干旱区生态环境知识资源中心(Arid): Current Status of Marine Pollution and Mitigation Strategies in Arid Region: A Detailed Review

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DOI	10.1007/s12601-019-0027-5
	Current Status of Marine Pollution and Mitigation Strategies in Arid Region: A Detailed Review
	Chitrakar, Prerana; Baawain, Mahad Said; Sana, Ahmad; Al-Mamun, Abdullah
通讯作者	Baawain, MS (corresponding author), Sultan Qaboos Univ, Dept Civil & Architectural Engn, Muscat 123, Oman.
来源期刊	OCEAN SCIENCE JOURNAL
ISSN	1738-5261
EISSN	2005-7172
出版年	2019
卷号	54 期号:3 页码:317-348
英文摘要	Coastal pollution is becoming a significant threat for both marine ecosystems and humans. Marine pollution and coastal degradation are severely exacerbated by anthropogenic activities involving the discharge of industrial and domestic effluents, ballast water and brine wastes, accidental spillage of oil and radioactive wastes, and the modification of coastal structures. Understanding the sources of marine pollution and their possible impacts allows us to measure the current mitigation and conservation strategies aimed at protecting marine ecosystems from further deterioration. This review assessed the status of marine pollution based on the literature with a focus on the sea in arid regions over the last four decades. The review also summarized the degree of contamination of heavy metals and petroleum hydrocarbons that accumulated in marine water, sediments and living organisms. In addition, the review critically suggested several mitigation strategies to alleviate the impacts of such pollutions. The key findings indicated that the oil and gas production and processing industries, desalination industries, sea traffic, urban development, and discharge of treated wastewater and ballast water along with seasonal upwelling, and climate change were the main contributors of marine pollution in these regions including the Sea of Oman. The major identified pollutants were heavy metals, petroleum hydrocarbons, organochlorine, tar, harmful algal blooms, marine debris, non-native species, and sediment that are posing severe threats to marine biodiversity and ecosystems. The occurrence of radionuclides in these regions seems to be smaller compared to the World Ocean because of the insignificant disposal of nuclear waste due to strict law enforcement and monitoring. However, marine litter, micro-plastic, radionuclides, greenhouse gases, and non-point pollutant sources have not been investigated properly. Therefore, efforts to identify the possible sources of pollution, estimate their impacts based on field data and numerical modeling, and understand ocean dynamics with regard to the transportation and deposition of sediments and pollutants need to be undertaken in order to protect the coastal and marine environment and ecosystems. Furthermore, integration of robotic aircraft along with satellite surveillance can be an additional measure deployed for the purposes of monitoring oil spillage, illegal ballast water discharge, harmful algal blooms, and beach utilization.
英文关键词	ballast and brine discharge marine pollution heavy metal petro-chemical pollution sedimentation climate change Sea of Oman
类型	Review
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000514850100001
WOS关键词	MINA-AL-FAHAL ; ARABIAN GULF ; PETROLEUM-HYDROCARBONS ; COASTAL SEDIMENTS ; PERSIAN-GULF ; HEAVY-METALS ; PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY ; DESALINATION PLANTS ; BALLAST WATER ; TAR POLLUTION
WOS类目	Marine & Freshwater Biology ; Oceanography
WOS研究方向	Marine & Freshwater Biology ; Oceanography
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/369498
作者单位	[Chitrakar, Prerana; Baawain, Mahad Said; Sana, Ahmad; Al-Mamun, Abdullah] Sultan Qaboos Univ, Dept Civil & Architectural Engn, Muscat 123, Oman
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Chitrakar, Prerana,Baawain, Mahad Said,Sana, Ahmad,et al. Current Status of Marine Pollution and Mitigation Strategies in Arid Region: A Detailed Review[J],2019,54(3):317-348.
APA	Chitrakar, Prerana,Baawain, Mahad Said,Sana, Ahmad,&Al-Mamun, Abdullah.(2019).Current Status of Marine Pollution and Mitigation Strategies in Arid Region: A Detailed Review.OCEAN SCIENCE JOURNAL,54(3),317-348.
MLA	Chitrakar, Prerana,et al."Current Status of Marine Pollution and Mitigation Strategies in Arid Region: A Detailed Review".OCEAN SCIENCE JOURNAL 54.3(2019):317-348.