Wastewater discharge degrades coastal waters and reef communities in southern Thailand

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 287-296

  Reopanichkul, Pasinee ^a   Carter, R W ^b   Worachananant, Suchai ^a   Crossland, C J ^b  

^a KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Impacts; Marine; Phi Phi; Phuket; Sewage; Surin; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; COASTAL WATERS; CONCENTRATION LEVELS; IMPACTS; LAND DEVELOPMENT; MARINE; PHUKET , THAILAND; SEASONAL VARIABILITY; SEWAGE DISCHARGES; SEWAGE OUTFALL; SOUTHERN THAILAND; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; WASTEWATER DISCHARGE; WET SEASON;

OUTFALLS; REEFS; SEWAGE; WASTEWATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS);

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BIOMONITORING; COASTAL WATER; DISCHARGE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE POLLUTION; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; REEF; RUNOFF; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORAL REEF; INORGANIC NUTRIENT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SEA POLLUTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; THAILAND; TOURISM; WASTE WATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; OCEANS AND SEAS; RECREATION; SEASONS; THAILAND; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER SUPPLY;

PHUKET [SOUTHERN REGION]; SOUTHERN REGION; THAILAND;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 77952674806     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2009.11.011     Document Type: Article

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