Turbidity measurements: a tool for environmental dredging under strict environmental controls. Case study: Port of Marina di Carrara, Italy, site of national interest
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Presented during:
CEDA Dredging Days 2009 - Dredging Tools for the Future, Rotterdam
Authors:
Melito I - Port Authority of Marina di Carrara, Italy, Capuozzo B and Boeri C - Jan De Nul Italia, Italy, Callaert B and Herman S - Envisan, Belgium
Abstract: The Port of Marina di Carrara (Italy) is well known for the export of the Carrara marble. The port is situated into the National Interest Site (SIN) of Massa Carrara (Law 426/98, , Decree of 21st December 1999 Decree of 18th October 2001, No. 468 - Environment Ministry), so dredging activities are strictly regulated. This paper describes in the detail the monitoring activities conducted during the environmental dredging campaign 2008.
Based on the environmental plan and data collected, we can conclude that the impact of environmental dredging on the turbidity is negligible in comparison to other factors and other operations going on around the area, such as commercial navigation traffic.
Keywords: dredging, environmental monitoring, turbidity