Marine health of the Arabian Gulf: Drivers of pollution and assessment approaches focusing on desalination activities

<p dir="ltr">The Arabian Gulf is one of the most adversely affected marine environments worldwide, which results from combined pollution drivers including climate change, oil and gas activities, and coastal anthropogenic disturbances. Desalination activities are one of the major mari...

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المؤلف الرئيسي: Hoda Hosseini (16932462) (author)
مؤلفون آخرون: Imen Saadaoui (14159025) (author), Navid Moheimani (16932465) (author), Mohammad Al Saidi (16932468) (author), Fahad Al Jamali (13861211) (author), Hareb Al Jabri (14150487) (author), Radhouane Ben Hamadou (16932471) (author)
منشور في: 2021
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Hareb Al Jabri (14150487)
Radhouane Ben Hamadou (16932471)
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Imen Saadaoui (14159025)
Navid Moheimani (16932465)
Mohammad Al Saidi (16932468)
Fahad Al Jamali (13861211)
Hareb Al Jabri (14150487)
Radhouane Ben Hamadou (16932471)
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Geology
Oceanography
Environmental sciences
Environmental biotechnology
Arabian Gulf
Assessment tools
Biodiversity
Desalination methods
Marine health
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description <p dir="ltr">The Arabian Gulf is one of the most adversely affected marine environments worldwide, which results from combined pollution drivers including climate change, oil and gas activities, and coastal anthropogenic disturbances. Desalination activities are one of the major marine pollution drivers regionally and internationally. Arabian Gulf countries represent a hotspot of desalination activities as they are responsible for nearly 50% of the global desalination capacity. Building desalination plants, up-taking seawater, and discharging untreated brine back into the sea adversely affects the biodiversity of the marine ecosystems. The present review attempted to reveal the potential negative effects of desalination plants on the Gulf's marine environments. We emphasised different conventional and innovative assessment tools used to assess the health of marine environments and evaluate the damage exerted by desalination activity in the Gulf. Finally, we suggested effective management approaches to tackle the issue including the significance of national regulations and regional cooperation.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Marine Pollution Bulletin<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112085" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112085</a></p>
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spelling Marine health of the Arabian Gulf: Drivers of pollution and assessment approaches focusing on desalination activitiesHoda Hosseini (16932462)Imen Saadaoui (14159025)Navid Moheimani (16932465)Mohammad Al Saidi (16932468)Fahad Al Jamali (13861211)Hareb Al Jabri (14150487)Radhouane Ben Hamadou (16932471)Earth sciencesGeologyOceanographyEnvironmental sciencesEnvironmental biotechnologyArabian GulfAssessment toolsBiodiversityDesalination methodsMarine health<p dir="ltr">The Arabian Gulf is one of the most adversely affected marine environments worldwide, which results from combined pollution drivers including climate change, oil and gas activities, and coastal anthropogenic disturbances. Desalination activities are one of the major marine pollution drivers regionally and internationally. Arabian Gulf countries represent a hotspot of desalination activities as they are responsible for nearly 50% of the global desalination capacity. Building desalination plants, up-taking seawater, and discharging untreated brine back into the sea adversely affects the biodiversity of the marine ecosystems. The present review attempted to reveal the potential negative effects of desalination plants on the Gulf's marine environments. We emphasised different conventional and innovative assessment tools used to assess the health of marine environments and evaluate the damage exerted by desalination activity in the Gulf. Finally, we suggested effective management approaches to tackle the issue including the significance of national regulations and regional cooperation.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Marine Pollution Bulletin<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112085" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112085</a></p>2021-03-01T00:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112085https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Marine_health_of_the_Arabian_Gulf_Drivers_of_pollution_and_assessment_approaches_focusing_on_desalination_activities/24083643CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/240836432021-03-01T00:00:00Z
spellingShingle Marine health of the Arabian Gulf: Drivers of pollution and assessment approaches focusing on desalination activities
Hoda Hosseini (16932462)
Earth sciences
Geology
Oceanography
Environmental sciences
Environmental biotechnology
Arabian Gulf
Assessment tools
Biodiversity
Desalination methods
Marine health
status_str publishedVersion
title Marine health of the Arabian Gulf: Drivers of pollution and assessment approaches focusing on desalination activities
title_full Marine health of the Arabian Gulf: Drivers of pollution and assessment approaches focusing on desalination activities
title_fullStr Marine health of the Arabian Gulf: Drivers of pollution and assessment approaches focusing on desalination activities
title_full_unstemmed Marine health of the Arabian Gulf: Drivers of pollution and assessment approaches focusing on desalination activities
title_short Marine health of the Arabian Gulf: Drivers of pollution and assessment approaches focusing on desalination activities
title_sort Marine health of the Arabian Gulf: Drivers of pollution and assessment approaches focusing on desalination activities
topic Earth sciences
Geology
Oceanography
Environmental sciences
Environmental biotechnology
Arabian Gulf
Assessment tools
Biodiversity
Desalination methods
Marine health