TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of the 17 August, 1999 earthquake on the heavy metal composition of thermal waters in the Marmara Region, northwest Turkey
T2 - Is it a precursor?
AU - Yalcin, Tolga
AU - Suner, Fikret
AU - Balderer, Werner
AU - Bozkurtoglu, Erkan
PY - 2003/11
Y1 - 2003/11
N2 - Due to movement of active North Anatolian Fault Zone in the Marmara Region the two main shocks, which were epicentered on Golcuk - Izmit, and Duzce on August 17,1999 and November 12,1999 respectively, created the chemical changes on thermal waters of Bursa, Adapazari, Yalova and Kuzuluk - Adapazari geothermal areas, which are close to the active fault zone. Field measurements and chemical analyses of these waters from that date to September, 2000 have revealed considerable temporal changes. The trace element contents exhibited variations, particularly as an increase of Pb, Cu, and Ni levels, and a decrease of Fe, Mn, Zn contents after the earthquake. These analyses also collected in 2000 showed that, all these changes were temporary and became nearly normal during 2000.
AB - Due to movement of active North Anatolian Fault Zone in the Marmara Region the two main shocks, which were epicentered on Golcuk - Izmit, and Duzce on August 17,1999 and November 12,1999 respectively, created the chemical changes on thermal waters of Bursa, Adapazari, Yalova and Kuzuluk - Adapazari geothermal areas, which are close to the active fault zone. Field measurements and chemical analyses of these waters from that date to September, 2000 have revealed considerable temporal changes. The trace element contents exhibited variations, particularly as an increase of Pb, Cu, and Ni levels, and a decrease of Fe, Mn, Zn contents after the earthquake. These analyses also collected in 2000 showed that, all these changes were temporary and became nearly normal during 2000.
KW - Earthquake prediction
KW - Geochemistry
KW - Heavy metal
KW - Marmara region
KW - Thermal waters
KW - Turkey
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0842322914
SN - 0016-7622
VL - 62
SP - 549
EP - 557
JO - Journal of the Geological Society of India
JF - Journal of the Geological Society of India
IS - 5
ER -