Environmental Risk Assessment of dredging processes – application to Marin harbour (NW Spain)

摘要

A methodological procedure to estimate the environmental risk of dredgingoperations in aquatic systems has been developed. Environmental riskestimations are based on numerical models results, which provide anappropriated spatio-temporal framework analysis to guarantee an effectivedecision-making process. The methodological procedure has been applied on areal dredging operation in the port of Marin (NW Spain). Results from Marinharbour confirmed the suitability of the developed methodology and theconceptual approaches as a comprehensive and practical management tool.