ArticlePloS one2018
Impact of industrial phosphate waste discharge on the marine environment in the Gulf of Gabes (Tunisia).
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- Sedimentation-Based Separation and Purification of Solid Industrial Waste: A Case Study of Phosphogpusym.ACS omega · 2023Article
- Isolation, Identification, and Characterization of Phosphate-Solubilizing Bacteria from Tunisian Soils.Microorganisms · 2023Article
- The impact of long-term environmental change on zooplankton along the southwestern coast of India.Environmental monitoring and assessment · 2022Article
- Squaramide-Based Self-Associating Amphiphiles for Anion Recognition.ChemPlusChem · 2021Article
- Living (stained) foraminifera in the Lesser Syrtis (Tunisia): influence of pollution and substratum.PeerJ · 2020Article
- Metagenomic Insights and Genomic Analysis of Phosphogypsum and Its Associated Plant Endophytic Microbiomes Reveals Valuable Actors for Waste Bioremediation.Microorganisms · 2019Article
- Structure of the benthic macrofauna of an anthropogenic influenced area: Skhira Bay (Gulf of Gabès, central Mediterranean Sea).Environmental science and pollution research international · 2019Article
- Non-Redfieldian dynamics driven by phytoplankton phosphate frugality explain nutrient and chlorophyll patterns in model simulations for the Mediterranean Sea.Progress in oceanography · 2019Article
- Effect of Acidic Industrial Effluent Release on Microbial Diversity and Trace Metal Dynamics During Resuspension of Coastal Sediment.Frontiers in microbiology · 2018Article
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Abstract
The marine environment in the Gulf of Gabes (southern Tunisia) is severely impacted by phosphate industries. Nowadays, three localities, Sfax, Skhira and Gabes produce phosphoric acid along the coasts of this Gulf and generate a large amount of phosphogypsum as a waste product. The Gabes phosphate industry is the major cause of pollution in the Gulf because most of the waste is directly discharged into the sea without preliminary treatment. This study investigates the marine environment in the proximity of the phosphate industries of Gabes and the coastal marine environment on the eastern coast of Djerba, without phosphate industry. This site can be considered as "pristine" and enables a direct comparison between polluted and "clean" adjacent areas. Phosphorous, by sequential extractions (SEDEX), Rock-Eval, C, H, N elemental analysis, and stable carbon isotope composition of sedimentary organic matter, X-ray diffraction (qualitative and quantitative analysis) were measured on sediments. Temperature, pH and dissolved oxygen were measured on the water close to the sea floor of each station to estimate environmental conditions. These analyses are coupled with video surveys of the sea floor. This study reveals clear differentiations in pollution and eutrophication in the investigated areas.
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