Decision analysis to support wastewater management in coral reef priority area.

Autor: Barnes MD; Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, NREM, 1902 East West Way, Honolulu, HI 96816, United States of America. Electronic address: mdbarnes@hawaii.edu., Goodell W; Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, NREM, 1902 East West Way, Honolulu, HI 96816, United States of America; Fisheries Ecology Research Lab, Department of Biology, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, United States of America., Whittier R; Hawai'i State Dept. of Health, Safe Drinking Water Branch, 2385 Waimano Home Road, Suite 110, Uluakupu Building 4, Pearl City, HI 96782-1400, United States of America. Electronic address: robert.whittier@doh.Hawai'i.gov., Falinski KA; The Nature Conservancy, Hawai'i Marine Program, Honolulu, HI, 923 Nu'uanu Ave, 96817, United States of America., Callender T; West Maui Ridge to Reef Initiative, c/o DLNR DAR, 130 Mahalani St, Wailuku, HI 96793, United States of America., Htun H; Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, NREM, 1902 East West Way, Honolulu, HI 96816, United States of America., LeViol C; Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, NREM, 1902 East West Way, Honolulu, HI 96816, United States of America., Slay H; United States Environmental Protection Agency Region 9, Pacific Islands Contact Office, P.O. Box 50003, Honolulu, HI 96850, United States of America. Electronic address: slay.hudson@epa.gov., Oleson KLL; Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, NREM, 1902 East West Way, Honolulu, HI 96816, United States of America.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Marine pollution bulletin [Mar Pollut Bull] 2019 Nov; Vol. 148, pp. 16-29. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Aug 02.
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.07.045
Abstrakt: A cocktail of land-based sources of pollution threatens coral reef ecosystems, and addressing these has become a key management and policy challenge in the State of Hawai'i, other US territories, and globally. In West Maui, Hawai'i, nearly one quarter of all living corals were lost between 1995 and 2008. Onsite disposal systems (OSDS) for sewage leak contaminants into drinking water sources and nearshore waters. In recognition of this risk, the Hawai'i State Department of Health (DOH) is prioritizing areas for cesspool upgrades. Independently, we applied a decision analysis process to identify priority areas to address sewage pollution from OSDS in West Maui, with the objective of reducing nearshore coral reef exposure to pollution. The decision science approach is relevant to a broader context of coastal areas both statewide and worldwide which are struggling with identifying pollution mitigation actions on limited budgets.
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