Biological indicators for environmental quality monitoring of marine sediment in Suez Gulf, Egypt

Erratum to: Phytoplankton variability in relation to some environmental factors in the eastern coast of Suez Gulf, Egypt

Water samples were seasonally collected from 12 stations of the eastern coast of Suez Gulf during autumn of 2012 and winter, spring, and summer of 2013 in order to investigate phytoplankton community structure in relation to some physicochemical parameters. The study area harbored a diversified phytoplankton community (138 species), belonging to 67 genera. Four algal groups were represented and...

Crude Oil Geochemistry Dependent Biomarker Distributions in the Gulf of Suez, Egypt

Heavy Metals Accumulation in Marine Edible Molluscs, Timsah Lake, Suez Canal, Egypt

Aims: to investigate and to compare the variation of the bioaccumulation of heavy metals (Cr, Cd, Fe, Mn, Pb and Zn) by two different molluscs species and also heavy metal concentration in sea water and sediment in Timsah Lake-Suez Canal. And finally to study the correlation between metal concentrations in different size classes of each molluscan species. Study Design: Levels of the heavy metal...

Assessment of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Contamination in Water, Sediment and Fish of Temsah Lake, Suez Canal, Egypt

The nature, origin and distribution of the listed reference US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) priority pollutants; 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were investigated in water, sediment and fish of Temsah Lake (Suez Canal, Egypt) using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The compositions of PAHs determined in all samples were measured in order to use them as chemical ...

Listeria spp. in the coastal environment of the Aqaba Gulf, Suez Gulf and the Red Sea.

Listeria monocytogenes is an important pathogen which causes an infection called listeriosis. Because of the high mortality rate (~30%) associated with listeriosis, and the widespread nature of the organism, it is a major concern for food and water microbiologists since it has been isolated from various types of foods, including seafood, as well as from the aqueous environment. To investigate t...