标题：Assessment of recent and chalcolithic period environmental pollution using Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819 from Yarimburgaz Cave, the northern Marmara Sea and Bosphorus coasts
摘要：Marine or freshwater mussel species are found in large quantities around populated
areas and accumulate metals in aquatic systems. Therefore, these organisms are used to monitor
environmental pollution. Mytilus galloprovincialis is a generally accepted bioindicator of metal
pollution and is used in this study. The aim of this study is to determine the changes in
the environmental conditions since antiquity. M. galloprovincialis shells were used to monitor
Chalcolithic pollution levels in Yarimburgaz Cave, one of the oldest settlements in Europe. Recent
samples were collected from 12 stations on the coasts of the Northern Marmara Sea and the
Bosphorus between May—September 2004. The environmental pollution substantially changed over
the last 7500 years. The comparison of the geochemical characteristics of the environmental
pollution observed in the Chalcolithic period and today revealed that pollution from both household
and industrial chemicals has increased in Istanbul.
关键词：Chalcolithic period ; Geochemistry ; Mytilus galloprovincialis shells ; Northern Marmara Sea and Bosphorus coasts ; Yarimburgaz Cave
