Monitoring the environmental changes of mariout lake during the last four decades using remote sensing and. Mariut, a delta lake in egypt suffering from intensive pollution. The present study highly recommends the insulation of anoxic water from qalaa drain. Trace metal cu, zn, pb, cr and cd concentrations of. Gill oxidative stress and histopathological biomarkers of pollution impacts in nile tilapia from lake mariut and lake edku, egypt. 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. Lake mariout is a salt lake and it is considered a major coastal lagoon, which actually forms the southern border of alexandria city. The lake has no direct connection to the sea, and its surface is maintained at 2. Lake of egypt fishing reports recently shared catches and fishing spots. 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.
Analysis of diatom assemblages preserved in lake mariut sediments provides a detailed paleoecological and environmental history for the lake during the late holocene. Eutrophication assessment using trix and carlsons indices in lake mariout. Lake mariout is a brackish lake in northern egypt near the city of alexandria. The egypt s northern delta lakes include lake edku, lake borollus, lake manzala, and lake mariut. A total of 210 diatom taxa belonging to 57 genera were identified and counted from. Discover a selection of 37 vacation rentals in lake of egypt, us that are perfect for your trip. 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. The present work is aiming to measuring the dissolved and. Water quality assessment based on cwqi and ndwi indices. Economic impact of lake edku pollution eltatawy nashwa economics and agribusiness dept. The town has often been identified with marea, an ancient town which has not yet been identified. Various oxidative stress and histopathological biomarkers in gill tissues of nile tilapia oreochromis niloticus were investigated. A backpacking trip to egypt lake is a true classic backcountry camping experience in banff national park. 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.
The lake is owned by the sipc, to supply cooling water for a coalburning electric power plant. Environmental contaminantinduced spermatozoa anomalies in. Geospatial variability assessment of water pollutants. 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. Egypt receiving huge amounts of contaminated drainage waters. 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. Lake mariut falls under enormous pressure of unplanned development, pollution and land reclamation. Egypts national environmental action plan identifies lake mariut as the.
Monitoring the environmental changes of mariout lake during. 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. The egyptian northern niledelta lakes, adjacent to the mediterranean sea. Deep, clear water surrounded by sandstone bluffs makes this one of the most. 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. Bahgat b a institute of environmental studies and researches, ainshams university, cairo, egypt b hri, national water research center, delta barrage, egypt. All of them, with the exception of lake mariut, are directly connected to the sea fig. 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. H 1982, distribution of heavy metals in lake mariut and nozha. 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.
Status of nutrients in lake mariut, a delta lake in egypt suffering from. It is located six miles 10 km south of marion, illinois and covers 2,300 acres 9 km. Manzala, borollus, edku and mariut and to the east of the suez canal portfouad and bardawil. Y\ater quality characteristics of lake mariut egypt were investigated during. Heavy metals, drainage systems, umum drain, qalaa drain, lake mariut, egypt 1. Monitoring the environmental changes of mariout lake. Reproductive biology and some observation on the age. Lake mariut, one of egypt s northern lakes facing the mediterranean sea, is located within the alexandria governorate borders.
Problems of sewage pollution in alexandria, egypt springerlink. Remote sensing of water quality for burullus lake, egypt. Liver preparations of fish from the two sources were comparatively examined for cellular changes using. Civil engineering water quality management for lake mariout n. Environmental problems in two egyptian shallow lakes subjected to different levels of pollution massoud a. This page was last edited on 28 january 2019, at 16. 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. A town on lake mariut south of alexandria, egypt tentatively identified as philoxenite by jimmy dunn. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
It is known from most hydrographic basins in western africa. Reproductive biology and some observation on the age, growth. Lake maryout is an important fishing lake lining alexandria city, egypt at its southern. Assessment and distribution of heavy metals pollutants in. Lake mariut, one of egypts northern lakes facing the mediterranean sea, is located within the alexandria governorate borders. Lake of egypt is a manmade lake in the little egypt region of the u. It is separated from the mediterranean sea by the narrow isthmus on which the city of alexandria was built. By the end of the 19th century, the development of irrigation systems of the adjacent fields made of mariut. Environmental services industry animal reproduction environmental aspects health aspects sperm spermatozoa tilapia physiological aspects. Status of nutrients in lake mariut, a delta lake in egypt. The next goal of our study was to investigate the heavy metal occurrence in both algae and water environment.
Ultrastructure changes in hepatocytes of catfish clarias. Egypt at lake mariout, as a part of alexandria coastal. Pdf a hydrodynamic and water quality model was used to study the current status of the lake mariout. Qalaa and umum drains are agricultural drains and they are the main water sources for lake mariut main basin lmmb. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Activity levels of some radionuclides in mariout and brullus. Pdf water quality management for lake mariout researchgate. Lake of egypt, illinois community and visitors guide. Biochemical and histopathological changes in liver of the.
