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that of the clean region.

sediment and rice husk samples.

than the samples taken from the inner sides.

water quality.

respectively.

Ergene Basin.

**4. Conclusion**

found in higher concentrations than sediment samples because of its high solubility in water. This increases the electrical conductivity and reduces the

The amount of EN, NP, ACE, ACY, FLU, PHN, ANT, FLR, PYR, BaA, CRY, BbF, BkF and IcdP in rice samples were found to be 17.7–60.1 mg kg−1, 220–514 μg kg−1, 55.0–77.0 μg kg−1, 194–336 μg kg−1, 51.0–294 μg kg−1, 79.3–518 μg kg−1, 39.6–

859 μg kg−1, 125–228 μg kg−1, 798–1349 μg kg−1, 895–1871 μg kg−1, 752–1247 μg kg−1, Nd–1255 μg kg−1, Nd–1403 μg kg−1 and 843–1531 μg kg−1, respectively. The pesticide concentrations of BaP, BghiP, DahA in rice samples were found below the limit of determination. The amount of PAHs in the polluted region was more than twice

The amount of EN, NAP, ACE, ACY, FLU, PHN, ANT, FLR, PYR, BaA, CRY, BbF, BkF and IcdP in the rice husk samples were found to be 41.6–46.7 mg kg−1, 327–882 μg kg−1, 74.9–265 μg kg−1, 313–444 μg kg−1, 59.1–268 μg kg−1, 145–

259 μg kg−1, 52.1–416 μg kg−1, 145–378 μg kg−1, 779–2576 μg kg−1, 1900–4258 μg kg−1, 1247–2562 μg kg−1, 294–1303 μg kg−1, 537–1722 μg kg−1 and 1426–2343 μg kg−1,

The amount of PAHs in the rice husk samples was found twice the amount of rice. Except for rice and water samples, PAHs accumulation was determined in

When the results were examined, it was determined that the amounts of pesticides were higher in the samples taken near the Ergene river, but the amounts in the edible section were less than in the rice husk. Rice husk has shown a very good adsorbent and reduced the transport of EN and PAHs in of food. EN and PAHs levels in samples taken from river, stream, or near the canal were found to be higher

Ergene River Basin surroundings were selected for this study: one heavily contaminated sites, moderately contaminated sites, and one less contaminated reference sites. The modified QuEChERS method used in this study was practical for mixtures found in environmental samples. This technique performs well, exhibiting good sensitivity, selectivity, and precision in the range of concentrations appropriate for the determination of target analytes. Our study investigated to the Ergene River Basin in sediment, rice, rice husk and water were analyzed for trace organic pollutants. However, the sediment and plant (rice and husk) had measurable and sometimes high levels of PAHs, even though no industrial sources of pollution were known. Other sources of PAH contamination may include runoff from paved roads and exhaust from farm machinery, and factory wastes immediate of the sampling stations. Therefore, in the alives feeding with husk of rice, there may be bioaccumulation of EN and PAHs. Ecological risk assessments for the sediment efficacies concluded that response actions were necessary for the sediment and husk, except

If we summarize briefly, the BghiP and DahA pesticides in the sediment samples in Dam Basin, Meriç-Üyüklütatar Village and the Muhacirkadı-Ergene Basin was be bellowed of limit of detection. It was below the limit of detection of BbF, BkF, BaP, BghiP, DahA and IcdP pesticides content in water samples in the Dam Basin, Meriç-Üyüklütatar Village and the Muhacirkadı-Ergene Basin. It was below the limit of detection the BaP, BghiP and DahA pesticides in the rice and rice husk samples in the Dam Basin, Meriç-Üyüklütatar Village and the Muhacirkadı-

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for water and rice.

Barış Can Körükçü1,2 and Cemile Ozcan1 \*

1 Department of Chemistry, Science and Art Faculty, Kirklareli University, Kirklareli, Turkey

2 Ataturk Soil, Water and Agricultural Meteorology Research Institute, Kirklareli, Turkey

\*Address all correspondence to: cemilebal.ozcan@klu.edu.tr

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