic nanocomposites: P-Nitrophenol case
Kurnaz Yetim, Nurdan; Aslan, Naim; Koç, Mumin Mehmet
Catalytic properties of Bi2S3 nanostructures, Fe3O4 nanoparticles and novel Bi2S3@Fe3O4 magnetic nanocomposites were investigated. Flower-like Bi2S3 nanostructures were produced using hydrothermal synthesis. Bi2S3 nanostructures were doped with Fe3O4 nanoparticles where Bi2S3@Fe3O4 novel magnetic nanocomposites was obtained. Structural characterization of the nanoflowers were performed using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Microscopic characterization of the nanoflowers was performed using electron microscopy where scanning electron microscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM) were used in the characterization which confirms the flower like structures. Vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM) confirmed the magnetic properties of the ferromagnetic characteristics of the magnetic nanocomposites. Optic properties of the nanoparticles were assessed using Ultraviolet - visible (UV-vis) spectroscopy. Band gap energies of the Bi2S3, Fe3O4 and Bi2S3@Fe3O4 were found to be 1.80 eV, 2.0 eV and 2.72 eV, respectively. Catalytic properties of the Bi2S3@Fe3O4 nanoparticles were confirmed using UV spectroscopy where reduction of p-nitrophenol to p-aminophenol was assessed in the presence of NaBH4. It was concluded that Bi2S3 nanostructures and Bi2S3@Fe3O4 nanocomposites showed better catalytic performance than that of Fe3O4 nanoparticles. Such a case was attributed to increased surface area - volume ratio. Results indicate that nanocomposites have the potential to be used in the wastewater treatment.
AtıfScopus55WoS55OpenAlex56İncele - MakaleYayıncıda açık erişim2020Scopus SJRQ4Bioremediation of fluazifop-p-butyl herbicide by some soil bacteria isolated from various regions of Turkey in an artificial agricultural field
Erguven, Gokhan Onder; Nuhoglu, Yasar
The bioremediation rate of fluazifop-p-butyl (C19H20F3NO4) was monitored. Bacteria were isolated in agricultural soil samples. Fifteen sterilised glass jars were inoculated with 2, 5, 10, 20 cm3 of a homogenised bacterial mixture (109 CFU/cm3), then sterile agricultural soil and 60 µg of fluazifop-p-butyl (in liquid form) were added to each jar. Each week, filtrated water drained from bottles was analysed for fluazifop-p-butyl concentration, chemical oxygen demand (COD), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5) and total organic carbon (TOC). Additionally, pH and dissolved oxygen concentration were monitored. The highest biodegradation rate was observed in the soil sample containing 20 cm3 of the culture media. In this media, fluazifop-p-butyl, COD, BOD5 and TOC removals were measured as 91, 83, 96 and 86%, respectively, at the end of the 2 months. The DO level was measured between 3 and 6 mg O2/dm3 in the first month for all cultures. An increase of pH was recorded during the first month and after this time a pH decrease was noted.
AtıfScopus5WoS5OpenAlex4İncele - Kitap BölümüYalnız künye2020Microbial release of exopolymeric substances and their role in removal of pollutants from wastewater
Işıl Arslan Topal, E.; Topal, Murat
Activated sludge samples were seasonally collected from the aeration tanks of the Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant located in Elazığ city (Turkey). Mixed liquor suspended solids (MLSS), mixed liquor volatile suspended solids (MLVSS), total solids (TS), suspended solids (SS), volatile solids (VS), chemical oxygen demand (COD), and sludge volume index (SVI) of the activated sludge were seasonally monitored in the treatment plant. Exopolymeric substances (EPS) were extracted in the samples collected. The EPS decreased in summer, while the EPS content was the highest in winter. The TB-EPS part of EPS was higher than the LB-EPS part of the EPS in all seasons. The lowest TB-EPS and LB-EPS were determined in summer, while the highest TB-EPS and LB-EPS were determined in winter. The carbohydrate, protein, and humic substance fractions of TB-EPS and LB-EPS followed the order of protein > carbohydrate > humic substance in all seasons. There was a negative correlation between the EPS content and SVI. The relationships between EPS and the removal efficiencies of TS, SS, and VS were quite low, while the relationship between COD removal and EPS was quite high.
