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

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    2021-03-31
    Author
    Hoda, Hosseini
    Saadaoui, Imen
    Moheimani, Navid
    Al Saidi, Mohammad
    Al Jamali, Fahad
    Al Jabri, Hareb
    Hamadou, Radhouane Ben
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    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.
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    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X21001193
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    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112085
    http://hdl.handle.net/10576/40150
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