Assessing the potential ecological risks of chemical pollutants like heavy metals is a key tool of a sustainable environment. With this goal, ecotoxicological significant metal (Al, As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Ni, Pb, and Zn) levels of the water (n = 32) and sediment (n = 32) samples of streams [rural (8 points) and urban (8 points) sides] on Amanos Mountains were determined by inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) and ecotoxicological risk assessment was performed through the potential ecological risk index (RI). The study region with intense urban activities has also ecological importance with regards to wildlife. It is located on the migration route of birds, hosts loggerhead and green sea turtles, Mediterranean seals, and some terrestrial species like mountain gazelle and striped hyena. All calculated RI values were below the potential risk limits and the ecotoxicological risk was observed to be very low. Metal levels should be monitored periodically, and necessary measures should be taken before the reflection of the increase to be determined by the risk assessment on the ecosystem.

评估重金属等化学污染物的潜在生态风险是可持续环境的关键工具。为实现这一目标，河流 [农村(8分)和城市(8分)方面]采用电感耦合等离子体-光学发射光谱法(ICP-OES)测定，并通过潜在生态风险指数(RI)进行生态毒理学风险评估。城市活动频繁的研究区域对野生动物也具有生态重要性。它位于鸟类的迁徙路线上，栖息着红海龟和绿海龟、地中海海豹以及一些陆生物种，如山地瞪羚和条纹鬣狗。所有计算出的 RI 值都低于潜在风险限值，并且观察到生态毒理学风险非常低。应定期监测金属含量，并在反映增加量之前采取必要措施，由对生态系统的风险评估确定。