Beach protection model in Palu Bay coastal area post tsunami 2018

Coastal mangrove forests mitigated tsunami

A study conducted after the 26th of December 2004 tsunami in 18 coastal hamlets along the south-east coast of India reiterates the importance of coastal mangrove vegetations and location characteristics of human inhabitation to protect lives and wealth from the fury of tsunami. The tsunami caused human death and loss of wealth and these decreased with the area of coastal vegetation, distance an...

Fate Prediction Model of Organic Chemicals in Coastal Bay Estuaries

A fate and exposure of industrial organic chemicals has been developed for Japan and its coastal sea. Chemicals flowing into the water should be considered to be in the process of adsorption to suspended solids and sedimentation. These chemical processes are incorporated into the model. The field data slightly exceed the simulated concentrations for the Tama River estuary, but otherwise results...

Tsunami hazard assessment in the coastal area of Rabat and Salé, Morocco

In the framework of the three-year SCHEMA European project (www.schemaproject.org), we present a generic methodology developed to produce tsunami building vulnerability and impact maps. We apply this methodology to the Moroccan coast. This study focuses on the Bouregreg Valley which is at the junction between Rabat (administrative capital), and Salé. Both present large populations and new infra...

Trace Metal Behavior in Mediterranean-Climate Coastal Bay: El-mex Bay, Egypt and its Coastal Environment

The distribution of heavy metals in El-Mex Bay located in Northern Egypt was studied. Eight metals (Cd, Cr, Co, Cu, Zn, Pb, Mn and Fe) were determined in water, Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM) and sediments. The Bay presents higher metal concentrations in aqueous Cd, Co and Pb are above the chronic freshwater quality criteria for aquatic life. Most of the dissolved trace metals displayed a n...

Macroinfauna of Wainui Beach, Gisborne - impact of beach protection structures