Water quality parameters such as pH, DO, COD, PQ4 - P, SiO3 - Si, NO2 - N, NO3 -N in the Haikou Bay were monitored respectively before and after Typhoon 9618 occurring on Sep. 18, 1996. Based on the statistics of typh...Water quality parameters such as pH, DO, COD, PQ4 - P, SiO3 - Si, NO2 - N, NO3 -N in the Haikou Bay were monitored respectively before and after Typhoon 9618 occurring on Sep. 18, 1996. Based on the statistics of typhoon in the Haikou Bay and numerical calculation of stormy current, the mechanism of water quality variation caused by typhoon is discussed. The typhoon impact on the Haikou Bay usually appears between July and November, most usually between August and October. The monitoring results before a typhoon were different from that. The stormy wave and windstorm cur-rent stir up the sediment in near-shore bottom and make the bottom water mix with the surface water strongly, specially windstorm current with strong velocity at the head of the bay stirs up higher pollutants sediment near sea area of sewage outfall, and heavy rain with typhoon carries the pollutants from land through the Nandu River to the Haikou Bay, so the contents of COD, PO4 - P, NO4 - N, NO3 ~N, SiO3 after a typhoon are higher than those before. Windstorm current is violent, which makes offshore high DO water exchange more frequently with inner bay water and oxygen in the air dissolves in sea water faster, so DO content after typhoon is higher than that before typhoon. This strong action of water exchange also causes lower pH change before and after the typhoon.展开更多
A baseline survey was carried out at four beaches along Ghana’s Accra-Tema coastline over a period of sixteen weeks to determine beach quality, seawater quality and the perception of beach users towards littering. A ...A baseline survey was carried out at four beaches along Ghana’s Accra-Tema coastline over a period of sixteen weeks to determine beach quality, seawater quality and the perception of beach users towards littering. A total of 18,241 items of marine debris which weighed 297.59 kg were collected. Plastic materials were the dominant debris, accounting for 63.72% of total debris. Land-based marine debris formed the largest proportion of debris collected (93% of items/m<sup>2</sup> and 85 kg/m<sup>2</sup>). Water quality analysis revealed high mean levels of coliforms and E. coli above World Health Organization (WHO) levels on all four beach locations. A social survey that targeted beach users and some stakeholders revealed a habit of littering and beach users as the main source of litter generation on Ghana’s beaches. Intensive education, continuous monitoring and the enforcement of appropriate policy initiatives remain vital to addressing beach and water quality issues along Ghana’s coastline.展开更多
基金This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under contrast No. 49966001.
文摘Water quality parameters such as pH, DO, COD, PQ4 - P, SiO3 - Si, NO2 - N, NO3 -N in the Haikou Bay were monitored respectively before and after Typhoon 9618 occurring on Sep. 18, 1996. Based on the statistics of typhoon in the Haikou Bay and numerical calculation of stormy current, the mechanism of water quality variation caused by typhoon is discussed. The typhoon impact on the Haikou Bay usually appears between July and November, most usually between August and October. The monitoring results before a typhoon were different from that. The stormy wave and windstorm cur-rent stir up the sediment in near-shore bottom and make the bottom water mix with the surface water strongly, specially windstorm current with strong velocity at the head of the bay stirs up higher pollutants sediment near sea area of sewage outfall, and heavy rain with typhoon carries the pollutants from land through the Nandu River to the Haikou Bay, so the contents of COD, PO4 - P, NO4 - N, NO3 ~N, SiO3 after a typhoon are higher than those before. Windstorm current is violent, which makes offshore high DO water exchange more frequently with inner bay water and oxygen in the air dissolves in sea water faster, so DO content after typhoon is higher than that before typhoon. This strong action of water exchange also causes lower pH change before and after the typhoon.
文摘A baseline survey was carried out at four beaches along Ghana’s Accra-Tema coastline over a period of sixteen weeks to determine beach quality, seawater quality and the perception of beach users towards littering. A total of 18,241 items of marine debris which weighed 297.59 kg were collected. Plastic materials were the dominant debris, accounting for 63.72% of total debris. Land-based marine debris formed the largest proportion of debris collected (93% of items/m<sup>2</sup> and 85 kg/m<sup>2</sup>). Water quality analysis revealed high mean levels of coliforms and E. coli above World Health Organization (WHO) levels on all four beach locations. A social survey that targeted beach users and some stakeholders revealed a habit of littering and beach users as the main source of litter generation on Ghana’s beaches. Intensive education, continuous monitoring and the enforcement of appropriate policy initiatives remain vital to addressing beach and water quality issues along Ghana’s coastline.