AtıfScopus1OpenAlex1İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2019Scopus SJRQ2Synthesis of poly(An-co-vp)/zeolite composite and its application for the removal of brilliant green by adsorption process: Kinetics, isotherms, and experimental design
Tanyol, Mehtap; Kavak, Nevroz; Torlut, Gülben
In this study, a poly(acrylonitrile-co-N-vinyl pyrrolidone)/zeolite (poly(AN-co-VP)/zeolite) composite was synthesized by in situ free radical polymerization (FRP). The structural properties of the composite were analyzed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The characterization results indicated that the composite had a homogeneous and 3-dimensional (3D) structure. The decomposition temperature and glass transition temperature (Tg ) were found as 410∘ C and 152∘ C, respectively. A poly(AN-co-VP)/zeolite composite was used to investigate the adsorption of brilliant green (BG) which is a water-soluble cationic dye. The kinetics, isotherms, and thermodynamics of adsorption were examined, and results showed that equilibrium data fitted the Langmuir isotherm model, and the adsorption kinetics of BG followed pseudo-second-order model. According to the thermodynamic properties, the adsorption process was endothermic and spontaneous. Response surface methodology (RSM), which was improved by the application of the quadratic model associated with the central composite design, was employed for the optimization of the study conditions such as adsorbent mass, time, and initial dye concentration. The RSM indicated that maximum BG removal (99.91%) was achieved at the adsorbent mass of 0.20 g/50 mL, an initial BG concentration of 40.20 mg/L, and a contact time of 121.60 minutes.
AtıfScopus24WoS19OpenAlex27İncele - MakaleYalnız künye2019Scopus SJRQ2Investigation of selective leaching and kinetics of copper from malachite ore in aqueous perchloric acid solutions
Tanaydın, Mehmet Kayra; Demirkıran, Nizamettin
In this study, the leaching kinetics of malachite in perchloric acid solutions was investigated. The dissolution behaviors of copper, zinc, and iron in the ore matrix were determined at different acid concentrations and reaction temperatures. It was observed that the concentration of perchloric acid had a major effect on the dissolution of copper, zinc, and iron. It was determined that the effect of temperature on the dissolution of these species was not as significant as concentration impact. The results obtained shown that copper in the ore matrix was completely leached while zinc and iron were partially dissolved in perchloric acid solutions. In addition, the effects of the acid concentration, reaction temperature, stirring speed, particle size, and solid-to-liquid ratio on the leaching of malachite were researched. In these experiments, it was observed that the leaching rate of copper increased with increasing solution concentration, stirring speed, and reaction temperature, and with decreasing solid-to-liquid ratio and particle size. A kinetic analysis was performed, and it was found that the rate of leaching reaction obeyed the mixed kinetic control model in the unsteady state. The activation energy of the leaching process was calculated to be 34.69 kJ/mol.
AtıfScopus19WoS16OpenAlex20İncele - MakaleYalnız künye2019Scopus SJRQ1Supply-driven rebalancing of disassembly lines: A novel mathematical model approach
Mete, Suleyman; Çil, Zeynel Abidin; Celik, Erkan; Ozceylan, Eren
In recent years, the interest of disassembly line has increased owing to the economic reasons and increase of environmental awareness. The balancing of the disassembly line is one of the factors affecting directly the performance of the process. Companies with a line used effectively can gain many advantages in terms of economic aspect and it facilitates competition the companies with others. Moreover, uncertainties end-of-life products characteristics and quantity of supply/demand causes reassigned of task and altering cycle time. Rebalancing of disassembly line is required in this situation. In this study, a novel mixed integer programming model is proposed. Firstly, disassembly line balance is created, and then according to the given new supply, tasks are reselected and reassigned to the workstations. A real case study is presented. The generated test problems are also analyzed using proposed mathematical model. Through the analysis of rebalancing the existing disassembly line, it has been identified that an existing balance might have been changed to accommodate changes in the desired output rate in order to cope up with the variation of the cycle time.
