Tuzlu Su Özelliğine Sahip Bafa Gölü’nün (Muğla, Türkiye) Su Kalitesinin Çok Değişkenli İstatistik Analizler Kullanılarak Değerlendirilmesi

Lake Bafa is one of the biggest lake in western part Turkey. It has a great importance terms both historical and biodiversity. which was fed by Büyük Menderes River become an area where pollutant factors carried river accumulated over time. In this context, complex physicochemical characteristics were evaluated water quality classes determined order to constitute monitoring pattern. research, samples taken monthly from eight different stations located during two years study period (2015-2017). Total 22 parameters including atmospheric pressure, temperature, pH, electrical conductivity, total dissolution solids, salinity, turbidity, dissolved oxygen, oxygen saturation, biological demand, chemical ammonium, nitrate, nitrite, calcium, sodium, magnesium, potassium, chloride, sulphate phosphorus nitrogen investigated samples. The data obtained statistically using Principal Component Analysis (PCA), Cluster (CA) Pearson Correlation compared with limit values reported various national international organizations. According results PCA, three (PCA 1, PCA 2 3) explained 79.05% variance while CA exhibited significant clusters. Overall suggested that been exposed high amount pollution it generally classified “Class III-IV” level based on Klee’s method Turkish Water Pollution Control Regulation.