{"title":"Assessment of Surface Water Quality of the Nile River at Damietta Branch, Egypt","authors":"Omnya El-Battrawy, Amany Farid Hasballah, Hadeer El-Gohary","doi":"10.21608/sjdfs.2023.173123.1065","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/sjdfs.2023.173123.1065","url":null,"abstract":"Nile River is subjected to many sources of pollution from municipal wastewater, agriculture, and industry, but little information is available on the quality of the river's water. This study aimed to assess the water quality of the Nile River at the Damietta Branch. Water samples were collected from the Damietta branch, the physico-chemical parameters and some heavy metals were analyzed which includes; temperature, pH, Turbidity, EC, TDS, alkalinity, total hardness, Ca +2 and Mg +2 hardness, chlorides, sulfates, and aluminum, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, iron, manganese, and silica. The results indicated that, the turbidity value was 7.81 NTU, while temperature, pH, EC, and TDS were 23ºC, 8.03, 403.75 µmohs/cm, and 266.25 mg/l, respectively. The concentrations of alkalinity, total hardness, Ca +2 and Mg +2 hardness were 142, 131.5, 82.5, and 49 mg/l, respectively. While chlorides, sulfates, and aluminum concentrations were 27, 34.25, and 0.063 mg/l, respectively; ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate concentrations were 0.13, 0.083, and 0.59 mg/l, respectively. Iron, manganese, and silica concentrations were 0.058, 0.05, and 1.3 mg/l, respectively. Results from Water Quality Index (WQI) reveal that Nile River waters were generally categorized as poor quality or unfit for drinking purposes leading to presence of high pollution in the river. Water sample with Pollution Index observed that heavy metals concentrations had moderately affected except Cu +2 , Co +2 , and Zn +2 were not detected in raw Nile River water. Perhaps, new recent trends of treatment have to be designed so as to decrease the pollution load of the rivers..","PeriodicalId":21655,"journal":{"name":"Scientific Journal for Damietta Faculty of Science","volume":"31 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74950569","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Omnya El-Battrawy, Amany Farid Hasballah, Hadeer A. El-Gohary
{"title":"Using Ozone instead of Chlorine for Drinking Water Treatment under Egyptian Conditions","authors":"Omnya El-Battrawy, Amany Farid Hasballah, Hadeer A. El-Gohary","doi":"10.21608/sjdfs.2023.175333.1070","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/sjdfs.2023.175333.1070","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this study was to improve disinfection techniques by using ozone in water treatment instead of chlorine. Current study for Nile water treatment revealed that the optimum dose was 10 mg/L and 4.6 mg/L for ozone and chlorine, respectively. The concentration of ozone and chlorine were under permissible limits according to the Egyptian standards for drinking water. The current work was shown to monitor TBC, TCs, FCs, and non-FCs by removal percentage reaching to 99.87, 99.97, 99.96, and 99.02% for each, respectively, for chlorine. While with ozone the removal percentage reaching to 99.9, 99.95, 99.93, and 98.92%, respectively. Microbiological examinations include: Total plate count, total coliform, total algal count, and microscopic examination. The ozone Algal counting analysis revealed that, total algae, green algae, blue- green algae, and diatoms with removal efficiencies of 91.07, 90.24, 100, and 88.24%, respectively, chlorine counting analysis show removal efficiencies of 94.42, 95.08, 100, and 91.62%, respectively. It’s concluded that using ozone is one of the future ways to meet the environmental water standards and supply the water requirements of the growing population.","PeriodicalId":21655,"journal":{"name":"Scientific Journal for Damietta Faculty of Science","volume":"35 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89005356","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Mostafa, A. Abdelmonem, F. el-Ablack, M. Abdel-Mogib, S. Ayyad
