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- Title
Transportation, Accumulation and Pollution by Lost Raw Phosphate Dust Particles from a Phosphate Loading Berth in Coastal Water of the Gulf of Aqaba-Red Sea.
- Authors
Rawajfh, M. M.; Rasheed, M. Y.; Al-Rousan, S. A.; Manasrah, R. S.; Abu-Hilal, A. H.
- Abstract
The present study was carried out to investigate the accumulation pattern, magnitude and distribution of the phosphate rock dust particles that reach the coastal seawater of the Jordanian Gulf of Aqaba during ship-loading at the Phosphate Loading Berth (PLB). The concentration of phosphate-phosphorus was measured in water, sediment and trap-sediments. The speed and direction of currents in the area of the PLB were also measured to assess its effect on the transportation, sedimentation and distributions of phosphate dust particles within the study area. The analysis and examination of the results indicate that phosphate pollution is located mainly near the phosphate loading berth. The results show that the concentrations of phosphorus (total phosphorus (TP), inorganic (IP), and organic (OP) in trap-sediments were higher than their concentrations in sediments and IP was the major species of phosphorus in the study area. The statistical analysis showed that TP, IP, OP in trap-sediments and sediments of PLB differ significantly from those of all other sites. The concentration of TP, IP and OP were higher in the power station north (PSN) and central power station (PS) located to the south of PLB compared to the concentrations at stations located to the north of PLB and thus reflecting the effect of prevailing southward current. The increase in dissolved inorganic phosphorus (DIP) concentration in the water of the PLB area is not high to cause significant increase in the DIP in the water of the Gulf of Aqaba to abnormal or hazardous levels.
- Subjects
GULF of Aqaba; WATER pollution; TRANSPORTATION; PHOSPHATES; TERRITORIAL waters
- Publication
Jordan Journal of Earth & Environmental Sciences, 2023, Vol 14, Issue 3, p222
- ISSN
1995-6681
- Publication type
Article