The Environmental Effects of the Innovative Ejectors Plant Technology for the Eco-Friendly Sediment Management in Harbors
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Description of the Study Area, Ejectors Demo Plant, and Sampling Design
2.2. Field Work and Laboratory Analyses
2.3. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Effects on Sediment Features
3.2. Effects on Benthic Assemblages
3.3. Effects on Fish Assemblages
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Mikac, B.; Abbiati, M.; Adda, M.; Colangelo, M.A.; Desiderato, A.; Pellegrini, M.; Saccani, C.; Turicchia, E.; Ponti, M. The Environmental Effects of the Innovative Ejectors Plant Technology for the Eco-Friendly Sediment Management in Harbors. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2022, 10, 182. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10020182
Mikac B, Abbiati M, Adda M, Colangelo MA, Desiderato A, Pellegrini M, Saccani C, Turicchia E, Ponti M. The Environmental Effects of the Innovative Ejectors Plant Technology for the Eco-Friendly Sediment Management in Harbors. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 2022; 10(2):182. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10020182
Chicago/Turabian StyleMikac, Barbara, Marco Abbiati, Michele Adda, Marina Antonia Colangelo, Andrea Desiderato, Marco Pellegrini, Cesare Saccani, Eva Turicchia, and Massimo Ponti. 2022. "The Environmental Effects of the Innovative Ejectors Plant Technology for the Eco-Friendly Sediment Management in Harbors" Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 10, no. 2: 182. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10020182
APA StyleMikac, B., Abbiati, M., Adda, M., Colangelo, M. A., Desiderato, A., Pellegrini, M., Saccani, C., Turicchia, E., & Ponti, M. (2022). The Environmental Effects of the Innovative Ejectors Plant Technology for the Eco-Friendly Sediment Management in Harbors. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 10(2), 182. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10020182