Points in some rivers in the province of Giresun to the sea water and sediment samples, which involved determination of heavy metal pollution

This study which was performed seasonally between February 2012 and February 2013 aimed to investigate accumulation of heavy metals (Co, As, Cd, Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, Ni, Pb, Cr) in water and sediment of the five streams(Aksu, Baltama, Boğacık, Camiyalısı, Büyük Güre), which are entering the Black Sea flowing through central Giresun. The heavy metal analysis of the samples collected from the determined stations were carried out using ICP-MS . Heavy metal concentrations in water were found as Cd:1,0656, Mn:0,2996, Fe:0,6434, Cu:0,2917, Zn:0,4432, Ni: 0,0356, Pb:3,9940, Cr:0,0344 ve Co:0,0139 mg/L and in sediment as Cd: 14,3834, Pb: 63,8915, Mn: 443,844, Fe: 30099,88, Cu: 148,9627, Zn: 497,1485, Ni: 100,9963, Cr: 170,4174, Co: 137,3307 mg/kg respectively.