“…Moreover, effluents from M'zar plant reflect an intense particulate pollution, especially during the summer, which is explained by a large hydraulic discharge following because of a huge industrial and domestic activity in the region. The industrial effluents are mainly generated by the food processing factories in the region (fish markets, canned meats and vegetables (Mouhanni, Hamdi, Bendou, Cavalli, & Benzine, 2012;Mouhanni, Bendou, & Er-Raki, 2011). The effluents from fish processing plants are loaded with large concentration of biodegradable organic matter, salts and also suspended solids.…”