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AuthorAl-Thani, R.F.
AuthorYasseen, B.T.
Available date2024-08-07T05:44:13Z
Publication Date2021
Publication NameInternational Journal of Phytoremediation
ResourceScopus
ISSN15226514
URIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15226514.2020.1859986
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/57467
AbstractAnthropogenic and industrial wastewater (IWW) could be an additional future source of water to support the needs of the people of the State of Qatar. New lagoons have been built using modern technologies to optimize water use and waste recycling, as well as increasing the green spaces around the country. To achieve successful development of these new lagoons, lessons should be learned from the old ponds by examining their biodiversity, ecology, and the roles played by aquatic plants and algae to remediate wastewaters at these ponds. The perspectives of using IWW (from oil and gas activities), that is currently pumped deep into the ground are presented. Instead of causing great damage to groundwater, IWW can be stored in artificial ponds prepared for ridding it of all impurities and pollutants of various types, organic and inorganic, thereby making it serviceable for various human uses. Phycoremediation, bioremediation, and phytoremediation methods adopted by algae, bacteria and aquatic native plants are discussed, and special attention should be paid to those that proved successful in removing heavy metals and degrading organic compounds. At least three native plants namely: Amaranthus viridis, Phragmites australis, and Typha domingensis should be paid special attention, since these plants are efficient in remediation of arsenic and mercury; elements found abundantly in wastewater of gas activities. Some promising modern and innovative experiences and biotechnologies to develop efficient transgenic plants and microorganisms in removing and degrading pollutants are discussed, as an important strategy to keep the ecosystem clean and safe. Novelty statement Industrial wastewater (IWW) could be an alternative source of water at the Arabian Gulf region. Currently, IWW is pumped deep into the ground causing a great damage to groundwater; little information about this issue has been reported. Such IWW can be stored in artificial ponds designed for ridding them of all impurities of various types; various remediation methods can be used. Modern biotechnology to develop transgenic plants and microorganisms to enhance these remediation methods can be adopted.
SponsorOpen Access funding provided by Qatar National Library, Doha, Qatar. Thanks are due to Environmental Studies Center, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar, for technical and financial support to the project: Ecology of Wastewater ponds in Qatar. The authors would like to acknowledge that some parts of this article were extracted from the work of a team led by Professor Abulfatih HA, Ecology of Wastewater Ponds in Qatar, who died in 2007. Also, authors acknowledge that editing service was done by AME (Academic Made Easy/Excellent/Enthusiastic), Kevin.
Languageen
PublisherBellwether Publishing, Ltd.
SubjectBioremediation
fauna
flora
microorganisms
modern biotechnologies
native plants
phycoremediation
phytoremediation
TitlePerspectives of future water sources in Qatar by phytoremediation: biodiversity at ponds and modern approach
TypeArticle Review
Pagination866-889
Issue Number8
Volume Number23
dc.accessType Open Access


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