Subject Area
Marine Biotechnology
Marine Products
Activities
A. Monitoring Programme:-
1. Environmental Impact Monitoring for Coastal Waters in Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba & Suez 1998 - Till now.
2. Data Information and Monitoring Programme for Northern Lakes 2008-
Till now.
3. Data Information and Monitoring Programme for Lake Quaroun& Wadi El-Rayan 2010-Till now.
4. Data Information and Monitoring Programme for Lake El-Temsah & bitter lakes. 2009-Till now.
5. Offshore works Sedimentation & Erosion at Sidi- Krir Power station along the Egyptian Coast Mediterranean Sea 2009.
6. Fish Culture in Sheniara area ( Lake Nasser ),Aswan, 2009.
7. Developing the Fisheries Resources at the Lake of Naser 2007-2008.
8. Environmental Studies for El – Brullus and Mariuot Lakes 2007-2008.
9. Integrated Management Studies on Marioute Lake 2007-2008.
10. Environmental survey on the Marine Environment of the Red Sea from
Ras Sokir to Suez City 2006.
11. Environmental study on the reduction of the negative impact of grass and sewage on the Electricity Company drainage located at Abu Qir and suggesting proper solution 2005–2006.
12. Studies on the environmental impact assessment of Sewage water, Agricultural and Industrial wastes on the drainage of Abu- Qir Bay 2005.
13. Environmental impact assessment study on El-Manzalah Lake in cooperation with the Remote Sensing Corporation 2004– 2005.
14. Impact of the sewage water on the Eastern Harbour of Alexandria
1987–1988.
15. Impact of the agricultural and industrial wastes on the western Harbour of Alexandria 1988–1989 .
16. Coastal transport of the pollutants and their impacts on the coast of Alexandria 1988–1990 .
17. The Impact of Hydrogen Sulphide on the marine organisms, the water of Abu Qir Gulf and the Eastern Harbuor of Alexandria 1989–1993 .
18. The Impact of Petroleum Pollutants and Heavy Metals on the Marine Environment of the United Arab Emirates 1993–1998 .
19. The environmental Characteristics of Mangrove ecosystems of the United Arab Emirates 1997– 1998- Shell Petroleum Company – UAE .
20. The General characteristics for the marine environment of the United Arab Emirates and it’s impact on Oman Gulf 1993–1998 .
B. Environmental Impact Assessment Studies:-
Oil Companies:
1. Biodegradation Rate of Corrosion Inhibitors 2012.
2. North West Damietta Baseline Survey ( shell Project ) 2010-2011.
3. Toxicity, Efficiency and Biological Degradation of Oil Dispersant since 2007 till now.
4. Offshore Baseline Survey for Burullus, North El- Burg & Ras El-
Barr, 2009.
5. Benthic Survey for Rashid Petroleum Company 2009.
6. Petroleum Studies for Rashid and El Brullus Petroleum Companies 2007-2008.
7. Master Services Contract – Service Order for Benthic Survey, Meta Ocean, Fishing and Shipping Studies 2007.
8. Environmental study for some of the environmental characteristics of the area of Shoukar for the two fields of Morgan and Badr located on the Gulf of Suez 2004–2005.
9. Environmental study on the area of Ras Bakr for constructing Petroleum platform for ENPPI Petroleum company which act as an agent for the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation 2004.
10. Environmental survey around the Petroleum Platforms(P1&P2) related to Rashid Petroleum Company 2004 .
11. The Impact of petroleum and heavy metals on the Red Sea Coast – Shell Petroleum Company 1992–1993.
12. Treatment of oil pollution and monitoring it’s impact on the environment at United Arab Emirates 1994–1995.
13. Offshore benthic survey study for P1 and P2 Gas field platforms in the Mediterranean Sea North of Rashid.
14. Environmental Impact Assessment studies for the onshore 2D seismic program, in addition to a pre-drilling EIA study for two exploratory wells in the north western desert of Egypt, Alamein Town.
Villages and Tourists Resorts:
1- Environmental Studies on the Villages and Tourist Resorts in Hurghada and Sharm El Skiekh. 2007-2013.
c. European Union Projects (FP7):-
1- Marine Indicators Dynamic of North Africa (MEDINA)
2011-2014.
2- Fisheries and Aquaculture Oriented Research Capacity in Egypt 2011-2014 (FORCE)
3- Fish Aquaculture Future within Mediterranean Countries in the frame work of FP7 Programme – ( Aqua Med ) 2010-2013.
4- People for Ecosystem Based Governance in Assessing Sustainable Development of Ocean and Coast (PEGASO Project ) 2010-2013
5- Mediterranean Sea Acidification in a changing climate ( MedSeA Project ) 2010-2013.
6- MYTIOR- Sub- Regional Surveys for the Assessment of Contamination Level of Eastern/ South Mediterranean Coastal
Water using Caged Mussels " UNEP/ MAP" 2009/2010.
D. Marine Biotechnology:-
1- Isolation and Identification of Marine Bioactive products since 2008-till now.
