Water Pollution Monitoring Study for Protected Areas at Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Turkey

The aim of this research is to supply vital information for decision-making on the use of natural resources such as forestry and agricultural products and also to help take compulsory and sufficient measures for protected areas of Belek, Patara, and Kekova in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, Turkey. The study area is between Manavgat and Eşen Çay at the eastern Mediterranean Sea which is located in the western and central parts of the Taurides. It is necessary to get a sustainable amount of data by the measurements of various parameters for 12 locations in these areas on surface and seawaters. Within the study, (i) in-situ measurements and sampling for hydrogeochemical and microbiological analyses in 12 locations of the area of surface and seawaters and (ii) hydrogeochemical and microbiological analyses were realized monthly. These measurements and analyses were evaluated and interpreted in comparison to “Water Pollution Control Rules”, dated September 4, 1998, and under the number 19919 in official Turkish Government newspaper.