Assessment and Management of the Water Quality and Heavy-Metal Pollution of a Protected Hypersaline Wetland in the United Arab Emirates

A hypersaline protected wetland in the UAE was assessed from February to April of 2021 for parameters such as temperature, pH, COD, total dissolved solids, ORP, electrical conductivity, and E. coli, salinity, turbidity, chloride, ammonia, nitrate, nitrogen, phosphorus, heavy metals assess its current status. Wasit Nature Reserve’s salinity values ranged between 17.1 64.78 psu, while D.O 6.3 8.41 ppm. The nitrate were 50.70 57.6 ppm, chloride 12,642.0 37,244.0 Results showed that Iron Aluminum highest concentrations sediments, with an average 5599.3 mg/kg 3171.1 mg/kg, respectively. Mercury arsenic reported lowest concentrations, 0.0 2.4 Hazard quotient 2239.72 iron, 0 mercury, 0.05 arsenic, indicating iron levels are considered hazardous water-quality indicators concluded high pollution levels. results indicate nature contributes deviation permissible limits, demonstrated by calculated “poor“water-quality index “highly polluted” water-pollution index. Due their ecological relevance, wetlands region could serve well-being, highlighting need regular monitoring evaluation.