AtıfScopus31WoS27OpenAlex31İncele - MakaleYalnız künye2019Scopus SJRQ2Gammarus pulex as a Model Organism to Assess the Residual Toxicity of Slaughterhouse Wastewater Treated by Electrocoagulation Process
Yildirim, Nuran Cikcikoglu; Tanyol, Mehtap; Serdar, Osman; Yildirim, Numan
It was assessed the efficiency of the electrocoagulation (EC) in slaughterhouse wastewater (SW) treatment by using antioxidant parameters of Gammarus pulex. The SW was treated by EC. Superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and catalase (CAT) activities and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels in G. pulex exposed to pre- and post-treated of the SW during 24 h and 96 h were analysed. Standard methods were applied during the analysing process of the physicochemical quality parameters for both untreated and treated SW. All measured physicochemical parameters were decreased following the treatment process via EC. After the treatment process, it was observed that while SOD activities and MDA levels were decreased, CAT activities were increased and GPx activities did not exhibit any change. In conclusion, the present study demonstrated the abilities of untreated SW to promote oxidative stress in model organism. The SOD, CAT activities and MDA levels in G. pulex revealed that EC process were efficient in the SW treatment.
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İncele - MakaleYalnız künye2019Scopus SJRQ1Assessment of hydraulic properties of technosols using Beerkan and multiple tension disc infiltration methods
Yilmaz, Deniz; Bouarafa, Sofia; Peyneau, Pierre-Emmanuel; Angulo-Jaramillo, Rafael; Lassabatere, Laurent
The increasing global urban sprawl requires large amounts of materials, putting huge pressure on numerous natural resources. In particular, vast quantities of soils are used to create infrastructures or green spaces associated with new developments. Alternative solutions aimed at alleviating soil consumption are thus being encouraged. Creating urban soils by recycling waste from industrial and construction activities is feasible, but apart from their support function the resulting technosols should also be able to provide some ecosystem services such as the capacity to infiltrate water and filter contaminants. Various methods are routinely used for in situ characterization of the hydraulic behaviour of natural soils, but their ability to assess the hydraulic properties of technosols remains unclear. Indeed, technosols formed from recycled waste differ markedly from natural soil because they often contain a considerable proportion of coarse artefacts that affect their structure. In this study, results obtained by two distinct methods (ponding and tension infiltrometry), associated with two data processing methods (Beerkan estimation soil transfer (BEST) and numerical inversion), on a set of infiltration data measured on experimental plots made of technosols have been compared with each other. Both methods provided similar results and thus proved to be reliable when applied to technosols. Highlights: Reuse of by-products from anthropogenic activities is crucial to alleviate the consumption of natural soil. Hydraulic properties of technosols must be monitored to assess some of the ecosystem services they can provide. BEST and numerical inversion of multiple tension disc infiltration data gave consistent results. Reliability of the hydraulic characterization methods used for technosols deserves further inquiry.
AtıfScopus10WoS10OpenAlex12İncele - MakaleYalnız künye2019Scopus SJRQ3Utilizing hydrolyzed powder recyclates as filler in polystyrene; [Verwendung von hydrolisierten Pulverlackrecyclaten als Füllstoff in Polystyrol]
Kismet, Y.; Wagner, M.H.
In the present study, hydrolyzed powder coating wastes were used as filler materials in polystyrene compounds, and the effect on the mechanical properties, melt flow index and density of polystyrene compounds were investigated. Epoxy/polyester, epoxy and polyurethane systems with thermoset structure were used as powder coating recyclates. After separately hydrolyzing these wastes, 5 %, 10 %, 20 % and 30 % by weight were homogeneously mixed with polystyrene, initially mechanically and subsequently with an extruder in the melt at 180 °C. The resulting compounds were cooled and granulated, and by use of an injection molding machine at 180 °C to 200 °C, standard tensile test bars were produced. Tensile strength, bending strength and izod impact strength of the test bars were measured and the variations of the mechanical properties of the polystyrene compounds as a function of the type and amount of filler were examined. In addition, melt flow index and density of the compounds were determined. Furthermore, the bonding mechanism of filler and matrix material was examined by electron microscopy.
