Browsing Faculty Work (AUS Sustainability) by Author "e1810ac6-0bd8-42d2-9b2c-77332b1edbe5"
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Chemical and biological assessment of sediments and water of Khalid Khor, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Samara, Fatin; Elsayed, Yehya; Soghomonian, Balik; Knuteson, Sandra (Elsevier, 2016-10-15)Water and sediments were collected on March 2013 and April 2014 from Khalid Khor creek area in United Arab Emirates to assess their quality parameters. The pH and alkalinity of the water samples were measured and their ... -
Investigation of a fecal contamination of groundwater and surface water at Al Wasit Nature Reserve, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Samara, Fatin; Ali, Tarig; Haverila, Jenny; Knuteson, Sandra (EM International, 2016)Domestic waste contamination has adverse health effects and detrimental ecological impact. This paper presents the results of an investigation of domestic waste contamination; specifically fecal contamination of ground and ... -
Novel method for water purification using activated adsorbents developed from sewage sludge
Elsayed, Yehya; Khamis, Mustafa; Samara, Fatin; Alqaydi, Maitha; Sara, Ziad; Al Zubaidi, Isam; Mortula, Maruf (Taylor & Francis, 2016)Sewage sludge from Dubai was characterized using inductively coupled plasma and CHN elemental analysis. Selected sludge samples were washed with deionized water until constant conductivity was achieved. The sludge samples ... -
Photocatalytic UV degradation of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzofuran in the presence of silver zeolite
Samara, Fatin; Al Shamsi, Maitha; Kanaan, Faisal; Kanan, Sofian (Springer, 2017-02-24)Silver clusters were introduced into the framework of zeolite Y. Low-temperature solid-state luminescence indicates the formation of silver–silver excimers and exciplexes that were found to be activated at 250 and 300 nm, ... -
Removal of benzo (a) anthracene from water using a novel UAE sludge-based activated adsorbent
Samara, Fatin; Khamis, Mustafa; Sara, Ziad; Elsayed, Yehya (Desalination Publications, 2017-12)A new adsorbent material from sewage sludge of relatively high surface area (2,230 m2/g) was prepared by carbonization and chemical activation using steam at controlled semi-static conditions. The pore size distributions ... -
Trace metals, PAHs, and PCBs in sediments from the Jobos Bay area in Puerto Rico
Aldarondo-Torres, Jessica X.; Samara, Fatin; Mansilla-Rivera, Imar; Aga, Diana S.; Rodríguez-Sierra, Carlos J. (2010-08)This study provides baseline information on the extent of contamination in sediments of the Jobos Bay estuary and surrounding areas in Puerto Rico. Sediments from Jobos Bay area (n = 14) had higher overall average ...