{"title":"Insecticidal and phytochemical investigation of Catharanthus roseus L. extracts to Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.)","authors":"M. Mostafa, A. Abdelmonem, F. el-Ablack, M. Abdel-Mogib, S. Ayyad","doi":"10.21608/sjdfs.2023.212771.1111","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/sjdfs.2023.212771.1111","url":null,"abstract":"Chromatographic separation of Catharanthus roseus yielded six fractions. Of the sex fractions, the alkaloid and butanol fractions were the most effective fraction against Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.) larvae in their second instar after seven days of exposure using leaf dipping technique with LC50 value 234.58 and 481.09 ppm, respectively. Toxicological effect guided isolation and elucidation of the most toxic fraction and yielded three monoterpenoid indole alkaloids, vindoline (1), vindorosin (2) and ajmalicine (3) using extensive chromatographic and spectroscopic techniques. The effect of alkaloid and butanol fractions on biochemical aspects including transaminases enzymes (AST and ALT), acelylcolinesterase and chitinase for S. littoralis, 2 nd instar larvae were evaluated. A significant activation on AST and ALT activities were obtained after treatment with LC50 of alkaloid and butanol fractions also, both fractions might be used as AchE inhibitors and suggested an ability in biodegradation of chitin. The sublethal effect of both alkaloid and butanol fractions on the biological aspects of S. littoralis immature and adult stages were studied in details","PeriodicalId":21655,"journal":{"name":"Scientific Journal for Damietta Faculty of Science","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90460342","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An Efficient Cloud Computing System for E-Health","authors":"R. Omar, H. E. El Hadidi, A. El-Harby, G. Behery","doi":"10.21608/sjdfs.2023.198673.1092","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/sjdfs.2023.198673.1092","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21655,"journal":{"name":"Scientific Journal for Damietta Faculty of Science","volume":"32 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89577585","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"مبادرة اللافندر السعودي من التلاشي الي الانتشار من أجل تنمية الانسان والمكان والاقتصاد الريفي","authors":"Ali Alshehri, Eman El Nashar, Alanoud Alshehri","doi":"10.21608/sjdfs.2023.215184.1112","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/sjdfs.2023.215184.1112","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21655,"journal":{"name":"Scientific Journal for Damietta Faculty of Science","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81864550","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Basal, Mohammad Abdelfattah Sarhan, Mostafa Alfarog, Esraa Eltwargy, A. E. el Bahrawy
{"title":"Well Logging Analysis of the Devonian Awaynat Wanin Formation (F3) “B” in A37-NC169a well, Al Wafa field, Ghadames Basin, Libya","authors":"A. Basal, Mohammad Abdelfattah Sarhan, Mostafa Alfarog, Esraa Eltwargy, A. E. el Bahrawy","doi":"10.21608/sjdfs.2023.206789.1102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/sjdfs.2023.206789.1102","url":null,"abstract":"The Ghadames basin represents the second main basin in oil production in Libya. Al Wafa Field is one of the oil and gas producer in Ghadames basin. This work aims to evaluate the sandstone of Aouinet Uennin Formation (F3) “B” in A37-NC169a well, Al Wafa field, Ghadames Basin, Libya. The applied methods in this research encompasses the qualitative and quantitative well logging evaluation for the entire sandstone (F3) “B”-sand level) of the Awaynat Wanin Formation in A37-NC169a well. The analysis of the well logging data, the examined sandstones exhibit high potentiality for hydrocarbon production in its topmost part (level 1) with 54 ft thick. This reservoir displays high hydrocarbon saturation values fluctuates between 80-90%, porosity ranges between 5-15%, low Bulk Volume of Water 0.01and 0.02, irreducible water saturation equals 22 %, and permeability nearly 7 MD. Accordingly, this study highlights the oil potentiality of the sandstones of the Awaynat Wanin Formation (F3) “B” for further exploration purposes in Al Wafa field and the surrounding fields within the Ghadames Basin.","PeriodicalId":21655,"journal":{"name":"Scientific Journal for Damietta Faculty of Science","volume":"33 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73535840","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abdullah Abduljalil, K. Elbakry, N. Omar, Lamiaa Elsayed Mokhtar Deef, Shereen A. Fahmy
