Identification of groundwater potential zones using remote sensing and GIS techniques: a case study of the Shatt Al-Arab Basin

H Allafta, C Opp, S Patra - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
Rapid population growth has raised the groundwater resources demand for socio-economic
development in the Shatt Al-Arab basin. The sustainable management of groundwater …

Habitat and resource equivalency analysis: a critical assessment

WH Desvousges, N Gard, HJ Michael, AD Chance - Ecological Economics, 2018 - Elsevier
Restoration of ecological resource services from oil spills or chemical releases is a central
component of natural resource damage assessments (NRDA) in the US Equivalency …

Spatio-temporal variability and pollution sources identification of the surface sediments of Shatt Al-Arab River, Southern Iraq

H Allafta, C Opp - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Water draining from heavily industrialized basins introduces significant amounts of
pollutants to the rivers water and sediments. Heavy industrial activities in the Shatt Al-Arab …

Interrogating the environmental accountability of foreign oil and gas companies in Basra, Iraq: a stakeholder theory perspective

LJ Morrison, A Alshamari, G Finau - Meditari Accountancy Research, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper aims to interrogate the accountabilities of the foreign companies which
have directly invested in the Iraqi oil and gas industry. Design/methodology/approach Using …

Monitoring of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, hopanes, and polychlorinated biphenyls in the Persian Gulf in plastic resin pellets

M Alidoust, GB Yeo, K Mizukawa, H Takada - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2021 - Elsevier
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and hopanes
were analyzed in plastic resin pellets collected from 19 locations along the Persian Gulf …

Migration and redistribution of LNAPL in inclined stratified soil media

D Li, D Cai, Z Ao, X Jiang - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Leakage of light non-aqueous phase liquid (LNAPL) into soil can cause serious
environmental issues. In this study, a two-dimensional device with adjustable dip angles …

Marine pollution in Kuwait and its impacts on fish-stock decline in Kuwaiti waters: Reviewing the Kuwaiti government's policies and practices

MEA Alqattan, TS Gray - Frontiers in Sustainability, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Kuwait's “Blue Economy” project aims to help replace the country's oil and gas income by
the sustainable development of its marine resources. The fishing industry has a prime place …

Activity concentration and spatial distribution of radionuclides in marine sediments close to the estuary of Shatt al-Arab/Arvand Rud River, the Gulf

DL Patiris, C Tsabaris, CL Anagnostou… - Journal of environmental …, 2016 - Elsevier
Tigris and Euphrates rivers both emerge in eastern Turkey and cross Syria and Iraq. They
unite to Shatt al-Arab/Arvand Rud River and discharge in Arabic/Persian Gulf. The activity …

Different responses of taxonomic and functional diversity to environmental changes: case study of fish communities in the Zhoushan fishing ground, China

Y Li, J Wang, P Ju, C Zhang, B Liu, Y Wang - Aquatic Sciences, 2023 - Springer
The resilience and response of fish communities to environmental stressors are associated
with their structure, such as fish biodiversity. Whether different components of biodiversity …

[HTML][HTML] Origin of biomarkers (PAH, n-alkane, hopane, estrane) in different colors of plastic resin pellets and surface sediments from coastal area of the Makuran-Oman …

M Malekolkalami, AR Bakhtiari, M Mirzai… - Environmental …, 2025 - Elsevier
The unique attributes of the study area, situated near the Strait of Hormuz—an extensively
utilized oil shipping corridor for Iran and neighboring Arabian nations—encompass oil …