Impacts of Climate Change on Water Quality using GIS Technique in Water Courses at Egyptian Delta Governorates

Bibliographic Information
Authors: Ismail N.M.M.; Zanaty N.; Abdel-Motleb A.; Saleh H.A.; Ali S.E.; Helmy M.A.; Saad-Hussein A.; Sayed S.S.M.
Journal: Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries
Publisher: Egyptian Society for the Development of Fisheries and Human Health
Publication Date: 1 November 2023
Volume / Issue: Volume 27 / Issue 6
Pages: 387–409
ISSN: 11106131
DOI: 10.21608/ejabf.2023.329203
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Document Type: Article
Access: All Open Access; Gold Open Access
Authors and Affiliations
Ismail N.M.M., Department of Environmental Research, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Egypt; Zanaty N., The National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, Cairo, 1564, Egypt; Abdel-Motleb A., Department of Environmental Research, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Egypt; Saleh H.A., Department of Environmental Research, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Egypt; Ali S.E., Department of Environmental Research, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Egypt; Helmy M.A., Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Environment and Climate Change Research Institute, National Research Centre, Egypt; Saad-Hussein A., Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Environment and Climate Change Research Institute, National Research Centre, Egypt; Sayed S.S.M., Department of Environmental Research, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Egypt
Abstract
The present work aimed to study the water quality of six Delta Egyptian governorates using ArcGIS maps. Compared to winter, water temperature was higher during summer in all selected governorates. Dissolved oxygen (D.O.) was higher than in summer during winter in all selected governorates. The maximum atmospheric temperature (Tmax) was higher in current work than that recorded throughout the past ten years in Damietta and Beheria governorates during spring, while it was high at Kafr El-Sheikh in autumn and summer. Tmax was directly proportional to the observed water temperature and inversely proportional to D.O. Water temperature showed negative correlations with all physicochemical parameters. Cd levels were relatively high in winter in all examined governorates. Pb level raised at Gharbia, Dakahila, and Monfia in winter and spring. Cu and Fe levels were moderately high during all seasons, while Zn levels were high and moderate in Kafr El-Seikh and Damietta in spring. The spatial distribution gave a visual picture of the main parameters affecting the water quality in the examined governorates. © 2023, Egyptian Society for the Development of Fisheries and Human Health. All rights reserved.
Keywords
ArcGIS; Atmospheric temperature; Heavy metals; Spatial variations; Water quality
Citation Information
Scopus Citations: 3
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