Lake of egypt is a privately owned reservoir located six miles south of marion, illinois and covers 2,300 acres with 90 miles of shoreline. In evaluation of coastal problems at alexandria 295 proceedings of the international symposium on management of industrial wastewater in developing nations, pp. Monitoring the environmental changes of mariout lake during. Monitoring the environmental changes of mariout lake during the last four decades using remote sensing and.
Economic impact of lake edku pollution eltatawy nashwa economics and agribusiness dept. Water, nitrogen and phosphorus budgets of lake manzalah. Environmental contaminantinduced spermatozoa anomalies in. Pdf paleoecological and environmental history of lake. A backpacking trip to egypt lake is a true classic backcountry camping experience in banff national park. Bahgat b a institute of environmental studies and researches, ainshams university, cairo, egypt b hri, national water research center, delta barrage, egypt. Status of nutrients in lake mariut, a delta lakein egypt suffering from intensive pollution. Reproductive biology and some observation on the age, growth. Geospatial variability assessment of water pollutants. The next goal of our study was to investigate the heavy metal occurrence in both algae and water environment. Deep, clear water surrounded by sandstone bluffs makes this one of the most. Lake mareotis research project introduction alexandria was one of the great cities of the mediterranean. Lake maryout is an important fishing lake lining alexandria city, egypt at its southern. This shallow brackishwater lake, situated south of alexandria, suffers from intense pollution.
Whether youre traveling with friends, family, or even pets, vrbo vacation homes have the best amenities for hanging out with the people that matter most, including swimming pools and kitchens. Washington study area, as shown in a sediment core from black lake. Calculations and solutions for heavy metals pollution load. Activity levels of some radionuclides in mariout and brullus. Assessment and distribution of heavy metals pollutants in. Researches on the desert margin of the depression indicate that in early paleolithic times the lakes waters stood about 120 feet 37 m above sea. This page was last edited on 28 january 2019, at 16. Just getting to egypt lake takes in one of the rockies best hiking trails over healy pass and then down to the stunning egypt. The present study highly recommends the insulation of anoxic water from qalaa drain. Since its foundation in 331 bc and for almost a millennium to follow, it was the political, economic and cultural capital of egypt, and one of the most significant emporia and complex ports in. Researches on the desert margin of the depression indicate that in early paleolithic times the lake s waters stood about 120 feet 37 m above sea.
A town on lake mariut south of alexandria, egypt tentatively identified as philoxenite by jimmy dunn. Arab republic of egypt ministry of state for environmental. Mariut, a delta lake in egypt suffering from intensive pollution. Reproductive biology and some observation on the age. Report by international journal of applied environmental sciences. The aim of the present study was to analyze the impact of environmental contamination on oxidative stress and histopathologic biomarkers in liver of the nile tilapia, oreochromis niloticus, collected from four sites that differ in their extent of pollution load, including heavy metals. This technique was applied in egypt at lake mariout, as a part of alexandria coastal zone management project aczmp, and the alexandria lake mariout integrated management project alamim to improve institutional mechanisms for the sustainable management of the coastal zones in alexandria under the umbrella of adopting the iczm. Remote sensing of water quality for burullus lake, egypt. Official lake of egypt rules and regulations southern illinois power cooperative, marion, il 62959 lake of egypt is a private lake. The town has often been identified with marea, an ancient town which has not yet been identified. The egypt s northern delta lakes include lake edku, lake borollus, lake manzala, and lake mariut.
By the end of the 19th century, the development of irrigation systems of the adjacent fields made of mariut. Fish were collected from four sites that differ in their extent of pollution load, including heavy metals. The lake is owned by the sipc, to supply cooling water for a coalburning electric power plant. Discover a selection of 37 vacation rentals in lake of egypt, us that are perfect for your trip. Civil engineering water quality management for lake mariout n. Grant agreement pdfb november 2006 and extension memorandum. Traditional classical tours of egypt rarely move north of cairo, though there is a trend now of more visits to alexandria because of recent discoveries off the coast and the new library of alexandria, which also houses a new national museum. It is known from most hydrographic basins in western africa. Water quality assessment based on cwqi and ndwi indices in. It was found that mature fishes are fatter than spent individuals, and that this mainly affects the exponent n wa l n. Manzala, borollus, edku and mariut and to the east of the suez canal portfouad and bardawil. Trace metal cu, zn, pb, or and cd concentrations of three subfractions of organic matter from lake mariut sediments, egypt. H 1982, distribution of heavy metals in lake mariut and nozha.
