COVID-19 Lockdown Effects on a Highly Contaminated Coastal Site: The Mar Piccolo Basin of Taranto
Water (Switzerland)
; 15(6), 2023.
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in English
| Scopus | ID: covidwho-2294030
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic socio-economic impact on mankind;however, the COVID-19 lockdown brought a drastic reduction of anthropic impacts on the environment worldwide, including the marine–coastal system. This study is concentrated on the Mar Piccolo basin of Taranto, a complex marine ecosystem model that is important in terms of ecological, social, and economic activities. Although many numerical studies have been conducted to investigate the features of the water fluxes in the Mar Piccolo basin, this is the first study conducted in order to link meteo-oceanographic conditions, water quality, and potential reduction of anthropic inputs. In particular, we used the model results in order to study the response of the Mar Piccolo basin to a drastic reduction in the leakage of heavy metal IPAs from industrial discharges during the two months of the mandated nationwide lockdown. The results show the different behavior of the two sub-basins of Mar Piccolo, showing the different times necessary for a reduction in the concentrations of heavy metals even after a total stop in the leakage of heavy metal IPAs. The results highlight the high sensitivity of the basin to environmental problems and the different times necessary for the renewal of the water in both sub-basins. © 2023 by the authors.
coastal marine environment; COVID-19 lockdown; monitoring stations; numerical model; semi-enclosed basin; Economic and social effects; Economics; Ecosystems; Heavy metals; Water quality; % reductions; Coastal sites; Coastal systems; Impact on the environment; Socio-economic impacts; Subbasins; COVID-19; contaminated land; environmental monitoring; heavy metal; marine ecosystem; socioeconomic impact; Italy; Mar Piccolo; Puglia; Taranto
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Experimental Studies
Language:
English
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Water (Switzerland)
Year:
2023
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Article
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