Chlorophyll and plankton of the Gulf coastal waters of Saudi Arabia bordering a desalination plant

Azis, P.K.A.; Al-Tisan, Ibrahim; Daili, Mohammad A.; Green, T.N.; Dalvi, Abdul Ghani I.; Javeed, M.A.

doi:10.1016/s0011-9164(03)80044-9

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“…During October to May, when bushy stands of Sargassum and Cystoseira are present, they are a vital settlement site and nursery for various fishes, shimp post-larvae, and oyster spat (Price et al 1993;George and John 2000). Phytoplankton productivity is generally favored by the high nutrient levels, but the plankton communities of the Gulf have not been well characterized and there is considerable disparity among studies (Abdul-Azis et al 2003).…”

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The Growing Need for Sustainable Ecological Management of Marine Communities of the Persian Gulf

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The Growing Need for Sustainable Ecological Management of Marine Communities of the Persian Gulf

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Burt

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“…Twenty-eight species of phytoplankton were identified and analyzed. This study found that the desalination plant discharge has no significant effect on phytoplankton and chlorophyll pigments [3]. Another study was also performed in 2005 by Abu Dhabi Water & Elec.…”

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“…In 2002, Abdul Azis et al [3] presented a set of environmental data collected in the Saudi coastal waters near Al-Jubail desalination plant. Water samples from six different sites covering the intake and discharge zones were collected between 1997 and 1998.…”

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Using medium and high resolution satellite images in monitoring water quality surrounding the discharges of desalination plants in the UAE

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Ghedira²,

Al-Ahmad

et al. 2010

2010 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium

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Today, various processes of seawater desalination are used to satisfy the increasing demand of fresh water. Desalination plants treat the seawater pumped from their intakes and discharge the generated waste back to the sea through their outfalls. The discharged waste, also called brine, has a high salinity level, high temperature and high concentration of other suspended matters which may cause negative environmental effects on the water quality surrounding the discharge point. In this paper, medium and high resolution satellite data collected by MODIS and DubaiSat-1 (DS-1), respectively, were used to derive average digital value and its spatial variability surrounding Jebel Ali plant. Satellitederived sea surface temperature (SST) was derived and compared to field measured temperature collected between January and December 2008. In order to have a better understanding of the spectral and spatial characteristics of satellite data, the mean squared error (MSE) and peak signal to noise ratio (PSNR) were also calculated for different locations in the study area with determined window's size. Structural Similarity (SSIM) factor was used to compare two locations, one with pollution and the other without pollution.Index Terms-environmental impact, remote sensing, desalination plants, MODIS, water quality.

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“…Eutrophication causes undesirable changes in species composition of an aquatic ecosystem (Romermann et al 2008) and has been identified as the major threat to the survival of aquatic ecosystems and biodiversity (Murphy et al 2003, Murphy 2002. Abdul-Aziz et al (2003) reported blooming of phytoplankton in May and August influenced by temperature and nutrients in coastal waters of Arabian Gulf, Saudi Arabia. Species composition of the benthic phytoplankton in marine fouling area of Sharm Obhour (North Obhour), Red Sea was reported by Al-Harbi and Khomayis (2005).…”

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Seasonal dynamics in the trophic status of water, floral and faunal density along some selected coastal areas of the Red Sea, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

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Eutrophication is posing a threat to the coastal marine ecosystems. The consequence of anthropogenic induced eutrophication of waters has resulted in severe deterioration of surface waters. In this research a preliminary data was collected on eutrophication by environmental monitoring on some selected coastal areas of the Red Sea near Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. Sampling sites were selected from Haql, Sharmaa and Duba (five for each station) and water samples collected in four different seasons (Oct 2013, Jan 2014, April 2014 and July 2014) to study seasonal dynamics of water quality parameters (especially in reference to the trophic status of water). Only one coastal site from each station was found with some eutrophic characteristics. Water samples collected from these eutrophic sites were more alkaline, turbid, with higher nutrient and low dissolved oxygen contents as compared to other sampling sites. Dynamics in relative densities of coastal flora and fauna were also found to be related with coastal water quality. Human settlements, fish markets, boating clubs and tourisms near these coastal areas of the Red Sea were observed as the primary causes of nutrient loading; run-offs during rains carrying nutrients also aggravate the problem. The results of this study may help in estimating the intensity of the problem and as a forecast for time frame to take an action for the conservation of affected coastal marine ecosystems and restoration of degraded coastal areas of the Red Sea.

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Chlorophyll and plankton of the Gulf coastal waters of Saudi Arabia bordering a desalination plant

Cited by 29 publications

References 7 publications

The Growing Need for Sustainable Ecological Management of Marine Communities of the Persian Gulf

The Growing Need for Sustainable Ecological Management of Marine Communities of the Persian Gulf

Using medium and high resolution satellite images in monitoring water quality surrounding the discharges of desalination plants in the UAE

Seasonal dynamics in the trophic status of water, floral and faunal density along some selected coastal areas of the Red Sea, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

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