Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
3rd International Aquatic Biotechnology Symposium, İstanbul, Türkiye, 25 - 27 Eylül 2024, ss.60
The rapid increase in population, urbanization, industrialization, as well as climate change put great pressure on water resources in the world and in Turkey. One of the most important effects of climate change on water resources is the increase in cyanobacterial blooms and the deterioration of water quality due to the decrease in water level. The excessive increase of cyanobacteria affects the water quality besides visual pollution, clogs the filters in drinking water treatment plants, and causes many environmental, social and economic problems such as taste and odor problems. It is necessary to use methods that will not disrupt the ecosystem, especially in coping with cyanobacterial blooms, which negatively affect public health with their potential to produce toxins. During the management of cyanobacterial blooms, selectivity of the chemicals is the main issue targeting one organism group and not harming the others such as hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). This project aims to evaluate the feasibility of H2O2 application as a rapid and environmentally friendly method to control cyanobacterial blooms in rainwater harvesting ponds used for irrigation purposes