Status of nutrients in lake mariut, a delta lake in egypt. Arab republic of egypt ministry of state for environmental affairs egyptian environmental affairs agency alexandria integrated coastal zone management project aiczmp environmental and social impact assessment draft final revision date. Cu and cd in water of a heavily polluted mediterranean lake mariut lake northwest of egypt were investigated. Lake mariut falls under enormous pressure of unplanned development, pollution and land reclamation. Biochemical and histopathological changes in liver of the. Lake moeris, ancient lake that once occupied a large area of the alfayyum depression in egypt and is now represented by the much smaller lake qarun. It is separated from the mediterranean sea by the narrow isthmus on which the city of alexandria was built. Problems of sewage pollution in alexandria, egypt springerlink. Lengthweight relationship and condition factor in puntius. The northern delta lakes provide a rich and vital habitat for estuarine and marine fish and their.
The recorded average activities of 238 u and 232 th at the two lakes and 40 k at brullus lake were lower than the global average reported by unscear of the natural radionuclide contents in soil 33 and 45 bq kg. Mariout engineering and construction mec was established in 20, as standalone, construction affiliate company to reliance heavy industries rhi, as response to the increasing regional demand for a worldclass integrated service provider for construction services that focusing on electromechanical scope for industrial plants and commercial buildings. Ultrastructure changes in hepatocytes of catfish clarias gariepinus from lake mariut, egypt. Pdf water quality management for lake mariout researchgate. Y\ater quality characteristics of lake mariut egypt were investigated during. A total of 210 diatom taxa belonging to 57 genera were identified and counted from.
Since its foundation in 331 bc and for almost a millennium to follow, it was the political, economic and cultural capital of egypt, and one of the most significant emporia and complex ports in the hellenistic and roman world. The focus of project activities, lake mariout is one of the major sources of conveyance of landbased pollution to the elmex bay in egypt. Analysis of diatom assemblages preserved in lake mariut sediments provides a detailed paleoecological and environmental history for the lake during the late holocene. All of them, with the exception of lake mariut, are directly connected to the sea fig.
Lengthweight relationship and condition factor in puntius conchonius hamilton, 1822 from dal lake, kashmir shaheena shafi and a. Over the last 30 years, the nitrogen load from the drains has increased by a factor of 4 to 5, whilst the phosphorus load has increased by about 0. Heavy metals bioaccumulation by the green alga cladophera herpestica in lake mariut, alexandria, egypt article pdf available november 2017 with 147 reads how we measure reads. Mariut lake accumulates heavy metals from the aquatic environments. Environmental services industry animal reproduction environmental aspects health aspects sperm spermatozoa tilapia physiological aspects. Egypt receiving huge amounts of contaminated drainage waters.
The lake has no direct connection to the sea, and its surface is maintained at 2. The occurrence and distribution of heavy metals in the water of lake mariut, a heavily polluted brackish water lake in egypt, and their accumulation in the different parts oftilapia fish in this lake were studied. Eutrophication assessment using trix and carlsons indices in lake mariout. Lake mariout is a salt lake and it is considered a major coastal lagoon, which actually forms the southern border of alexandria city. Pdf a hydrodynamic and water quality model was used to study the current status of the lake mariout. The variations in concentrations of the metals zn, cu, fe, mn, and cd in the lake water are mostly due to variations in the discharge rate of dumped wastes. Evaluation of coastal problems at alexandria, egypt. Plants were collected from the different lake mariut basins main basin, southwest, northwest, and fish farm, through five quadrats each, for measuring some growth parameters such as plant density, rosette diameter and height, root length, number of living and dead leaves per. Lake mariut egypt pdf levels of dissolved ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, phosphate and silicate, as well as chlorosity, dissolved oxygen and hydrogen sulphide in the water of lake. Occurrence and distribution of chemical pollutants in lake. The egyptian northern niledelta lakes, adjacent to the mediterranean sea. Contamination with heavy metals is one of the most serious problems in the aquatic environments. Water quality assessment based on cwqi and ndwi indices. Safty oceanography department, faculty of science, alexandria university, moharem bey, alexandria, egypt abstract the two study areas are lake mariut and the nozha hydrodrome.
H 1980, eutrophication of lake mariut, a heavily polluted lake in egypt, agrochem. Two different water bodies can be distinguished in lake mariut. Monitoring the environmental changes of mariout lake. Gill oxidative stress and histopathological biomarkers of pollution impacts in nile tilapia from lake mariut and lake edku, egypt. Liver preparations of fish from the two sources were comparatively examined for cellular changes using. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Heavy metals, drainage systems, umum drain, qalaa drain, lake mariut, egypt 1. It is located six miles 10 km south of marion, illinois and covers 2,300 acres 9 km.
