Bioindicators as metrics for environmental monitoring of desalination plant discharges
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Title: | Bioindicators as metrics for environmental monitoring of desalination plant discharges |
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Authors: | de-la-Ossa-Carretero, Jose Antonio | Del-Pilar-Ruso, Yoana | Loya-Fernández, Angel | Ferrero-Vicente, Luis Miguel | Marco-Méndez, Candela | Martinez-Garcia, Elena | Gimenez-Casalduero, Francisca | Sánchez-Lizaso, José Luis |
Research Group/s: | Biología Marina | Recursos Hídricos y Desarrollo Sostenible |
Center, Department or Service: | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Ciencias del Mar y Biología Aplicada |
Keywords: | Desalination | Mediterranean | Brine | Benthos | BOPA index | Echinoderm | Salinity |
Knowledge Area: | Zoología |
Issue Date: | 15-Feb-2016 |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Citation: | Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2016, 103(1-2): 313-318. doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.12.023 |
Abstract: | Development of desalination projects requires simple methodologies and tools for cost-effective and environmentally-sensitive management. Sentinel taxa and biotic indices are easily interpreted in the perspective of environment management. Echinoderms are potential sentinel taxon to gauge the impact produced by brine discharge and the BOPA index is considered an effective tool for monitoring different types of impact. Salinity increase due to desalination brine discharge was evaluated in terms of these two indicators. They reflected the environmental impact and recovery after implementation of a mitigation measure. Echinoderms disappeared at the station closest to the discharge during the years with highest salinity and then recovered their abundance after installation of a diffuser reduced the salinity increase. In the same period, BOPA responded due to the decrease in sensitive amphipods and the increase in tolerant polychaete families when salinities rose. Although salinity changes explained most of the observed variability in both indicators, other abiotic parameters were also significant in explaining this variability. |
Sponsor: | These surveys were funded by the Mancomunidad de Canales del Taibilla. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10045/56747 |
ISSN: | 0025-326X (Print) | 1879-3363 (Online) |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.12.023 |
Language: | eng |
Type: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Rights: | © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. |
Peer Review: | si |
Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.12.023 |
Appears in Collections: | INV - BM - Artículos Científicos / Scientific Papers INV - Recursos Hídricos y Desarrollo Sostenible - Artículos de Revistas |
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