scholarly journals Assessment of water contamination by potentially toxic elements in mangrove lagoons of the Red Sea, Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dhafer Ali Alamri ◽  
Samir G. Al-Solaimani ◽  
Refaat A. Abohassan ◽  
Jörg Rinklebe ◽  
Sabry M. Shaheen
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Red Sea ◽  
Water Samples ◽  
Metal Content ◽  
Water Contamination ◽  
Total Content ◽  
Industrial Area ◽  
Avicennia Marina ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
High Metal Content

AbstractMangrove (Avicennia marina) forests in the Red Sea cost have great concern from environmental, biological, economic, and social points of view. Therefore, assessing water contamination in this ecosystem is worth to be investigated. Consequently, here we aimed to examine the levels of salinity, acidity, and the total content of Fe, Mn, Cu, Zn, Cd, Cr, Ni, and Pb in water samples collected from the upper, middle, and lower part of three mangrove lagoons (i.e., Al-Shuaiba, Yanbu, and Jeddah), Red Sea, Saudi Arabia. The total metal content (µg L−1) in water samples differed significantly among the studied areas and ranged from 286.2 to 4815.0 for Fe, 86.4–483.0 for Mn, 22.9–468.8 for Cu, 199.2–366.6 for Zn, 44.1–99.8 for Cd, 25.6–80.3 for Cr, 11.6–41.5 for Ni, and from 17.7 to 102.0 for Pb. The mean values of Cu, Zn, Cd, and Pb were higher than the WHO water quality standards for fisheries. Water samples in Yanbu were more contaminated and contained higher concentrations of all metals than Jeddah and Al-Shuaiba, due to the petrochemical industries in this industrial area. Our findings suggest that the high metal content in the water of these mangrove sites, particularly in Yanbu, should be considered due to the high potential environmental and human health risks in these ecosystems. These results may help for demonstrating effective approaches for the management of these lagoons. More studies will be carried out on the sediment and mangrove plants in this ecosystem.

scholarly journals Calibration of the depth invariant algorithm to monitor the tidal action of Rabigh City at the Red Sea Coast, Saudi Arabia

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1666-1678
Author(s):  
Mohammed H. Aljahdali ◽  
Mohamed Elhag
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Wind Speed ◽  
Red Sea ◽  
Remote Sensing Data ◽  
Microwave Remote Sensing ◽  
Optical Data ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Sensing Data ◽  
The Mean

AbstractRabigh is a thriving coastal city located at the eastern bank of the Red Sea, Saudi Arabia. The city has suffered from shoreline destruction because of the invasive tidal action powered principally by the wind speed and direction over shallow waters. This study was carried out to calibrate the water column depth in the vicinity of Rabigh. Optical and microwave remote sensing data from the European Space Agency were collected over 2 years (2017–2018) along with the analog daily monitoring of tidal data collected from the marine station of Rabigh. Depth invariant index (DII) was implemented utilizing the optical data, while the Wind Field Estimation algorithm was implemented utilizing the microwave data. The findings of the current research emphasis on the oscillation behavior of the depth invariant mean values and the mean astronomical tides resulted in R2 of 0.75 and 0.79, respectively. Robust linear regression was established between the astronomical tide and the mean values of the normalized DII (R2 = 0.81). The findings also indicated that January had the strongest wind speed solidly correlated with the depth invariant values (R2 = 0.92). Therefore, decision-makers can depend on remote sensing data as an efficient tool to monitor natural phenomena and also to regulate human activities in fragile ecosystems.

