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Abualnaja Y, Driver I, Malik A. Rectal circular stapler anastomosis: A crossover-free, dog-earless technique. Colorectal Dis 2024; 26:570-571. [PMID: 38302691 DOI: 10.1111/codi.16877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 12/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
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- Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, ESNEFT, Ipswich, UK
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Hatzianestis I, Parinos C, Chourdaki S, Plakidi E, Abualnaja Y, Hoteit I, Churchill J, Papageorgiou D, Papadopoulos VP, Alshehri Y, Pavlidou A. Organic contaminants levels, distribution and risk assessment in Jeddah marine coastal zone sediments. Mar Pollut Bull 2024; 199:115926. [PMID: 38128252 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2023] [Revised: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/10/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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Herein, various organic contaminants were determined in surface sediments collected from the Jeddah coastal zone, Saudi Arabia, to assess their levels, origin and probable toxic effects on marine organisms. High hydrocarbons concentrations, indicative of an enhanced pollutant burden, were recorded in the Jeddah Lagoon (mean value 4100 mg/kg for total aliphatic hydrocarbons (∑AHC) and 5800 μg/kg for total polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (∑PAH)), whereas mean values in Mena Jeddah were 258 mg/kg for ∑AHC and 615 μg/kg for ∑PAH. By using molecular diagnostic ratios/indices and applying Positive Matrix Factorization, petroleum related pollution seems to predominate in Jeddah lagoons, whereas carcinogenic contaminants of pyrolytic origin were dominant in Mena Jedda. Additionally, municipal wastewaters were identified as a major source of pollution in Jeddah lagoons. Comparison of the concentrations of individual PAHs and polychlorinated biphenyls with sediment quality guidelines indicates that, despite their high total values, adverse biological effects are unlikely to occur.
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- I Hatzianestis
- Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (H.C.M.R.), 46.7 Km Athens-Sounio av., Mavro Lithari, 19013 Anavyssos, Attiki, Greece.
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- Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (H.C.M.R.), 46.7 Km Athens-Sounio av., Mavro Lithari, 19013 Anavyssos, Attiki, Greece
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- Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (H.C.M.R.), 46.7 Km Athens-Sounio av., Mavro Lithari, 19013 Anavyssos, Attiki, Greece
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- Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (H.C.M.R.), 46.7 Km Athens-Sounio av., Mavro Lithari, 19013 Anavyssos, Attiki, Greece
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- Red Sea Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Jeddah 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia.
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- Climate Change Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physical Oceanography, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA
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- Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (H.C.M.R.), 46.7 Km Athens-Sounio av., Mavro Lithari, 19013 Anavyssos, Attiki, Greece
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- Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (H.C.M.R.), 46.7 Km Athens-Sounio av., Mavro Lithari, 19013 Anavyssos, Attiki, Greece
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- National Center for Environmental Compliance, Riyadh 13241-3000, Saudi Arabia
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- Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (H.C.M.R.), 46.7 Km Athens-Sounio av., Mavro Lithari, 19013 Anavyssos, Attiki, Greece
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Tzempelikou E, Parinos C, Zeri C, Hatzianestis I, Abualnaja Y, Hoteit I, Plakidi E, Chourdaki S, Iliakis S, Papadopoulos VP, Pavlidou A. Pollution status determination using trace metals and organic contaminants of the water column in coastal areas of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba: A baseline assessment. Mar Pollut Bull 2023; 194:115379. [PMID: 37567128 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Revised: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 08/02/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023]
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Herein, we aim to provide a baseline assessment of the pollution status of the water column in coastal areas of Saudi Arabia (Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba), using trace metals (Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn), total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPHs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), in seawater samples obtained from 71 sampling stations in June-July 2021. Concerning trace metals, the maximum concentrations for Co, Cu and Ni were detected in Al-Shuqaiq, whereas the highest Pb and Zn concentrations were found in the Jeddah lagoon waters. Elevated concentrations of TPHs and the highest sum of PAHs were recorded in surface waters of Al Lith, Jeddah lagoon and Jeddah Mena. Overall, the concentrations of all trace metals, TPHs and individual PAHs for which environmental standards have been stipulated for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia fall well below the threshold values.