{"title":"Protective Effects of Silver Nanoparticles of Moringa Oleifera Leaves against Acrylamide-Induced Blood Toxicity in Rats .","authors":"Abdullah Abduljalil, K. Elbakry, N. Omar, Lamiaa Elsayed Mokhtar Deef, Shereen A. Fahmy","doi":"10.21608/sjdfs.2023.180468.1075","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/sjdfs.2023.180468.1075","url":null,"abstract":"The present study aimed to indicate the harmful effects of Acrylamide (ACR) on blood cell of rats and the protective role of silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) derived from Moringa oleifera ( M .oleifera ) leaves against this effects. Ag-NPs were produced and subsequently examined using Transmission Electronic Microscope and Dynamic Light scattering measurements. Twenty adult male albino rats were randomly divided into four groups (five per each):Control group; ACR group (50 mg/kg b.wt, in drinking water); MO-NPsACRS group (50 mg/kg b.wt, orally at the same time of each treatment) and Protective group, (MO-NPs/ACR group), MO-NPs for 3 weeks (50 mg/kg b.wt, orally) then ACR for 3 weeks (50 mg/kg b.wt). At the end of the experimental period, blood samples were collected in clean tubes containing anticoagulant for blood cells count.","PeriodicalId":21655,"journal":{"name":"Scientific Journal for Damietta Faculty of Science","volume":"87 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84083001","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Climate change in the coastal areas: consequences, adaptations, and projections for the Northern Coastal Area, Egypt","authors":"Doaa Elemam, A. Eldeeb","doi":"10.21608/sjdfs.2023.170018.1061","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/sjdfs.2023.170018.1061","url":null,"abstract":"Coastal and estuarine ecosystems provide a diverse range of products and services, such as water quality management, carbon storage, food supply, some natural disaster protection, and to name a few. However, these areas are the most vulnerable to climate change. In this study, we look into climate change consequences and the potential regional adaptation methods to them, with an emphasis on coastal risks. We evaluated their efficacy in terms of both the coastal management methods for which they were designed as well as the climate change in the long term. Because the assessment is not reliant on the local environment only, it is applicable to most coastal locations. We undertook a literature analysis to identify measures that may be applied to the coastal area of Damietta. The EMA (Egyptian Meteorological Authority), the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA), the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI), and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) classification of adaptation measures based on institutional characteristics, socioeconomic characteristics, or physical-environmental characteristics are used to categorize these metrics in these two integrated methodologies. Parallel to this, a number of standards were developed to evaluate the measure's present and potential efficacy, regardless of the context. At last, this strategy enabled objective and straightforward comparisons between measurements by assessing the adaptation strategies according to these standards and predictions of the challenges we will face in the future. The study proposed several extension strategies to raise awareness about the expected consequences of climate change.","PeriodicalId":21655,"journal":{"name":"Scientific Journal for Damietta Faculty of Science","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87816388","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
El-Sayed El-Morsy, M. El-Metwally, M. Mohesien, S. Shabara
{"title":"Cellulolytic activities of thermophilic Thermoascus aurantiacus MW559792 and Mycothermus thermophilus MZ723073.","authors":"El-Sayed El-Morsy, M. El-Metwally, M. Mohesien, S. Shabara","doi":"10.21608/sjdfs.2023.195180.1088","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/sjdfs.2023.195180.1088","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21655,"journal":{"name":"Scientific Journal for Damietta Faculty of Science","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81840641","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Said, M. Elbokl, S. Ayyad, Ahmed E. M. Abdel Mageed
{"title":"Assessment of toxicological effects of some new plant extracts on cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii","authors":"R. Said, M. Elbokl, S. Ayyad, Ahmed E. M. Abdel Mageed","doi":"10.21608/sjdfs.2023.205957.1099","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/sjdfs.2023.205957.1099","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21655,"journal":{"name":"Scientific Journal for Damietta Faculty of Science","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86377818","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}