Nia lenicarpa sp. nov. (Niaceae, Agaricales) from Red Sea mangroves in Saudi Arabia with comments on Nia vibrissa

Phytotaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 406 (3) ◽  
pp. 157-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
MOHAMED A. ABDEL-WAHAB ◽  
E. B. GARETH JONES ◽  
FATEN A. ABDEL-AZIZ ◽  
ALI H. BAHKALI
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Cryptic Species ◽  
Red Sea ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Avicennia Marina ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
The Other ◽  
Lsu Rdna ◽  
Decayed Wood ◽  
Monophyletic Clade

An undescribed Nia species was recorded from intertidal decayed wood of Avicennia marina collected from Red Sea mangroves in Saudi Arabia. Nia lenicarpa sp. nov. is characterized by smooth basidiomes, growing singly or in groups of 2 to 10 confluent basidiomes, with a three-layered, thick peridium and 4-spored basidia. Nia lenicarpa differs from N. vibrissa by having smaller basidiomes without peridial hairs but with thick peridia, larger basidia and basidiospores. Phylogenetic analyses of SSU and LSU rDNA placed N. lenicarpa in a monophyletic clade with two N. vibrissa clades. There are no molecular data available for the other two Nia species; N. epidermoidea and N. globispora. The morphology of N. vibrissa from driftwood collected from a beach in Japan is illustrated. Vertical sections of basidiomes of the Japanese material showed the presence of an outer peridium that is formed by the tips of the peridial hairs which was not reported before. This supports the presence of several cryptic species in the N. vibrissa complex.

scholarly journals IDENTIFIKASI KUALITAS AIR SUNGAI CITARUM HULU MELALUI ANALISA PARAMETER HIDROLOGI DAN KANDUNGAN LOGAM BERAT (STUDI KASUS: SUNGAI CITARUM SEKTOR 7)

Wahana Fisika ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 120-128
Author(s):  
Kartika Hajar Kirana ◽  
Gesti Cita Novala ◽  
Dini Fitriani ◽  
Eleonora Agustine ◽  
Maghfira Dwivani Rahmaputri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
River Water ◽  
Water Samples ◽  
Metal Content ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Heavy Metal Content ◽  
Well Water ◽  
High Metal Content ◽  
The People ◽  
The Impact

Sungai Citarum merupakan salah satu sungai yang menunjang kehidupan sebagian besar masyarakat Jawa Barat. Akan tetapi, dampak kegiatan manusia telah membuat Sungai Citarum sebagai sungai yang tercemar. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui kondisi wilayah hulu Sungai Citarum dengan melakukan pengukuran multi parameter terhadap kondisi air di Sungai Citarum Hulu dan air sumur warga sekitar, terutama Sektor 7. Wilayah penelitian ini secara administratif berada di Desa Pangauban, Kecamatan Katapang, Kabupaten Bandung. Sampel yang diuji pada penelitian ini adalah sampel air sungai dan sampel air sumur milik warga yang tinggal di sekitar Sungai Citarum sebanyak masing-masing enam titik lokasi pengamatan. Hasil pengukuran parameter hidrologi dan kandungan logam berat pada sampel air sungai dan air sumur menunjukan bahwa nilai pH, suhu, dan TDS masih di bawah ambang batas tercemar, sedangkan nilai EC menunjukkan bahwa air sumur dan air sungai telah tercemar. Hal ini dibuktikan dengan analisa kandungan logam berat yang dapat dilihat bahwa terdapat kandungan logam besi (Fe) yang cukup tinggi di atas ambang batas air bersih sehingga air tersebut tidak dapat di konsumsi bagi warga, baik untuk air sungai maupun air sumur. Citarum River is one of the rivers that supports the lives of most of the people of West Java. However, the impact of human activities has made the Citarum River a polluted river in the world. This research was conducted to determine the condition of the upstream area of the Citarum River by conducting multi-parameter measurements to water conditions in the Upstream Citarum River Sector 7 and the wells of the surrounding residents. This research area is administratively located in Pangauban Village, Ketapang District, Bandung Regency.  The samples tested in this study were river water samples at six observation locations and well water samples belonging to the residents living around the Citarum River as many as six observation location points. The results of measurements of hydrological parameters and heavy metal content in river and well water samples indicate that the pH, temperature, and TDS values are still below the polluted threshold, while the EC values indicate that well water and river water have been polluted. This is evidenced by the analysis of heavy metal content which can be seen that there is a high metal content of iron (Fe) above the threshold of clean water so that the water cannot be consumed by residents, both for river water and well water.Kata kunci : hidrologi, logam berat, Sungai Citarum

