The impact assessment of desalination plant discharges on heavy metal pollution in the coastal sediments of the Persian Gulf

Sharifinia, Moslem; Keshavarzifard, Mehrzad; Hosseinkhezri, Parisa; Khanjani, Mohammad Hossein; Yap, Chee Kong; Smith, Walker O; Daliri, Moslem; Haghshenas, Arash

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113599

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“…Mangrove forests are soon destroyed, and biodiversity is significantly reduced. Therefore, the protection of this water environment is more vital in the world (Figure 5) [63][64][65].…”

Section: Persian Gulfmentioning

confidence: 99%

Investigating Bacterial Communities Resistant to Heavy Metal and PAHs Pollutants in the Persian Gulf and Their Ability to Remove These Compounds (a Review)

Lamoochi¹,

Jalali²

2024

Environmental Sciences

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The Persian Gulf is one of the most diverse water environments in the world. There are various types of marine creatures including corals, sponges and fish in this marine environment. These pollutant sources in the Persian Gulf include oil spills from oil tanks, shipping accidents, marine transportation and oil extraction processes. Since nearly 60% of the world’s oil is transported to the Persian Gulf, oil pollution is inevitable. This has made the marine environment the most polluted sea in the world. Bioremediation can be defined as the removal of pollutants such as heavy metals and PAHs from solution by biological agents such as bacteria, fungi, microalgae and yeasts. Various species of bacteria have been isolated and reported by several researchers in the Persian Gulf, perhaps due to its high resistance to a wide range of petroleum hydrocarbons and heavy metals. Therefore, in this chapter, we decided to review the studies conducted in the field of isolating and identifying native bacteria and evaluating their ability to remove heavy metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the Persian Gulf.

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“…Mangrove forests are soon destroyed, and biodiversity is significantly reduced. Therefore, the protection of this water environment is more vital in the world (Figure 5) [63][64][65].…”

Section: Persian Gulfmentioning

confidence: 99%

Investigating Bacterial Communities Resistant to Heavy Metal and PAHs Pollutants in the Persian Gulf and Their Ability to Remove These Compounds (a Review)

Lamoochi¹,

Jalali²

2024

Environmental Sciences

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“…These elements may be fatal to marine organisms and even to human beings through bioaccumulation. [ 29 ] To decrease the environmental hazards caused by brine, different treatment methods are conducted.…”

Section: Desalination Brinementioning

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Total Resource Circulation of Desalination Brine: A Review

Lee,

Ho,

Chen

et al. 2024

Advanced Sustainable Systems

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Desalination brine is a concentrated stream that is generated during the desalination process. Brine commonly has high salinity and TDS (total dissolved ions), which contains ions such as Na+, K+, Ca2+, Mg2+, Cl−, SO42−, HCO3−, PO43−, and some critical elements. Currently, the brine treatment mainly applies direct disposal, like surface water discharge, sewer discharge, deep‐well injection, and evaporation ponds. However, these methods can cause harm to marine ecosystems, soil, and groundwater. Therefore, brine can be regarded as a resource to be reutilized. This work then aims to highlight the novel developments of brine application. For example, Na, Ca, and Mg in brine can be employed for carbon capture and utilization with ammonia, amines, and alkaline substances. With slight adjustment, brine can also be directly used as irrigation water, aquaculture water, and the activation of biochar. Furthermore, brine holds a higher concentration of critical elements, which makes many countries and scholars start to conduct element extraction, reducing the amount of ore exploitation. At last, the major obstacles related to these advancements in sustainability, expenses, and technological aspects are outlined, and promising research trends of brine reutilization are also suggested.

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“…The characteristics of aquaculture wastewater are presented in different conditions, including municipal wastewater (MWW), intensive recirculating aquaculture waste-water (IRAWW), and land-based aquaculture wastewater (LBAWW) (Table 2). water from desalination By desalination, salts and other minerals are removed from brackish water or seawater, so the treated water which is converted into potable water, can be consumed by humans (Naira and Kumar, 2013;Sharifinia et al, 2022). A number of advantages are associated with desalination like providing potable water to areas suffering from water shortage (Darre and Toor, 2018;, but, during the process, the brine is produced.…”

Section: Treated Wastewatermentioning

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Utilization of Unconventional Water Resources (UWRs) for Aquaculture Development in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions – A Review

Soleimani-Sardo

Khanjani

2023

Annals of Animal Science

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Today, increase of world’s population and climate change has resulted in the reduction of fresh water resources and the increase of arid and semi-arid areas, and thus, it is necessary to find a new solution to increase the production of food resources. Aquaculture is one of the sources of food production, which can play a key role in fighting poverty and hunger. Sustainable aquaculture is strongly dependents on water quantity and quality, and also, optimal fish production can be determined by the physical, chemical and biological quality of water. Due to the current restrictions and the global increase in demand for aquatic products, unconventional waters (UWs) have been used in aquaculture. UWs include: recycled water, sewage, saline water, agricultural drains and water resulting from the process of sweetening and desalination of salty water. Today, these water resources have been used to grow all kinds of aquatic animals to provide food and protein. Considering the limited water resources in the world, the use of UWs is very effective and efficient in managing drought, and is considered as one of the ways to develop food production for humans. Due to its importance in areas facing water scarcity, the use of UWRs to supplement or replace the use of conventional fresh water sources has been considered. In this review study, the importance of UWs and their sources, aquaculture products and aquatics that can be cultivated with the help of UWs are discussed.

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The impact assessment of desalination plant discharges on heavy metal pollution in the coastal sediments of the Persian Gulf

Cited by 20 publications

References 37 publications

Investigating Bacterial Communities Resistant to Heavy Metal and PAHs Pollutants in the Persian Gulf and Their Ability to Remove These Compounds (a Review)

Investigating Bacterial Communities Resistant to Heavy Metal and PAHs Pollutants in the Persian Gulf and Their Ability to Remove These Compounds (a Review)

Total Resource Circulation of Desalination Brine: A Review

Utilization of Unconventional Water Resources (UWRs) for Aquaculture Development in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions – A Review

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