Development of a Predictive Tool to Support Environmentally Sustainable Management in Port Basins

Bonamano, Simone; Madonia, Alice; Piazzolla, Daniele; Mendoza, Francesco Paladini de; Piermattei, Viviana; Scanu, Sergio; Marcelli, Marco

doi:10.3390/w9110898

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“…Saengsupavanich [8] showed that there was limited water circulation within the Chiang Saen Commercial Port of Thailand, to show that there was unsatisfactory water quality within the port basin. Numerically, Bonamano et al [28], using the inner part of Civitavecchia Port, Italy, as an example, showed that deterioration in water quality and high concentrations of heavy metals are possible with a decrease in the flushing time.…”

Section: Water Quality Within the Port Basinmentioning

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Oceanic Environmental Impact in Seaports

Agarwala,

Saengsupavanich

2023

Oceans

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Seaports are gateways that connect a nation to the world economy. With trade by sea increasing due to globalization, the need for the improvement and development of seaports cannot be overlooked. While the development of ports is considered essential for the economic growth and prosperity of a nation, they also result in environmental deterioration that can hurt the future of humanity. The factors that cause such deterioration are many and have been discussed and studied in some detail over the years. Of these, however, studies associated with the environmental impacts of seaports emanating from the oceanfront are limited. It is with this understanding that the current work discusses the physical and biological impacts that occur due to the oceanic environment in seaports, the existing policy provisions, and the possible ways ahead to reduce environmental deterioration and allow their sustainable operation, by means of reviewing published works.

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Section: Water Quality Within the Port Basinmentioning

confidence: 99%

Oceanic Environmental Impact in Seaports

Agarwala,

Saengsupavanich

2023

Oceans

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“…The port includes many kilometers of piers and may host big cruise ships. The Laboratory of Experimental Oceanology and Marine Ecology (LOSEM), in collaboration with the Port Authority of Civitavecchia, has recently developed an integrated monitoring system for the study of water quality, with the aim of assessing the possible impact of the continuously expanding port activities on the marine ecosystem (Bonamano et al, 2016;Bonamano et al, 2017;Zappalà et al, 2016).…”

Section: Port Of Civitavecchiamentioning

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Evaluation of Landsat-8 OLI and Sentinel-2 MSI images for estimating the ecological quality of port waters

Pieri

Massi

Nuccio

et al. 2021

European Journal of Remote Sensing

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Recent research has demonstrated that the TRophic IndeX (TRIX) is informative on the ecological quality of Mediterranean port waters and can be estimated by the processing of multispectral observations collected in situ. The current study investigates the alternative use of multispectral data acquired by medium-high spatial resolution optical satellite sensors, i.e. the Landsat-8 (L8) Operational Land Imager (OLI) and the Sentinel-2 (S2) MultiSpectral Instrument (MSI). The study analyzes the impact of the main factors influencing TRIX estimation using datasets collected in several Mediterranean ports and particularly in those of Civitavecchia and Viareggio (Central Italy). The experimental results indicate that the spectral configurations of OLI and MSI have a marginal impact on TRIX estimation, while major effects are caused by the different spatial and temporal features of the two sensors. The enhanced spatial properties of MSI are important particularly in the smaller port of Viareggio; the higher acquisition frequency of this sensor brings significant advantages for operational monitoring applications. Overall, the accuracy of TRIX estimation based on in situ spectral measurements is reduced significantly by the use of OLI images and only marginally by that of MSI images. Both image types represent an advancement for the operational monitoring of port waters.

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“…The LOSEM (Laboratory of Experimental Oceanology and Marine Ecology) developed the C-CEMS (Civitavecchia Coastal Environment Monitoring System) that allows to analyse the potential impacts of the anthropogenic sources in marine environment of Civitavecchia coastal zone [20]. In detail, many studies concerning the bacterial dispersion in bathing areas [21]- [24], the effects of dredging activities on P. oceanica meadows and soft bottom benthic community [25] and water quality within Civitavecchia port [26], [27] have been carried out. Moreover, new low cost environmental monitoring technologies have been developed by the LOSEM and tested in the study area [28].…”

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Dredging Works Monitoring in the Port of Civitavecchia, Rome, Italy: Sedimentological and Geochemical Investigations

Piazzolla

Scanu

Bonamano

et al. 2018

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

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devoted a significant part of its studies to the characterization and assessment of the coastal marine environment near Civitavecchia (central Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy), and to the influence of climatic events, as well as anthropic activities on marine environment. The coastal area of Civitavecchia is characterized by multiple uses (e.g. industrial, commercial, touristic, ecological) which result in a complex series of effects on the marine ecosystem. Civitavecchia also hosts one of the most important European ports, where several expansion works over recent times have influenced the sedimentological, geochemical and ecological characteristics (e.g., benthic biocenoses and Posidonia oceanica) of the area. Extensive dredging works in the Civitavecchia harbour were performed between November 2012 and January 2013 to build new piers and docks. The potential impact of the dredging works was assessed through an extended environmental monitoring program which was performed before and after the dredging activities. In detail, during the monitoring activities, the chemical and physical characterization of the water column, marine sediments and the assessment of the possible impact of dredging activities on the benthic ecosystem were carried out. This paper reports the results of the monitoring activities of water and sediments carried out in the harbour area and in the nearby environment. The increase of sediment fine fraction and the enrichment of trace metals in the offshore station could have been induced by dredging activities. Previous studies report the assessment of the environmental conditions before and after the dredging operations where significant variations in the composition of the benthic biocenosis and the effects on Posidonia oceanica meadows were found.

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Development of a Predictive Tool to Support Environmentally Sustainable Management in Port Basins

Cited by 12 publications

References 55 publications

Oceanic Environmental Impact in Seaports

Oceanic Environmental Impact in Seaports

Evaluation of Landsat-8 OLI and Sentinel-2 MSI images for estimating the ecological quality of port waters

Dredging Works Monitoring in the Port of Civitavecchia, Rome, Italy: Sedimentological and Geochemical Investigations

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