scholarly journals BIOGEOCHEMISTRY OF NICKEL DURING IRRIGATION

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 124-132
Author(s):  
Tat'yana Kramareva ◽  
Nadezhda Gorbunova ◽  
Arkadi Gromovik ◽  
Elena Kulikova
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Metal Content ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Total Content ◽  
High Metal Content ◽  
High Metal ◽  
Transformation Of Organic Matter ◽  
Humus Horizons ◽  
Hydrolytic Acidity

The geochemical feature of the study area is the enrichment of soil-forming and underlying rocks with Ni, and, as a consequence, a high metal content in groundwater and surface sources, the water of which is used for irrigation. The regular supply of the element with irrigation water leads to an increase in the total content of Ni and its exchange compounds in the upper humus horizons of the studied leached chernozems. Irrigation contributes to the accumulation of Ni in grain and phytomass of crop production. It is shown that long-term irrigation leads to the transformation of organic matter, a change in the pH of the soil solution and the values of hydrolytic acidity.

Assessment of heavy metals contamination in the sediments and mangroves (Avicennia marina) at Yanbu coast, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia

2019 ◽  
Vol 149 ◽  
pp. 110669 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omar M.L. Alharbi ◽  
Rafat A. Khattab ◽  
Imran Ali ◽  
Yaser S. Binnaser ◽  
Adnan Aqeel
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Red Sea ◽  
Avicennia Marina ◽  
Heavy Metals Contamination

Roads of Arabia: New finds of Aqaba amphorae in the Red Sea from a newly discovered wreck site at Jeddah/Eliza shoals

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rupert Brandmeier
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Red Sea ◽  
Saudi Arabian ◽  
Maritime Archaeology ◽  
Western Coast ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Red Sea Coast ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Sea Coast

This paper concerns a probable shipwreck cargo of Aqaba amphorae, which was discovered during the second season of the survey project along the Saudi Arabian coast, initiated by nautical archaeologists of Philipps-University Marburg and conducted in cooperation with members of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Heritage in autumn 2013. Seafaring and sea trade was, according to the few ancient sources and modern research activities, a hazardous endeavor in antiquity. Transport containers like the Aqaba Amphorae played a major role in sea trade, a significant number of which have been detected on various sites along the Red Sea coast and its hinterland. The chronological classification as well as the application is far from complete, and recent archaeometrical investigations help to clarify the logistical aspects of manufacturing and distribution of Aqaba amphorae. Finding a number of remains of Aqaba amphorae at a supposed shipwreck site close to Jeddah delivers new insight into the maritime routes and activities along the western coast of Saudi Arabia. The documentary material currently available is the baseline for further research in the field of maritime archaeology as it pertains to trade in the Red Sea.

A Nabatean port on the Red Sea: note on the pottery finds from al-Qusayr (al-Wajh, Saudi Arabia)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Durand
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Red Sea ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Other ◽  
Trade Routes ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Roman Egypt ◽  
Pottery Sherds ◽  
First Time

Al-Qusayr is located 40 km south of modern al-Wajh, roughly 7 km from the eastern Red Sea shore. This site is known since the mid-19th century, when the explorer R. Burton described it for the first time, in particular the remains of a monumental building so-called al-Qasr. In March 2016, a new survey of the site was undertaken by the al-‘Ula–al-Wajh Survey Project. This survey focused not only on al-Qasr but also on the surrounding site corresponding to the ancient settlement. A surface collection of pottery sherds revealed a striking combination of Mediterranean and Egyptian imports on one hand, and of Nabataean productions on the other hand. This material is particularly homogeneous on the chronological point of view, suggesting a rather limited occupation period for the site. Attesting contacts between Mediterranean merchants, Roman Egypt and the Nabataean kingdom, these new data allow a complete reassessment of the importance of this locality in the Red Sea trade routes during antiquity.

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