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Seasonal Variation and Assessment of Heavy Metals in Coastal Seawater of Kuwait Bay, Northeast Coast of Kuwait |
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| Creator | 1. Hamdy E. Nour 2. Fatma Ramadan 3. Khaled Alsubaie 4. Mohamed Tawfik |
| Title | Seasonal Variation and Assessment of Heavy Metals in Coastal Seawater of Kuwait Bay, Northeast Coast of Kuwait |
| Publisher | Thai Society of Higher Education Institutes on Environment |
| Publication Year | 2565 |
| Journal Title | EnvironmentAsia |
| Journal Vol. | 15 |
| Journal No. | 2 |
| Page no. | 108-119 |
| Keyword | Assessment, Heavy metals, Contamination, Seawater, Kuwait Bay |
| URL Website | https://tshe.org/main/ea-journal-online |
| Website title | EnvironmentAsia Journal |
| ISSN | 1906-1714 |
| Abstract | Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, Pb, Ni, Co, Cr, and As were assessed in 20 seawater samples collected from10 sites for two seasons along the coast of Kuwait Bay, where it is considered one of the mostimportant habitats for many fish and shrimp. The southern region of it is considered one of the most important commercial and industrial operations in Kuwait. Environmental indices such as enrichment factor (EF), contamination factor (CF), degree of heavy metals contamination (Cdeg) and Pollution load index (PLI) were used to describe the extent of contamination and estimate the degree of pollution in the Kuwait Bay. The results showed that Cu was moderately enriched in winter. Furthermore, the degree of heavy metals contamination (Cdeg) in this area was moderately contaminated during summer and low in winter. To emphasize this, the average heavy metals content in ten coastal sites along Kuwait Bay during the summer season was higher than the ones in the winter season. These results indicate that the coastal seawater environment of Kuwait Bay is not worse with the presence of sources of pollution represented by the presence of fertilizer manufacturing and oil refining along the coast of the bay, plastic baggage, rubber tires, old and broken ships, cork bags, building rubble, and concrete blocks. In addition, some pollutants come from Shat Al-Arab River. However, all heavy metal concentrations were within the world health organization permissible limits. |
