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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
environmental science
Sanitary conditions in three creeks in Dubai, Sharjah and Ajman Emirates on the Arabian gulf (UAE)
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Volume 32, No. 1, Year 1994
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Description
A one-year monitoring program was carried out to assess the degree of pollution in three creeks on the northern coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), through measuring for chemical nutrients such as phosphate, ammonium, nitrate, nitrite and dissolved oxygen, in addition to enumerating selected microbial communities such as the heterotrophic bacteria, salt tolerant heterotrophic bacteria, Gram-negative bacteria, total coliform and faecal coliform bacteria. The results indicated that Dubai and Sharjah creeks have occasional unusually high nutrients levels with sharp fluctuations and wide spatial and temporal variations, suggesting the presence of an anthropogenic sources of pollution, creating these conditions, near the sampling sites. These sources includes several wastewater outlets and recreational facilities. Ajman creek had much less nutrients levels. The microbial counts in the three creeks had a distinct pattern where numbers peaked in mid spring (May) and autumn (October) and were relatively low during the summer and winter months. Total and faecal coliform fluctuated depending on several factors including the presence of nearby recreation and commercial areas, but were at no time consistently high. It was concluded that there is no major pollution problem in these creeks and recommendation were made to prevent it in the future. © 1994 Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Authors & Co-Authors
Abu-Hilal, A. H.
United Arab Emirates, Al Ain
Desert and Marine Environment Research Center
Adam, A. B.
United Arab Emirates, Al Ain
Desert and Marine Environment Research Center
Banat, Ibrahim M.
United Arab Emirates, Al Ain
United Arab Emirates University
Hassan, E. S.
United Arab Emirates, Al Ain
United Arab Emirates University
Statistics
Citations: 18
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/BF00548149
ISSN:
01676369
e-ISSN:
15732959
Research Areas
Environmental