Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, has a coastline that occupies 76% of the country’s Arabian Gulf coastline. The pressures accompanying the economic development that the country is undergoing ultimately affected the marine ecosystem including water and sediment quality. In order to protect the marine ecosystem and public health, the Environment Agency- Abu Dhabi developed ambient marine water and sediment quality standards using the long-term data collected along the coast of Abu Dhabi. Along with the data collected on 39 marine water quality and sediment parameters (hydrography, nutrients, and heavy metals), a review of best practices from jurisdictions whose approach was scientifically based and whose physical conditions were as similar as possible to those found in Abu Dhabi were used for the establishment of marine water and sediment quality limits. These promulgated ambient limits were then used to develop the marine water and sediment regulation that establish two uses of marine waters (protected and general) and an anti-degradation policy. In addition, the ambient water and sediment limits provide a bench mark to both assess trends that may indicate stress to marine flora and fauna and support the work of environmental permitting and enforcement.

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使用长期数据制定环境海洋标准：以阿布扎比为例

阿布扎比是阿拉伯联合酋长国的首都，其海岸线占该国阿拉伯湾海岸线的 76%。该国正在经历的经济发展带来的压力最终影响了海洋生态系统，包括水和沉积物的质量。为了保护海洋生态系统和公众健康，环境署-阿布扎比利用沿阿布扎比海岸收集的长期数据制定了环境海水和沉积物质量标准。连同收集的 39 个海洋水质和沉积物参数（水文、营养物质和重金属）的数据，对来自司法管辖区的最佳做法的审查，其方法以科学为基础，其物理条件与阿布扎比发现的情况尽可能相似，用于建立海水和沉积物质量限制。这些颁布的环境限制随后被用于制定海水和沉积物法规，建立海水的两种用途（受保护的和一般的）和抗退化政策。此外，环境水和沉积物限制提供了一个基准，既可以评估可能表明海洋动植物受到压力的趋势，也可以支持环境许可和执法工作。这些颁布的环境限制随后被用于制定海水和沉积物法规，建立海水的两种用途（受保护的和一般的）和抗退化政策。此外，环境水和沉积物限制提供了一个基准，既可以评估可能表明海洋动植物受到压力的趋势，也可以支持环境许可和执法工作。这些颁布的环境限制随后被用于制定海水和沉积物法规，建立海水的两种用途（受保护的和一般的）和抗退化政策。此外，环境水和沉积物限制提供了一个基准，既可以评估可能表明海洋动植物受到压力的趋势，也可以支持环境许可和执法工作。