Abstract
We investigated the ground water quality of a typical agricultural area of the Agean Region, in the Izmir Districts, concerning nitrate and pesticide pollution. Elevated nitrate and pesticide concentrations in drinking water present a potential risk to public health. The ground water was sampled from wells that are used as a local drinking water supply and for the irrigation of farms. The results indicate that the ground water of these areas has started to be contaminated by nitrate because of fertilizer use. At one location, the maximum contamination levels for pesticides in drinking water were exceeded by three pesticides (propargit, endosulfan, fenitrothion).
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