THE IMPACT OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION ON THE STANDARD OF LIVING- AN APPLIED STUDY ON LAKE QARUN

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Faculty of Graduate Studies & Environmental Research, Ain-Shams University

10.21608/jes.2025.362067.1970

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The study focuses on the impact of pollution in Qarun Lake on living standards and national security, and analysis of the economic and social challenges resulting from pollutants and their impact on tourism, local communities and the lake's ecosystem through a statistic of the pollution of Lake Qarun at the economic and social level of fishermen, statistics for proposals to increase fisheries in Lake Qarun on the standard of living in Fayum, and a statistics for fishermen to evaluate the water quality of Lake Qarun on the repercussions of national security This study dealt with severe pollution in Lake Qarun and its impact on the economic conditions of local communities, tourism and the environmental balance. After Qarun Lake was a vital source of fishing, tourism and agriculture, it now suffered from high salinity and pollution caused by agricultural, industrial and domestic irregularities. These pollutants have harmed fish groups, which led to a decrease in the income of local fishermen, contributing to unemployment and social instability. The deterioration of the lake affected tourism due to unpleasant odors and the decrease in biodiversity, which limited ecotourism, the attractiveness of the lake and the misuse of natural resources to exacerbate the state of the lake. These issues affect national security by causing migration from the region, where it examines People are working elsewhere.
 
 

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