Fluoride distibution and the effect of some ions along Alexandria coastal Mediterranean seawater of Egypt

Article type: Research Article

Authors: El-Sarraf, W.M. | Masoud, M.S. | Harfoush, A.A. | El-Said, GH.F.

Affiliations: National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Alexandria, Egypt | Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Egypt

Abstract: The coastal seawater of Mediterranean of Alexandria receives large amount of discharged waters containing industrial wastes, sewage, and agricultural and domestic drainage. Fluoride and some parameters were (chemical and physical) determined. The data gave indication that the content and the amount of the discharged water largely affect the chemical composition of the coastal water. Stepwise regression analysis was highly significant and the model was very fruitful, where the observed and calculated values were mostly concordant. This may indicated that there was a relation between fluoride content in coastal seawater and its content in the discharged water.

Keywords: fluoride distibution, Alexandria costal Mediterranean, Egypt, physical and chemical parametrs, regression analysis

Journal: Journal of Environmental Sciences, vol. 15, no. 5, pp. 639-646, 2003