E. Training Courses:
Attending, participating and supervising several national, regional and international training courses mainly in the field of:
Environmental Studies and Surveys.
Contamination source Identification
Instrumentation and Methodological Studies.
Metal Pollution.
Oil pollution- contingency Planning
Quality Control, Quality assurance System (ISO 17025)
F. Thesis Supervision:
1. Master Thesis:
Safaa Abd El- Salam Hassan (1993). "Removal of Cadmium Ion from Industrial Waste Water by Cementation in Presence of Surface Active Substances (SAS) ". Submitted to the Faculty of Science, Alexandria University.
Alaa El- Din Mohamed Younis (1999). "Separation and Identification of Different Organotion Species in Semi- Closed Areas Along the Alexandria Mediterranean Coast". Submitted to the Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University.
Islam Mohamed Othman Radwan (2011). "Determination of Chlorinated Pesticides and Polychlorinated Biphenyls by GC/ ECD and GC/MS in Sea Water and Sediment Samples Collected from the Semi- Closed Areas in Alexandria ". Submitted to the Faculty of Science, Alexandria University.
Mohamed Ibrahim Abd El- Moneim Ibrahim (2011). "Determination of Aliphatic and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) by Gc-Ms in Sea Water and Sediment Samples Collected from the Semi- Closed Areas in Alexandria". Submitted to the Faculty of Science,
Alexandria University.
Hamada Bedair Issa Hawash (2011). "Determination of Organotin and Organomercury Compounds in Sediments of Northern Lakes – Egypt". Submitted to the Faculty of Science, Alexandria University.
Hani Fathy Heba (2012). " Removal of Some Toxic Heavy Metals Ions from their Mixtures using Adsorption Technique". Submitted to the Faculty of Science, Alexandria University.
Mohamed Gamal Mohamed El-Gazar (2012). "Impacts of Some Environmental Pollutants on Biochemical Functions of Tilapia sp. At Different Hot Spot Areas of Alexandria, Egypt". Submitted to the Faculty of Science, Ain- Shams University.
Mohamed El-Saied Ahmed Tantawi (2012). " Inhibition of 7075-T6 Al-alloy corrosion in aqueous sodium chloride solution using green
compounds". Submitted to the Faculty of Science, Alexandria University.
Marwa Gaber Zaki (2012). " Evaluation of Marine Pollution using Biomarkers and Ultrastructural Studies". Submitted to the Faculty of Science, Alexandria University.
Abd El-Rahman Mosaad Khattab (2013). " Distribution of nutrient salts in hot spot areas at El-Max bay (Egyptian Mediterranean Sea) in relation to physicochemical parameters. Submitted to the Faculty of Science, Alexandria University.
2. Ph. D. Thesis:
Safaa Ahmed Abd El- Ghani (2007). " Determination of Organotin and Organolead Species in the Gulf of Suez". Submitted to the Faculty of Science, Alexandria University.
Gehan Mohamed Abd El- Halim Baker El-Zokm (2010). "Speciation of Some Heaby Metals in Sediments of the Egyptian Red Sea Coasts". Submitted to the Faculty of Science, Alexandria University.
Haiem M. aboul -Ela (2013). " Investigation of Bioactive Compounds Extracted from Marine Sponges- Associated Proteobactria and Firmicutes". Submitted to Faculty of Science, Alexandria University.
G. Scientific Conferences :
Attending, participating and supervising several national, regional and international conferences and chairman of the following conferences:
1. Chairman for the International Conference of the National Institute of Oceanography & Fisheries during the period from 7th –9th December, 2010 in Alexandria
2. Chairman for the International Conference of the National Institute of Oceanography & Fisheries during the period from 17th –20th November, 2009 in Alexandria
3. Chairman for the International Conference of the National Institute of Oceanography & Fisheries during the period from 22nd - 25th November, 2008 in Alexandria
4. Chairman for the International Conference of the National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries that will be held during the period 26th-29th November 2007 in Alexandria
5. Chairman for the Second International Conference of the National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries during the period 18th -21st September 2006.
6. Attending and participating on several regional and international scientific conferences on Marine Environment.
H. Scientific Workshops:
Attending, participating and supervising on several national, regional and international scientific workshops in the field of:
Environmental Studies and Surveys.
Contamination source Identification.
Instrumentation and Methodological Studies.
Metal Pollution.
Oil pollution- contingency Planning.
Quality Control, Quality assurance System (ISO 17025)
Isolation of some Bioactive Compounds from Marine environment.
Region of Study
Orth-African Mediterranean Countries (Geographical Region E.g. 71, So
Skills
Experienced in the field of Marine chemistry and Marine biotechnology, especially in the following fields :
1- Treatment of petroleum pollutants and studying of oil pollution .
2- Environmental Impact Assessment of industrial activities on the marine
environment .
3- Participate in implementing the environmental review works for the various
Institutions and organizations.
4- Coastal Zone Management
5- Metal Pollution
6- Environmental studies and surveys.
7- Contamination source identification.
8-Oil pollution-contingency planning
9-Isolation of marine bioactive products.