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The importance of microbial mats for dolomite formation in the Dohat Faishakh sabkha, Qatar
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Springer Verlag
, 2015 , Article)
The Dohat Faishakh sabkha in Qatar is one of the rare modern environments where it is possible to study the formation of dolomite, a mineral whose origin has been long debated. In previous studies, dolomite formation in ...
Stratigraphy and petroleum systems of the Paleozoic (pre-Khuff) succession, Qatar
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Wiley
, 2016 , Article)
A thickness of more than 1500m of Palaeozoic (pre-Khuff) siliciclastic strata were
encountered in three deep wells (Matbakh A, and Dukhan A and B) drilled in the State of
Qatar. These sedimentary rocks have no formal ...
Impact of the demise mechanisms of the Cretaceous rudist buildups in the Arabian Plate on their reservoir characteristics
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Springer Berlin Heidelberg
, 2017 , Article)
Rudist buildups form the major oil-producing reservoirs in the Cretaceous carbonate strata of the Arabian Plate. They are the main components of the Shuaiba and Mishrif and to lesser extent, the Natih, Mauddud, Simsima, ...
A MALDI-TOF study of bio-remediation in highly weathered oil contaminated soils
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Elsevier
, 2018 , Article)
We have shown that Bacillus cereus is dominating the bacterial population at three polluted oil-industry sites
where weather and soil conditions are extreme in terms of temperature, UV-radiation and salinity. A minor ...
Screening Of Some Qatari Plant Extracts For Anti Fungal Activities Of Plant Pathogenic Fungi
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2014 , Conference Paper)
The present study aimed to evaluate the antifungal activity of three desert plants extracts grown naturally in Qatar: (Al-rayhan) Ocimum basilicum, Shafallah (Capparis spinosa) and Qwaif(Prosopis juliflora)to study their ...
Qatar’s vision of global problems, challenges and solutions
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QScience - Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Since Qatar first signed the Biodiversity Convention in Rio in 1992, Qatar has been a strong advocate with keen interest in sustainability and the preservation of its biodiversity noting that advancement in industry should ...
Microplastics in coastal environments of the Arabian Gulf
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2017 , Article)
Eight sandy beaches along the coastline of Qatar and four sea surface stations on the eastern coast, adjacent to Doha Bay, were surveyed between December 2014 and March 2015. Microplastics, mainly low density polyethylene ...
Redefining the climate niche of plant species: A novel approach for realistic predictions of species distribution under climate change
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Elsevier
, 2019 , Article)
Climate change is increasingly affecting plant species distributions, in ways that need to be predicted. Here, in a novel prediction approach, we developed the relevant climate niche (RCN) of plants, based on thorough ...
Baseline concentrations and distributions of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in surface sediments from the Qatar marine environment
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Elsevier
, 2017 , Article)
Coastal sediments in marine waters of Qatar have the potential of being contaminated by Polycyclic Aromatic
Hydrocarbons (PAHs) due to extensive petroleum exploration and transportation activities within Qatar's ...
Chemical Characterization and Source Identification of Beached Oil from Two Areas Along the North-Western Coast of Qatar
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Over the years there have been several reports of oil spills affecting particularly the northern coast of Qatar. In most cases, the source of oil spills is not identified. The spilled oils are very resistant to degradation ...