AtıfScopus2WoS2OpenAlex3İncele - MakaleYalnız künye2019Scopus SJRQ2Phanerochaete chrysosporium as a model organism to assess the toxicity of municipal landfill leachate from Elazığ, Turkey
Yildirim, Numan; Yildirim, Nuran Cikcikoglu; Tatar, Sule; Alp, Hevidar
In order to evaluate the potential ecological risk and the toxic effect of landfill leachate (LL), Phanerochaete chrysosporium was exposed to LL and their biochemical response was observed by using antioxidant parameters. Phanerochaete chrysosporium, ME 446, was kept at 4 °C after being sub-cultured at 28 °C on Sabouraud Dextrose Agar (SDA). Superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) activities, and malaondialdehyde (MDA) and glutathione (GSH) levels of P. chrysosporium exposed to different dilution rates of leachate (1/10 and 1/20) for 24 and 96 h were analyzed by using the ELISA method. The physiochemical parameters such as pH, conductivity, total dissolved solids (TDS), dissolved oxygen (DO), chemical oxygen demand (COD) of leachate, and reference water were analyzed by using the YSI Professional Plus handheld multiparameter meter. In this study, SOD activities were decreased in the application groups compared with the Control Group at the 24th and 96th hours. CAT activities and GSH levels increased in the application groups compared with the Control Group at the 24th hour but decreased at the 96th hours. MDA levels increased in all of the application groups when compared with the Control Group for both 24 and 96 h. Different concentration of LL induces oxidative stress in P. chrysosporium, increased CAT activity and MDA levels, and decreased SOD activity and GSH levels.
AtıfScopus7WoS5OpenAlex6İncele - MakaleYalnız künye2019Uptake of some elements with aquatic plants exposed to the effluent of wastewater treatment plant
Tatar, S.; Öbek, E.; Arslan Topal, E.I.; Topal, M.
In this study, in the removal of macro (P, S, Na, K, Ca, Mg) and micro (Sb, Ba, Co, Cu, Fe, Pb, Mn, Hg, Mo, Se, Ag, Zn) elements in the effluent of Elazig Wastewater Treatment Plant, the efficiency of Lemna minor L. and Lemna gibba L. has been studied comparatively. For this aim, fronds of these plants have been adapted to the effluent of the treatment plant that feeds pilot scale reactors. The concentrations of elements in fronds harvested during the working period were analyzed by ICP/MS. The analytical results show that Lemna minor L. has a high accumulation potential for P, Sb, Ba, Co, Fe, Pb, Mn, Hg, Ag and Zn while Lemna gibba L. has a high accumulation potential for S, Na, Ca, Mg, Cu, Mo and Se. The results show that Lemna minor L. and Lemna gibba L. can be used as phytoremediators of wastewater.
AtıfScopus10OpenAlex6İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2019Scopus SJRQ3Optimization of medical waste routing problem: The case of TRB1 region in Turkey
Mete, Suleyman; Serin, Faruk
A fundamental problem concerning medical waste disposal is the evaluation of the real and potential risks arising from waste with the focus on the risk of infection. Therefore, the optimization of medical waste routing from collection to disposal center can minimize the risk of infection. The routing of medical waste considers significant to determine potential routes and select the route with minimum distance. The management of the medical waste is important decision for environmental sustainability and includes the collection, transportation and disposal of these materials. In this paper, a geographic information system (GIS) solution approach is proposed to determine the best location of disposal center. Proposed approach is applied to medical waste transportation between 167 health institutions (collection centers) and predetermined 5 disposal centers through TRB1 region in Turkey, which consist of Malatya, Elazığ, Bingöl and Tunceli provinces. The results of case study are examined and suggestions for future research are provided.
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