Today, the Hamptons are known as a playground for the rich and famous – but the region has had a sewage problem for decades. In the last year, the pandemic has pushed the region’s ageing sanitation infrastructure to a breaking point.
The aim of this study was to research what is currently happening in and around Lake Malawi due to waste dumping, what the local inhabitants are saying about this issue, and their recommendations for improving the condition of the lake.
Coral reefs are one of the most diverse and valuable ecosystems on Earth. The Mesoamerican Reef contains the largest barrier reef in the Western Hemisphere. However, its health is threatened, so there is a need for a management and sustainable conservation. Key to this is knowing the economic value of the ecosystem. “Mainstreaming the value of natural capital into policy decision-making is vital” The value of environmental and natural resources reflects what society is willing to pay for a good or service or to conserve natural resources. Conventional economic approaches tended to view value only in terms of the willingness to pay for raw materials and physical products generated for human production and consumption (e.g. fish, mining materials, pharmaceutical products, etc.). As recognition of the potential negative impacts of human activity on the environment became more widespread, economists began to understand that people might also be willing to pay for other reasons beyond the own current use of the service (e.g. to protect coral reefs from degradation or to know that coral reefs will remain intact in the future).
EGESTABASE aspires to comprehensively map scientific evidence on the recovery of nutrients from human excreta and municipal wastewater for reuse in agriculture.
Marine composting toilets are eco-friendly, economical, and easy. They are considered a Type III Marine Sanitation Device, meet U.S. Coast Guard “no discharge” requirements, and are an entirely self-contained waterless system that serves as a safe, convenient, and eco-friendly sewage waste disposal option.
A new study has provided direct evidence that tidally-driven groundwater inundation of wastewater infrastructure is occurring today in urban Honolulu, Hawai'i. The study shows that higher ocean water levels are leading to wastewater entering storm drains and the coastal ocean -- creating negative impacts to coastal water quality and ecological health.
Stephanie L. Wear, Vicenç Acuña, Rob McDonald, Carme Font
Authors show many large areas (10,000's of km2) across the globe with high levels of sewage contamination and that contamination hotspots overlap extensively in occurrence with coral reefs, salt marshes, and fish-rich river systems.
White paper on lessons learned from The Bullitt Center's installation and 7 years of maintenance on composting toilets in this 6-story, multi-tenant commercial building in Seattle, WA.
The proposed WICER framework should serve to guide practitioners who are incorporating the principles in policies and strategies, planning, investment prioritization, and design and operations. The report also provides case studies, examples, guidelines, and other relevant materials. The report describes the key actions (in dark blue in Figure ES.1) to achieve three main outcomes: 1) deliver resilient and inclusive services; 2) design out waste and pollution; and 3) preserve and regenerate natural systems. These will ultimately improve livelihoods while valuing water resources and the environment.
A set of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS), including successful case of studies from projects across the world, are here gathered to help communities learn more and identify which NBS might be suitable for urban water sanitation. Project of Science for Nature and People Partnership.
Online education system that teaches Maui island residents the treatment level and destination of their wastewater disposal method and provides actions for activism and improving water quality.
The degraded water quality of recreational beaches and associated diseases is a global concern. The discharge of municipal effluents and other wastes has threatened coastal resources irrespective of local authorities colossal investment in their development.
The potential strengths of social media as water quality indicators are that social media data can be collected in real-time using Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and is less expensive compared to traditional water quality sampling methods.
We provide examples of how sewage can affect natural ecosystems and where hotspots in sewage contamination commonly overlap with these habitats. We highlight these issues for some of the major ecosystems spanning across terrestrial, aquatic, and coastal realms.
Peer comparisons combine descriptive and injunctive messages about social norms. In experiments, these comparisons have encouraged pro-environmental behaviors among consumers.
Lu, Y., Z. Ding, X. Chen, Y. Yu, X. Zhao, X. Lian, and Y. Wang
this directly links sewage pollution and associated dissolved nitrogen to coral reduction through coral-algal competition and this provides optimal rangs to help managers monitor discharge
Sewage pollution is an especially pernicious ocean threat, due to the many types of pollutants it contains; the direct and indirect ways it pollutes freshwater, nearshore, coastal, and marine systems throughout a watershed; its global reach; its myriad impacts; and its relative neglect by philanthropic and development aid communities.
This research digest is a synopsis of the study “Seagrass ecosystems reduce exposure to bacterial pathogens of humans, fishes, and invertebrate” published in Science in 2017.
Gurney, G.G., E. Darling, S.D. Jupiter, S. Mangubhai, T.R. McClanahan, P. Lestari, S. Pardede, S. J. Campbell, M. Fox, W. Naisilisili, N.A. Muthiga, S. D'agata, K.E. Holmes, N. A. Rossi
Amato, D. W., R. B. Whittier, H. Dulai, and C. M. Smith
Modeled flow of wastewater from OSDS and injection to the coast through algal bioassays. This is an important monitoring tool and a demonstration of why addressing sewage is critical, not only because of direct discharge but groundwater flows impact the ocean as well
This study focuses on water quality issues originating from the Tijuana River watershed, which spans the southwest border of the United States and Mexico. Frequent discharge events into the coastal ocean at this boundary include stormwater and wastewater.
Readers will gain an initial understanding of the challenges associated with nutrient treatment, emerging technologies that could meet these challenges, and specific technologies that represent opportunities for potential partnership or investment.
This paper explores the scope of the connectivity problem, identifies potential connection barriers, and discusses policy solutions. A research agenda is proposed in support of evidence-based interventions that have the potential to achieve higher effective sanitation coverage more rapidly and cost-effectively in LAC.
We identified levels of sediment exposure (i.e., concentration and duration) that cause adverse physical, physiological, behavioral, developmental, and ecological responses in coral.
Despite the high value of clean beaches, coastal water quality is threatened by stormwater, urban & agricultural runoff, sewage and industrial discharges.
Devlin, M. J., B. P. Lyons, J. Bacon, N. Edmonds, D. Tracey, A. S. Al Zaidan, F. A. Ajmi, Z. A. Al-Wazzan, M. M. Al-Hussain, H. A. Khaled, W. J. F. Le Quesne
Comprehensive marine ecosystem assessment including food and water quality for human health, eutrophication and algal blooms, and report development. This considers pollution by sewage as an issue for human and environmental health and impacts of urbanization on coral reefs. This is an example that may be useful for managers and monitoring/assessment in other coastal areas.
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