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- E Tzempelikou
- Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (H.C.M.R.), Institute of Oceanography, 46.7 Km Athens-Sounio ave., Mavro Lithari, 19013 Anavyssos, Attiki, Greece
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- Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (H.C.M.R.), Institute of Oceanography, 46.7 Km Athens-Sounio ave., Mavro Lithari, 19013 Anavyssos, Attiki, Greece.
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- Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (H.C.M.R.), Institute of Oceanography, 46.7 Km Athens-Sounio ave., Mavro Lithari, 19013 Anavyssos, Attiki, Greece
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- Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (H.C.M.R.), Institute of Oceanography, 46.7 Km Athens-Sounio ave., Mavro Lithari, 19013 Anavyssos, Attiki, Greece
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Red Sea Research Center, Thuwal, Jeddah 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia.
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, Thuwal, Jeddah 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (H.C.M.R.), Institute of Oceanography, 46.7 Km Athens-Sounio ave., Mavro Lithari, 19013 Anavyssos, Attiki, Greece
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- Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (H.C.M.R.), Institute of Oceanography, 46.7 Km Athens-Sounio ave., Mavro Lithari, 19013 Anavyssos, Attiki, Greece
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- Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (H.C.M.R.), Institute of Oceanography, 46.7 Km Athens-Sounio ave., Mavro Lithari, 19013 Anavyssos, Attiki, Greece
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- Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (H.C.M.R.), Institute of Oceanography, 46.7 Km Athens-Sounio ave., Mavro Lithari, 19013 Anavyssos, Attiki, Greece
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- Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (H.C.M.R.), Institute of Oceanography, 46.7 Km Athens-Sounio ave., Mavro Lithari, 19013 Anavyssos, Attiki, Greece
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Povinec PP, Papadopoulos VP, Krokos G, Abualnaja Y, Pavlidou A, Kontuľ I, Kaizer J, Cherkinsky A, Molnár A, Molnár M, Palcsu L, Al Ghamdi AS, Anber HA, Al Othman AS, Hoteit I. Tritium and radiocarbon in the water column of the Red Sea. J Environ Radioact 2023; 256:107051. [PMID: 36327526 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2022.107051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Revised: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 10/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
Despite being the busiest transient sea in the world due to the Suez Canal, radionuclide distribution studies in seawater and sediment of the Red Sea remain rare. A sampling expedition in the Red Sea was conducted from June 9 to July 6, 2021, visiting a transect of several deep sampling stations located along the central axis of the basin from the Gulf of Aqaba to the southern Red Sea (near Farasan Island, Saudi Arabia). The collected seawater profile samples were analyzed for tritium, radiocarbon and oxygen-18. The observed tritium levels in surface waters of the Red Sea peaked at 0.3-0.4 TU, similar to the values observed in the western Arabian Sea (decay corrected). The values observed at waters below 150 m were around 0.2 TU, however, at depths of 450 and 750 m, tritium minima (<0.2 TU) were observed, which could be associated with a partial return flow of bottom waters from the southern to the northern Red Sea. At two stations at the depth of about 550 m, deep Δ14C minima were observed as well (-4‰ and -10‰), documenting ongoing transport of carbon in the water column, important for sink of anthropogenic carbon.
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- P P Povinec
- Department of Nuclear Physics and Biophysics, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University, Bratislava, 84248, Slovakia.
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- Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Anavyssos, 19013, Greece
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- Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Anavyssos, 19013, Greece; Earth Sciences and Engineering Department, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- Red Sea Research Center, King Abdullah University for Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Anavyssos, 19013, Greece
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- Department of Nuclear Physics and Biophysics, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University, Bratislava, 84248, Slovakia
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- Department of Nuclear Physics and Biophysics, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University, Bratislava, 84248, Slovakia
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- Center for Applied Isotope Studies, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602-4702, USA
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- Isotoptech Zrt., H-4026, Debrecen, Hungary; University of Debrecen, Doctoral School of Physics, H-4026, Debrecen, Hungary
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- University of Debrecen, Doctoral School of Physics, H-4026, Debrecen, Hungary; INTERACT Centre, Institute for Nuclear Research, H-4026, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Institute for Nuclear Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Debrecen, Hungary
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- National Center for Environmental Compliance, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- National Center for Environmental Compliance, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- National Center for Environmental Compliance, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Earth Sciences and Engineering Department, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
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