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of these water bodies is important and became necessary for better management,
mainly for the benefit of the Egyptian economy and public health. The Nile Delta
lakes, as transitional zone between land and sea, are considered as the most productive natural systems in Egypt (Saad 2003).
45
35
ppt
25
30
40
Mex
Maadia
Burullus
El-Gamil
Fig. 13.7 Salinity during
May 2016 of the
Mediterranean Sea Water
adjacent to the coastal
lakes under investigation
(Mex = Mariout Lake,
Maadia = Edku Lake,
Burullus = Burullus Lake
and El-Gamil = Manzala
Lake) (Data from EEAA
2016c)
1000000
100000
10000
1000
CFU/100 mL
100
10
1
Coliform Bacteria
Accepted Limit
Mex
Abu Qir Bay
Burullus
El-Gamil
Fig. 13.8 Coliform
Bacteria during May 2016
of the Mediterranean Sea
Water adjacent to the
coastal lakes under
investigation against the
accepted limit (Mex =
Mariout Lake, Abu Qir
Bay = Edku Lake, Burullus
= Burullus Lake and
El-Gamil = Manzala Lake)
(Data from EEAA 2016c)
A.A. El-Gamal