Characterization of Doha Bay : a case study

Abdulla Al Mamoon, Erik Keupink, Ataur Rahman, Hassan Qasem

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Abstract

![CDATA[Doha Bay is a semi-enclosed water body, located on the Arabian Gulf, bordering Doha, capital city of the State of Qatar. It currently receives untreated waters via several marine outfalls from Doha and surrounding areas. The untreated water consists of stormwater, but is also likely to include discharges from non-stormwater sources, which may contribute additional pollutants to the receiving sea waters. Due to shallow depth near the stormwater discharge outlets in the Doha Bay, there is a potential public health risk to recreational users from accumulated pollutants. The key objective of this study is to determine the existing environmental conditions of the marine environment, in the vicinity of four primary discharge outfalls (i.e. Souq Waqif, Rumailah, Tennis Court and Diplomatic outfalls) in order to assess the spatial extent of the pollutants that may have dispersed from each Outfall. An extensive sampling program was undertaken that includes an assessment of water and sediment quality, hydrodynamics and identification of sensitive ecological communities within the Doha Bay area. To achieve this, a series of sampling stations were positioned along multiple transect lines radiating out from each discharge point. The results of sampling program were assessed for compliance against a range of local, regional and international ambient marine water quality standards as reported in this paper.]]
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationWater Connecting the World: Proceedings of the 38th IAHR World Congress, 1-6 September 2019, Panama City, Panama
PublisherInternational Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research
Pages1718-1727
Number of pages10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019
EventInternational Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research. World Congress -
Duration: 1 Sept 2019 → …

Publication series

Name
ISSN (Print)2521-7119

Conference

ConferenceInternational Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research. World Congress
Period1/09/19 → …

Keywords

  • Persian Gulf
  • Qatar
  • marine habitats
  • ocean outfalls
  • pollution
  • runoff
  • water quality

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