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Source dynamics and environmental risk of street dust as a vector of human exposure to potentially toxic elements in Istanbul, Türkiye

Scientific Reports
Urban street dust acts as both a sink and a secondary source of potentially toxic elements (PTEs), contributing to environmental contamination and air quality degradation.
Tuna Öncü, M. M. Yazman, F. Ustaoğlu, E. Hristova, B. Yüksel   +4 more
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Spatial-Temporal Variations of Inorganic Contaminants and Associated Risks for Sediment of Felent Stream Basin Flowing Along with Silver Mines in the Midwestern Türkiye

Soil & sediment contamination
The Kütahya Silver Mine, located in the Felent Stream Basin, stands as Türkiye’s silver production site. Additionally, thermal tourism facilities in the upstream region are also degrading water quality of Felent Stream.
C. Tokatlı, F. Ustaoğlu, Said Muhammad, B. Yüksel, Ali Gülbaşı, İsmail Özmen, İsmail Yoşumaz, İlker Manav   +7 more
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Supershear triggering and cascading fault ruptures of the 2023 Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye, earthquake doublet

Science
On 6 February 2023, two large earthquakes (moment magnitude 7.8 and 7.6) shocked a vast area of southeastern Türkiye and northern Syria, leading to heavy casualties and economic loss.
Chunmei Ren, Zexin Wang, T. Taymaz, Nan Hu, Heng Luo, Zeyan Zhao, Han Yue, Xiaodong Song, Zhengkang Shen, Haoyu Xu, J. Geng, Wei Zhang, Tengchuan Wang, Zengxi Ge, T. S. Irmak, C. Erman, Yijian Zhou, Zhen Li, Hang Xu, Bonan Cao, Hongyang Ding   +20 more
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Surface deformations of the 6 February 2023 earthquake sequence, eastern Türkiye

Science
Two powerful earthquakes struck Türkiye on 6 February 2023. The initial rupture was on the Dead Sea fault zone, yet maximum displacements and energy release [moment magnitude (Mw) 7.8] occurred 24 seconds later when rupture transferred to the East ...
Jiannan Meng, T. Kusky, W. Mooney, E. Bozkurt, Mehmet Nuri Bodur, Lu Wang   +5 more
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Governance, Corruption, Trade Openness, and Innovation: Key Drivers of Green Growth and Sustainable Development in Türkiye

Sustainable Development
This research aims to scrutinize the determinants of green growth in Türkiye from 1995 to 2022, focusing on institutional quality, corruption, trade openness, and innovation.
Mustafa Naimoğlu, Serkan Şahin, Sefa Özbek   +2 more
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Impact of Urban Surfaces on Microclimatic Conditions and Thermal Comfort in Burdur, Türkiye

Atmosphere
Rapid urbanization worldwide offers numerous benefits but also introduces challenges, particularly concerning urban climate comfort, which affects the physical and social well-being in cities.
Maomao Zhang, İlker Yi̇ği̇t, Fatih Adigüzel, Chunguang Hu, Enqing Chen, A. Siyavuş, Necmettin Elmastas, Mustafa Ustuner, Asir Yuksel Kaya   +8 more
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Post-Earthquake Damage Assessment: Field Observations and Recent Developments with Recommendations from the Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes in Türkiye on February 6th, 2023 (Pazarcık M7.8 and Elbistan M7.6)

Journal of earthquake engineering
This study investigates the effects of the February 6, 2023, earthquakes in Türkiye, measuring 7.8 and 7.6 magnitudes (Mercalli intensities XI and X).
Julide Yuzbasi
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