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. Trace metal cu, zn, pb, or and cd concentrations of three subfractions of organic matter from lake mariut sediments, egypt. Report by international journal of applied environmental sciences. 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. Introduction the lake mariut main basin lmmb is the principle basin for fishing, sometimes is called proper lake mariut.
Just getting to egypt lake takes in one of the rockies best hiking trails over healy pass and then down to the stunning egypt. Contamination with heavy metals is one of the most serious problems in the aquatic environments. Estimation of the redox potential of lake mariut drainage. Environmental contaminantinduced spermatozoa anomalies in fish inhabiting lake mariut, alexandria, egypt. 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. Grant agreement pdfb november 2006 and extension memorandum. Ultrastructure changes in hepatocytes of catfish clarias gariepinus from lake mariut, egypt. Lengthweight relationship and condition factor in puntius conchonius hamilton, 1822 from dal lake, kashmir shaheena shafi and a. Safty oceanography department, faculty of science, alexandria university, moharem bey, alexandria, egypt abstract the two study areas are lake mariut and the nozha hydrodrome. 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. 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. Ruins of an ancient temple and an ancient replica of the. Arab republic of egypt ministry of state for environmental.
The lakes are an important natural resource for fish production in egypt. Lake mareotis research project introduction alexandria was one of the great cities of the mediterranean. The ancient town, tentatively identified as philoxenite, is located on the southern shore of lake mariut, a few kilometers southeast of plithine near alexandria. Two different water bodies can be distinguished in lake mariut. Vollenweider, canada, for his unfailing help and criticism. Mariut lake accumulates heavy metals from the aquatic environments. Status of nutrients in lake mariut, a delta lakein egypt suffering from intensive pollution. H 1980, eutrophication of lake mariut, a heavily polluted lake in egypt, agrochem. 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. 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. It was found that mature fishes are fatter than spent individuals, and that this mainly affects the exponent n wa l n. Background characterization for metals and organic compounds in northeast washington lakes.
While the females are nearly of equal fatness to the males, a higher value of the exponent n is recorded for the females. Georeferenced water and sediment samples were randomly collected from the lake. This shallow brackishwater lake, situated south of alexandria, suffers from intense pollution. 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. Background characterization for metals and organic. Cu and cd in water of a heavily polluted mediterranean lake mariut lake northwest of egypt were investigated. Pdf paleoecological and environmental history of lake. The beneficiaries are the population living around lake mariout who.
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. In egypt, manzala lake is suffering from this problem. The focus of project activities, lake mariout is one of the major sources of conveyance of landbased pollution to the elmex bay in egypt. Fish were collected from four sites that differ in their extent of pollution load, including heavy metals. It is situated about 48 kilometres 30 mi sw of alexandria. Calculations and solutions for heavy metals pollution load. Evaluation of coastal problems at alexandria, egypt. Afterwards, there is an input of drainage water from shereshera ps and truga ps. 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. There are many incredibly scenic day trips to take from egypt lake, such as scarab lake or pharaoh lake. The northern delta lakes provide a rich and vital habitat for estuarine and marine fish and their. Mineralogy and sources of bottom sediments of lake burullus, egypt. 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.
The objective of this work was to assess heavy metals pollutants and their spatial distribution in manzala lake using gis technique. 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. 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. Water, nitrogen and phosphorus budgets of lake manzalah. The authors wish to express their sincere thanks to dr. Pdf heavy metals bioaccumulation by the green alga. The lengthweight relationship of tilapia zillii gerv. Water quality management for lake mariout sciencedirect. Washington study area, as shown in a sediment core from black lake. The surface water of lake mariut is artificially not allowed to rise more than 2. Gill oxidative stress and histopathological biomarkers of.
Lengthweight relationship and condition factor in puntius. This technique was applied in egypt at lake mariout, as a part of alexandria coastal zone management project aczmp, and the alexandria lake mariout. In evaluation of coastal problems at alexandria 295 proceedings of the international symposium on management of industrial wastewater in developing nations, pp. Use the link below to share a fulltext version of this article with your friends and colleagues. 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. 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. 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. These lakes are situated on the mediterranean coast of the delta and cover about 6% of the nondesert surface area of egypt. The reuse of ps mariut khalt pumps the water from umum drain into nubaria canal.
Water quality assessment based on cwqi and ndwi indices in. An early map, published in 1882 clearly showing lake mariut. 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. Official lake of egypt rules and regulations southern illinois power cooperative, marion, il 62959 lake of egypt is a private lake.