期刊
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
卷 133, 期 -, 页码 517-531出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.05.018
关键词
Hypoxia; Sewage outfall; Ocean acidification; Dissolved oxygen; Victoria BC
资金
- NSERC Industrial Postgraduate Scholarship [477944]
- Capital Regional District Environmental Protection Division
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Wastewater disposal often has deleterious impacts on the receiving environment. Low dissolved oxygen levels are particularly concerning. Here, we investigate the impacts on dissolved oxygen and carbon chemistry of screened municipal wastewater in the marine waters off Victoria, Canada. We analyzed data from undersea moorings, ship-based monitoring, and remotely-operated vehicle video. We used these observations to construct a two-layer model of the nearfield receiving environment. Despite the lack of advanced treatment, dissolved oxygen levels near the outfalls were well above a 62 mu mol kg(-1) hypoxic threshold. Furthermore, the impact on water column oxygen at the outfall is likely < 2 mu mol kg(-1). Dissolved inorganic carbon is not elevated and pH not depressed compared to the surrounding region. Strong tidal currents and cold, well-ventilated waters give Victoria's marine environment a high assimilative capacity for organic waste. However, declining oxygen levels offshore put water near the outfall at risk of future hypoxia.
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