Impact of petroleum refinery on aquatic ecosystem of Skikda Bay (Algeria): Diversity and abundance of viable bacterial strains

This paper reports a study on the impact of petroleum refinery effluents on the bacterial load and diversity of the aquatic ecosystem in Skikda Bay (Algeria). The results showed a large spatiotemporal variation in the isolated bacterial species. This difference between stations and seasons could be...

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Published in:Marine pollution bulletin 2023-03, Vol.188, p.114704-114704, Article 114704
Main Authors: Belahmadi, Mohamed Seddik Oussama, Charchar, Nabil, Abdessemed, Ala, Gherib, Abdelfettah
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algeria
Bacteria
Bacterial diversity
Bays
Coastal pollution
Ecosystem
Petroleum
Petroleum hydrocarbons
Skikda bay
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Summary:This paper reports a study on the impact of petroleum refinery effluents on the bacterial load and diversity of the aquatic ecosystem in Skikda Bay (Algeria). The results showed a large spatiotemporal variation in the isolated bacterial species. This difference between stations and seasons could be attributed to environmental factors and to the pollution rate at the different sampling sites. Statistical analysis results showed that physicochemical parameters such as pH, electrical conductivity and salinity have a very significant effect on the microbial load (p 
ISSN:0025-326X
1879-3363
DOI:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114704