Orhan Gunduz

Prof. Orhan Gunduz

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Academic Career Length

29Years (1998-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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21 October 2006 in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
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CSCelalettin Simsek
Celalettin Simsek
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Orhan Gunduz

1 January 2009 in Journal of Contaminant Hydrology
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NANiyazi Aksoy
Niyazi Aksoy
CŞCelalettin Şimşek
Celalettin Şimşek
OGOrhan Gunduz
Orhan Gunduz

25 March 2009 in Water, Air, & Soil Pollution
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Orhan Gunduz
CSCelalettin Simsek
Celalettin Simsek
AHAltug Hasozbek
Altug Hasozbek

1 January 2005 in Journal of Hydrology
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Orhan Gunduz
Mustafa AralMustafa Aral
Mustafa Aral

1 November 2013 in Journal of Hazardous Materials
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JBJochen Bundschuh
Jochen Bundschuh
JMJyoti Prakash Maity
Jyoti Prakash Maity
BNBibhash Nath
Bibhash Nath
ABAlper BABA
Alper BABA
OGOrhan Gunduz
Orhan Gunduz
CCChien-Yen Chen
Chien-Yen Chen
Arsenic (As) contamination in terrestrial geothermal systems has been identified in many countries worldwide. Concentrations higher than 0.01 mg/L are detrimental to human health. We examined potential consequences for As contamination of freshwater resources based on hydrogeochemical investigations of geothermal waters in deep wells and hot springs collected from western Anatolia, Turkey. We analyzed samples for major ions and trace element concentrations. Temperature of geothermal waters in deep wells showed extreme ranges (40 and 230 °C), while, temperature of hot spring fluids was up to 90 °C. The Piper plot illustrated two dominant water types: Na-HCO3(-) type for geothermal waters in deep wells and Ca-HCO3(-) type for hot spring fluids. Arsenic concentration ranged from 0.03 to 1.5mg/L. Dominance of reduced As species, i.e., As(III), was observed in our samples. The Eh value ranged between -250 and 119 mV, which suggests diverse geochemical conditions. Some of the measured trace elements were found above the World Health Organization guidelines and Turkish national safe drinking water limits. The variation in pH (range: 6.4-9.3) and As in geothermal waters suggest mixing with groundwater. Mixing of geothermal waters is primarily responsible for contamination of freshwater resources and making them unsuitable for drinking or irrigation.