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Chemistry of the mangrove waters and sediments along the Arabian Gulf shoreline of the United Arab Emirates

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Title Chemistry of the mangrove waters and sediments along the Arabian Gulf shoreline of the United Arab Emirates
 
Creator Shriadah, Mohammed A
 
Description 224-229
A study was
carried out in order to study and characterize chemically the natural forests of
mangrove ecosystems (Avicennia marina) along the shoreline of the
United Arab Emirates.
The results for the hydrochemical parameters like

salinity, pH,
DO, BOD, and nutrient salts revealed higher values and more pronounced
variations in the mangrove water
compared to nearby creeks indicating decreasing trend. Among mangrove areas,
Umma al-Quwain is characterized by its higher dissolved oxygen, pH, phosphate,
and lower BOD. ammonia and nitrate. The mangrove water of Khor al-Khuwair was
characterized by its higher salinity BOD, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and
silicate and lower dissovled oxygen, pH, and phosphate. The results for
petroleum hydrocarbons in mangrove water indicated the presence of hydrocarbons
in all

samples. However, the mean
hydrocarbons concentration in seawater (3.9μg/l) was almost similar to the
concentrations in the coastal water of the Arabian Gulf,
clearly revealing the absence of high concentrations. Sediment analysis for
organic carbon contents indicated higher values in mangrove sediments (1.1-2.8
times) than the nearby creeks. The results showed that all values were below 10
μg/g of dry weight which correspond to hydrocarbons concentrations in coastal
areas considered unpolluted.
 
Date 2014-01-13T05:29:26Z
2014-01-13T05:29:26Z
2000-09
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/25513
 
Language en_US
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.29(3) [September 2000]