The results indicated that lake mariut is still suffering from the massive polluted loads from qalaa drain with high concentration of dissolved metals mostly in the sulphide forms. Environmental contaminantinduced spermatozoa anomalies in fish inhabiting lake mariut, alexandria, egypt. Lake of egypt is a manmade lake in the little egypt region of the u. Environmental problems in two egyptian shallow lakes subjected to different levels of pollution massoud a. Trace metal cu, zn, pb, cr and cd concentrations of. Various oxidative stress and histopathological biomarkers in gill tissues of nile tilapia oreochromis niloticus were investigated. Lake mariut, one of egypts northern lakes facing the mediterranean sea, is located within the alexandria governorate borders. Ultrastructure changes in hepatocytes of catfish clarias.
Afterwards, there is an input of drainage water from shereshera ps and truga ps. Use the link below to share a fulltext version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Pdf heavy metals bioaccumulation by the green alga. Background characterization for metals and organic. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The water of qalaa drains is anoxic all the time because it contains considerable quantity of oxygenconsuming matter due to the discharge of the wastewater of alexandria east wastewater treatment plant ewtp. Introduction the lake mariut main basin lmmb is the principle basin for fishing, sometimes is called proper lake mariut. The lakes are an important natural resource for fish production in egypt. The objective of this work was to assess heavy metals pollutants and their spatial distribution in manzala lake using gis technique.
The present work is aiming to measuring the dissolved and. The reuse of ps mariut khalt pumps the water from umum drain into nubaria canal. Status of nutrients in lake mariut, a delta lake in egypt suffering from. Vollenweider, canada, for his unfailing help and criticism.
There are many incredibly scenic day trips to take from egypt lake, such as scarab lake or pharaoh lake. Its sic found in tunisia in the wadis of kebili in the south of tunisia and in wadis near chott melrhir in eastern algeria kraiem, pers. Bahgat b a institute of environmental studies and researches, ainshams university, cairo, egypt b hri, national water research center, delta barrage, egypt received 6 september 2014. It is situated about 48 kilometres 30 mi sw of alexandria. The ancient town, tentatively identified as philoxenite, is located on the southern shore of lake mariut, a few kilometers southeast of plithine near alexandria. Ruins of an ancient temple and an ancient replica of the. Mar 03, 2019 lake mariut egypt pdf levels of dissolved ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, phosphate and silicate, as well as chlorosity, dissolved oxygen and hydrogen sulphide in the water of lake.
Egypts national environmental action plan identifies lake mariut as the. Lake manzalah servd as a significant source of inexpensive fish for human consumption in egypt, but a combination of pollution, and lake drainage, have acted to reduce the lake s productivity. The lengthweight relationship of tilapia zillii gerv. The authors wish to express their sincere thanks to dr.
The surface water of lake mariut is artificially not allowed to rise more than 2. Downstream, the pss dishudi, hares and abis discharge into the umum drain, which flows into lake mariut and then to elmax bay before entering the sea. While the females are nearly of equal fatness to the males, a higher value of the exponent n is recorded for the females. Background characterization for metals and organic compounds in northeast washington lakes. Lake mariout is a brackish lake in northern egypt near the city of alexandria. Mineralogy and sources of bottom sediments of lake burullus, egypt. Egypt at lake mariout, as a part of alexandria coastal. Lake mariut is a 90150 cm deep brackish water lake located in the north of egypt southeast to the alexandria city, belonging to the nile river delta, and one of the most heavily populated urban areas in egypt and in the world.
Lake mariut, one of egypt s northern lakes facing the mediterranean sea, is located within the alexandria governorate borders. Qalaa and umum drains are agricultural drains and they are the main water sources for lake mariut main basin lmmb. Georeferenced water and sediment samples were randomly collected from the lake. Impact of mans activities on a closed fishinglake, lake maryout in. Lake of egypt fishing reports recently shared catches and fishing spots.
These lakes are situated on the mediterranean coast of the delta and cover about 6% of the nondesert surface area of egypt. Gill oxidative stress and histopathological biomarkers of. The present study was conducted to evaluate the potentiality of the aquatic macrophyte pistia stratiotes to accumulate trace metals, perspective of phytoremediation, and the probability for using it as a bioindicator for the different pollution. By the end of the 19th century, the development of. An early map, published in 1882 clearly showing lake mariut. Water quality management for lake mariout sciencedirect. In egypt, manzala lake is suffering from this problem. This technique was applied in egypt at lake mariout, as a part of alexandria coastal zone management project aczmp, and the alexandria lake mariout.
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