SEDIMENT POLLUTION IN COASTAL WATERS

Macrobenthos-sediment composition relationships Hormozgan Province coastal waters, Persian Gulf

Macrobenthos are benthic animals that live in or on the bottom sediments which used as a bioindicators to assess the presence of contaminants, in natural aquatic systems. This study aimed to achieve the relationship between sediment composition and macrobenthic communities, distribution. Sampling was done monthly in 2011-12 by a powerboat, and VanVeen grab with 0.04 cross section, were used for...

Assessment of sediment quality in Baltic Sea coastal waters

The investigations on the quality status of the sediments in the German Baltic Sea coastal waters focused on the natural background as assessment basis. On this basis, the chemical sediment quality can be evaluated. Furthermore, the decision about the relocation of dredged material from federal waterways depends on this assessment. The sediment quality of the German Baltic Sea coastal waters be...

Evaluation of fecal pollution in coastal Italian waters

Direct detection of fecal coliforms as indicators of fecal pollution may assess water quality more accurately than culture methods. An irnmunochemical technique involving the use of specific antibodies was applied in addition to plate counts to evaluate Escherichia coliin seawater samples from different coastal areas in southern Italy. The immunofluorescent method showed high specificity for en...

Microbial and nutrient pollution of coastal bathing waters in Mauritius.

The coastal pollution problem in Mauritius is exacerbated by the hydrogeology of the volcanic substratum. Bacterial contamination of bathing waters and nutrients, water temperature, salinity, and dissolved oxygen (DO) were monitored at three different spatial and temporal scales along the coastline of Mauritius during 1997-1998. Standard techniques for water sample collection and analysis set b...

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