The extent of aquatic pollution of Karachi Port Trust (KPT) coastal area located at the south
of Pakistan coast has increased considerably in the last few decades due to unrestricted …

Natural and human interventions have posed serious threats to the sustainability and
development of the coastal environment. This problem is more apparent in Karachi, a …

The growth of marine phytoplankton (both non-toxic and toxic) is generally limited by the
availability of nitrates and phosphates, which can be abundant in coastal upwelling zones …

The study objective was to determine the level and the distribution pattern of heavy metals in
the coastal waters receiving a continuous discharge of untreated domestic and industrial …

Pathological changes are regarded as a standard technique to monitor the effects of
pollutants in marine animals. Histopathological examination of the population of green …

This is the first comprehensive study on the distribution and abundance of diatom species
from the coastal and nearshore waters of Karachi, Pakistan, bordering northern Arabian …

Marine pollution has now become worldwide environmental concern. Continuous discharge
of untreated industrial effluent, municipal and power plant's contaminated wastewater has …

In Pakistan, marine pollution is a major problem that is caused by the waste from industrial,
municipal, agronomy, and oil leak sources. The pollutant loads along with the coastline …

Sewage water from Karachi and agricultural runoff from adjacent lands put lots of pollutants
and nutrients in coastal waters of Karachi. Appearance of algal blooms in new geographical …

Karachi Harbour is an estuarine ecosystem which hosts a major shipyard, and also serves
as a receiving body to a river Lyari which brings untreated domestic and industrial effluents …