Exploring the potential reuse of phosphogypsum: a waste or a resource?
Phosphogypsum (PG), the main industrial by-product of phosphate fertilizer industry,
primarily consists of calcium sulfate dihydrate. However, it contains various impurities with …
primarily consists of calcium sulfate dihydrate. However, it contains various impurities with …
Heavy metal contamination and ecological risk assessment in the surface sediments of the coastal area surrounding the industrial complex of Gabes city, Gulf of …
R El Zrelli, P Courjault-Radé, L Rabaoui, S Castet… - Marine pollution …, 2015 - Elsevier
In the present study, the concentrations of 6 trace metals (Hg, Cd, Cu, Pb, Cr and Zn) were
assessed in the surface sediments of the central coastal area of Gabes Gulf to determine …
assessed in the surface sediments of the central coastal area of Gabes Gulf to determine …
Characterization of phosphate rock and phosphogypsum from Gabes phosphate fertilizer factories (SE Tunisia): high mining potential and implications for …
R El Zrelli, L Rabaoui, N Daghbouj, H Abda… - … Science and Pollution …, 2018 - Springer
Since the establishment of the coastal industrial complex in Gabes city (Gulf of Gabes, SE
Tunisia), hundred million tons of untreated phosphogypsum have been discharged in the …
Tunisia), hundred million tons of untreated phosphogypsum have been discharged in the …
Characterization of the role of phosphogypsum foam in the transport of metals and radionuclides in the Southern Mediterranean Sea
R El Zrelli, L Rabaoui, H Abda, N Daghbouj… - Journal of hazardous …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Gabes Gulf had received huge quantities of phosphogypsum discharged from
fertilizer plants. Dumping phosphogypsum in coastal waters leads to the formation of foam …
fertilizer plants. Dumping phosphogypsum in coastal waters leads to the formation of foam …
Spatial distribution and contamination assessment of heavy metals in marine sediments of the southern coast of Sfax, Gabes Gulf, Tunisia
I Naifar, F Pereira, R Zmemla, M Bouaziz… - Marine pollution …, 2018 - Elsevier
In order to investigate the current distribution of metal concentrations in surface marine
sediments of the southern coast of Sfax (Tunisia), thirty-nine samples were collected in the …
sediments of the southern coast of Sfax (Tunisia), thirty-nine samples were collected in the …
Surface sediment enrichment with trace metals in a heavily human-impacted lagoon (Bizerte Lagoon, Southern Mediterranean Sea): Spatial distribution, ecological …
R El Zrelli, L Yacoubi, T Wakkaf, S Castet… - Marine Pollution …, 2021 - Elsevier
Although several studies previously assessed the contents of trace metals in the sediments
of the heavily human-impacted lagoon of Bizerte (northern Tunisia), multi-analytical …
of the heavily human-impacted lagoon of Bizerte (northern Tunisia), multi-analytical …
Seawater quality assessment and identification of pollution sources along the central coastal area of Gabes Gulf (SE Tunisia): evidence of industrial impact and …
R El Zrelli, L Rabaoui, MB Alaya, N Daghbouj… - Marine pollution …, 2018 - Elsevier
Temperature, pH and trace elements (F, P, Cr, Cu, Zn, Cd, and Pb) contents were
determined in 16 stations as well as in 2 industrial and 2 domestic discharge sources, in the …
determined in 16 stations as well as in 2 industrial and 2 domestic discharge sources, in the …
Microplastics in surface waters of the Gulf of Gabes, southern Mediterranean Sea: Distribution, composition and influence of hydrodynamics
A Zayen, S Sayadi, C Chevalier, M Boukthir… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Mediterranean Sea has been described as one of the most affected areas by
marine litter in the world. Although microplastics and their effects have been investigated in …
marine litter in the world. Although microplastics and their effects have been investigated in …
Trace metals in urbanized coasts: The central Atlantic of Morocco as a case study
This study describes the contamination, accumulation, and ecological risk assessment of
five trace metals (Cd, Pb, Cu, Zn, and Cr) in sediments of an urbanized beach in the central …
five trace metals (Cd, Pb, Cu, Zn, and Cr) in sediments of an urbanized beach in the central …
Bioaccumulation of trace elements and hydrocarbons in chondrichthyans of the western Arabian Gulf: Environmental and human health risk assessment and …
This is a first attempt to assess the levels of trace elements, PAHs, and TPHs in six
elasmobranch species (Carcharhinus dussumieri, C. sorrah, Chiloscyllium arabicum …
elasmobranch species (Carcharhinus dussumieri, C. sorrah, Chiloscyllium arabicum …