El Said Abdelhady Shetaia

Name : El Said Abdelhady Shetaia

Phone : +201220104851

Email : said_abdelhady@azhar.edu.eg

Address : Al-Mokhaym Al-Daem St., Nasr City, Cairo, 11884, Egypt

Personal Information

• Current position : Professor of Geochemistry
• Date of Birth : 19-07-1986
• Gender : Male
• Marital Status : Married
• Nationality : Egyptian
• Web of Science Researcher ID :
• ORCID : 0000-0002-7474-5094
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Profile

I am an environmental researcher focused on the holistic assessment of ecosystem health across terrestrial, aquatic, and interfacial landscapes. My work applies multidisciplinary techniques, spanning geochemistry, remote sensing, and socioecological analysis, to monitor pollution (e.g., heavy metals, nutrients) and environmental degradation. I investigate the critical interplay between human activities (from land-use change and socioeconomic pressures to industrial and agricultural practices) and their impacts on sediment and water quality. My research ultimately seeks to understand how these human-environment interactions drive ecological changes, influence nutrient cycles, and exacerbate the effects of climate change, providing science-based insights for sustainable resource management and policy.

Education and Qualification

1. 10/2017 - 12/ 2020Ph.D in Environmental geology. Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhr University, Cairo, 11884, Egypt. Dissertation title “Assessment the environmental impacts on the deltaic lagoons – Egypt, using integrated geochemistry and remote sensing techniques”.
2. 10/2013 - 07/ 2016MSc in Marine geology. Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhr University, Cairo, 11884, Egypt. Thesis title “Sedimentological and Geochemical Characteristics of the Sediments and Water of Manzala Lagoon – North Nile Delta – Egypt”.
3. 09/2004 - 05/ 2008BSc in Geology/Chemistry (very good “with honour degree). Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhr University, Cairo, 11884, Egypt.

Academic Appointments

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Research Interests

• Environmental Geology & Geochemistry.
• Assessment of Sediments and Water Quality.
• Environmental Impact Assessment.
• Environmental Monitoring.
• Ecological Risk Assessment.
• Assessing the Environmental and Climatic Changes.
• Remote Sensing Applications in Marine and Coastal Studies.
• Remote Sensing Applications for Environmental Monitoring.

Publications

1. Shetaia, S. A., Wang, Y., Marriner, N., Li, M., Zhao, X., Chen, J., ... & Chen, Z. (2025). Fate of heavy metals in the water-scarce Nile Delta lagoons: a post-Aswan Dam perspective. Environmental Pollution, 126754.
2. Hagage, M., Hewaidy, A. G. A., Abdulaziz, A. M., & Shetaia, S. A. (2025). Nutrient and manganese pollution in groundwater of the northeastern Nile Delta: distribution, sources, and health risks. Applied Water Science, 15(7), 151.
3. Shetaia, S. A., Elhebiry, M. S., El Ashry, M., Mohsen, M.*. (2024). Distribution and Ecological Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Damietta branch of Nile River, Egypt. International Journal of River Basin Management. https://doi.org/10.1080/15715124.2024.2390562
4. Chen, N., Qiu, B., Zhang, J., Yu, H., Liu, Y., Shetaia, S., Sun, Q., Yu, J., Chen, J., (2024). Holocene sedimentary environment and sea level significance of sedimentogenic Sr/Ba in Fujian tidal bays. Mar. Geol. Quat. Geol. 44, 95–106. https://doi.org/10.16562/j.cnki.0256-1492.2024062803
5. Yao, H., Liu, X., Li, M., Li, W., Song, Y., Tan, Z., ... & Shetaia, S. A. (2024). Effect of typhoon on suspended sediment concentration, bed erosion and sediment transport in the Yangtze Estuary. Marine Geology, 475, 107357.
6. Ghanem, A., Nada, A., Abu-Zeid, H., Madcour, W., Shetaia, S. A., & Imam, N. (2024). Historical trends of heavy metals applying radio-dating and neutron activation analysis (NAA) in sediment cores, Burullus Lagoon, Egypt. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-26.
7. Khattab, M. R., Mohamed, W. H., Shetaia, S. A.*, Ahmed, M. S., Taalab, S. A., Saadawi, D. A., ... & Hanfi, M. Y. (2024). Radiological, environmental, and structural investigations of Wadi El Markh granitic rocks, southeastern desert, Egypt. Nuclear Engineering and Technology.
8. Hagage, M., Abdulaziz, A. M., Hewaidy, A. G. A., & Shetaia, S. A.* (2023). Unveiling the Past: Utilizing Satellite Imagery Archives to Study Archaeological Landscapes in the Northeastern Nile Delta, Egypt. Anthropocene, 100409. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ancene.2023.100409
9. Nasr, R. A., Shetaia, S. A*., El Saeed, R. L., Dar, M. A., & Zakaly, H. M. (2023). Pollution and health risk assessment of heavy metals in the surface sediments of Timsah Lake, Suez Canal, Egypt. Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & Management, 20, 100867. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enmm.2023.100867
10. Shetaia, S. A., Nasr, R. A., El Saeed, R. L., Dar, M. A., Al-Mur, B. A., & Zakaly, H. M. (2023). Assessment of heavy metals contamination of sediments and surface waters of Bitter lake, Suez Canal, Egypt: Ecological risks and human health. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 192, 115096. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115096
11. Taalab, S. A., Mohamed, W. H, Shetaia, S.A, Al Meshari, M, Alzamil, Y, Abanomy, A., Alyahyawi, A. R., El-Taher, A., (2023) Radiological and environmental hazards of granitic rocks in Wadi Faliq El Sahl and El Waar area, North Eastern Desert, Egypt. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/10934529.2023.2186650
12. Shetaia, S.A.*, Abu Khatita, A.M., Abdelhafez, N.A., Shaker, I.M., El Kafrawy, S.B., (2022). Human-induced sediment degradation of Burullus lagoon, Nile Delta, Egypt: Heavy metals pollution status and potential ecological risk. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 178, 113566. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.MARPOLBUL.2022.113566
13. Wang, Y., Zhao, X., Salem, A., Shetaia, S.A., Zhang, F., Sun, C., Li, X., Liu, Y., Sun, Q., Chen, J., Li, M., Finlayson, B., Chen, Z., (2022). Deciphering hydroclimate fluctuations of Nile watershed from Holocene sediment of Manzala lagoon: Bio-geochemical implications. Palaeogeogr. Palaeoclimatol. Palaeoecol. 601, 111141. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PALAEO.2022.111141
14. Zhang, F., Hu, J., Li, X., Wang, Y., Salem, A., Sun, C., Zhao, Xin, Zhao, Xiaoshuang, Jiang, F., Liu, Y., Shetaia, S.A., Chen, Z., (2022). Reconstruction of the Holocene hydro-ecological and environmental change of the Nile Delta: Insights from organic geochemical records in MZ-1 sediment core. Mar. Geol. 443, 106684. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.MARGEO.2021.106684
15. Shetaia S.A*, Abu Khatita A.M, Abdelhafez N.A., Shaker I. M, and El Kafrawy S.B. (2020) Anthropogenic impact on sediments of Edku lagoon, Egypt: Ecological indices and magnetic susceptibility based-evidence. Annals Geol. Surv. Egypt. 37(VII):118–127.
16. Shetaia S.A*, Abu Khatita A.M, Abdelhafez N.A., Shaker I. M, and El Kafrawy S.B. (2020): Evaluation of Potential Health Risk, Heavy Metal Pollution Indices and Water Quality of Edku Lagoon- Egypt. Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries 24(2):265–90. https://doi.org/10.21608/ejabf.2020.80718
17. Abu Khatita, A. M., Shaker, I. M., Shetaia, S. A*. (2017). Water quality assessment and potential health risk of Manzala lake-Egypt. Al Azhar Bulletin of Science, 9, 119-136.
18. Abu Khatita, A. M. A., Shaker, I. M., El Zawahry, M. K., Shetaia, S. A*. (2016): Distribution and ecological risk assessment of heavy metals in the sediment cores from Manzala lagoon, Egypt. IJISET-International Journal of Innovative Science, Engineering & Technology 3 (4), 377-387.
19. Abu Khatita A.M., Shaker I. M., Shetaia S. A*. (2015): Urbanization and human activities around Manzala lake, Egypt: studies on heavy metal distribution and environmental impacts. Sedimentol. Egypt, 22, 69-83.

