Abstract
AbstractLake Edku, one of the northern Nile Delta lakes, is a shallow brackish coastal lake subjected to domestic and agricultural effluents via two main drains, El-Khairy and Barsik, in addition to the discharge water of hundreds of fish farms. This study measures the responses of the benthic foraminiferal assemblage to the environmental stressors in Lake Edku. Grain size, organic carbon, and seven potentially toxic elements (Cu, Pb, Zn, Cd, Cr, Ni, and As) were determined in nine short cores (25–35 cm depth). The lake was characterized by vertical increase in mud, organic matter, and concentrations of all metals, particularly in the eastern basin at the vicinity of the drain discharges. This trend coincides with a general decrease in species diversity and increase in deformed specimens. The foraminiferal assemblage was dominated by Ammonia tepida (Cushman), a pollution-tolerant and euryhaline species. This study demonstrates that benthic foraminiferal assemblages provide a reliable pollution proxy in the brackish environments of Nile Delta that can be used in the periodical monitoring of the coastal lakes.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law,Pollution,General Environmental Science,General Medicine
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