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Abstract The present study aims to evaluate the contamination level of River Nile (Rosetta branch) at Kafr El-Zayat industrial area. Many water parameters were estimated (electrical conductivity, pH, dissolved oxygen, chemical oxygen demand, ammonia, nitrate and heavy metals). Also the microbial contamination was assessed for evaluating the relationship between the spread of fungal populations in this main water resource and the incidence of different eye infectious diseases among patients inhabiting the surrounding area. Extracts of ornamental plants and street trees would be explored as a source of antifungal compounds in a trial to offer a cheap and effective treatment for widely spread fungal infections along the River Nile. |