1

The Nile Ecosystem :The Nile and the threats of pollution, contamination and eutrophication.

2

Base-line data: The status of the environment of the Main Nile, the Blue Nile and the White Nile.

3

Point sources of industrial and sewage inputs (nutrients and heavy metal and organic pollutants) and diffuse sources of agricultural inputs (pesticides and fertilizers) into the Nile System.

4

Diatoms as indicators of environmental changes (eutrophication and pollution)

5

Isolation and characterization of oil degrading bacteria from petroleum oil contaminated produced water, refinery oily sludge and contaminated soils.

6

Bioremediation of produced water and refinery oily sludge to reduce the concentration of TPH to a desired limit.

7

Characterization of surfactants produced by hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria isolated from polluted sites