Research Funding

• Joint research project between Kafrelsheikh University (Egypt) and East China Normal University (China).
  Entitled: Holocene evolution of sedimentary-ecological complex of Nile Delta coastal plain and early human adaptation
• International collaborative project, hosted by East China Normal University (China), and jointed by Kafrelsheikh University (Egypt) and Axis-Marseille (France).
  Entitled: A comparative study between the Yangtze and Nile delta: the similarity and discrepancy

Teaching Experience

1. Environmental Geology lab, Geology Department, Al-Azhar University. 2017-2023
2. Physical Geology lab, Geology Department, Al-Azhar University. 2019-2020
3. Mineralogy and Crystallography lab, Geology Department, Al-Azhar University. 2018-2019
4. Sediment Geology lab, Geology Department, Al-Azhar University. 2013-2018

Supervision of Graduate Students

1 MSc student and 1 PhD student

Awards and Honors

Professional Affiliations

Conference Presentations

• International Conference on Dialogue between Land and Sea: Challenges and Solutions, 20-22 November 2024, Shanghai, China.
• International Conference on Smart Water Conservancy and Application of Geographic Information Science and Technology, 25-29 September 2024, Shanghai, China.
• Climate Change Adaptation Strategies for Buildings and Horticulture, First workshop program (CCASH-1), 25-26 May 2022, Cairo, Egypt.
• The 9th International Conference for Basic Sciences, 27-29 March 2017, Cairo, Egypt.
• The 5th International Conference for Young Scientists in Basic and Applied Sciences, Oct 29th - Nov 1st, 2016, Assiut – Egypt.
• The 8th International Scientific Conference, Al-Azhar University (AZHAR SCIENCE), Environment, Development, and Bioinformatics, 26-28 March 2012, Cairo, Egypt.

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References

• Dr. Chen Zhongyuan: Professor in the State Kay Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research at the East China Normal University.
  Email: z.chen@sklec.ecnu.edu.cn
• Dr. Li Maotian: Professor in the State Kay Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research at the East China Normal University.
  Email: mtli@sklec.ecnu.edu.cn
• Dr. Chen Jing: Professor in the State Kay Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research at the East China Normal University.
  Email: jchen@geo.ecnu.edu.cn
• Dr. Alaa Salem: Professor of Sedimentary and Environmental Geology, Faculty of Science, Kafrelsheikh University, 33516 Kafrelsheikh, Egypt.
  Email: alaa.salem@sci.kfs.edu.eg
• Dr. Atef Abu Khatita: Professor of Environmental Geology, Geology Dep., Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University. PO Box 11884, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt.
  Email: atefabukhatita@yahoo.com