Fluoride and Chloride Levels in Ballast Water in Commercial Ships Entering Bushehr Port on the Persian Gulf



Soleimani F¹ ; Dobaradaran S^{1, 2, 3} ; Mahvi AH^{4, 5, 6} ; Parhizkar G¹ ; Ghaderi M¹ ; Keshtkar M¹ ; Karbasdehi VN¹
Source: Fluoride Published:2017

Abstract

The objective of the present study was to measure the concentration levels of the ions of fluoride (F) and chloride (Cl) and the F to Cl ratio in the ballast water of commercial ships entering Bushehr port on the Persian Gulf. Ballast water samples were collected from commercial ships entering Bushehr port, from 34 ports around the world, between 15 February and 25 August 2016. The ranges for the concentration levels for F and Cl were 1.19–2.82 mg/L and 18.99–33.1 g/L, respectively. The highest F concentration level, of 2.82 mg/L, was in a sample from Duqm port, Oman, and the lowest F concentration level, of 1.19 mg/L, in a sample from Jebel Ali port, United Arab Emirates. The range for the F to Cl ratio in the ballast water was 3.76×10-5–11.06×10-5. © 2017, ISFR.