Simulation of pollutant dispersion at Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca México.

Author

Moctezuma, I. ; Chapa, C. ; Galicia, M.M.

Author_Institution

Univ. del Mar, Júquila, Mexico

Volume

10

Issue

5

fYear

2012

Firstpage

2191

Lastpage

2194

Abstract

We present the results of dispersion simulations of faecal coliform bacteria in the coast off Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico. To perform the simulations we used the software 4.9 Mohid, from Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal. The inputs for the software were bathymetry, wind direction and speed, sewage discharge, faecal coliform bacteria concentration at the point of discharge, salinity, temperature and dissolved oxygen in coastal waters. The output was the distribution pattern of pollutants. The path of pollutants allowed to determine the most affected area in different weather conditions and the amouht of tourism present in the area.

Keywords

environmental science computing; microorganisms; sewage treatment; water pollution; water quality; Mexico; Oaxaca; Portugal; Puerto Escondido; Technical University of Lisbon; bathymetry; coastal water salinity; coastal water temperature; dispersion simulation; dissolved oxygen; faecal coliform bacteria; pollutant dispersion; pollutant distribution pattern; sewage discharge; software 4.9 Mohid; tourism; water quality; weather conditions; wind direction; wind speed; Adaptation models; Biological system modeling; Dispersion; Microorganisms; Software development; Modeling; Pollutants; Water Quality;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Latin America Transactions, IEEE (Revista IEEE America Latina)

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1548-0992

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TLA.2012.6362365

Filename

6362365