Identifying locations of sewage pollution within a Hawaiian watershed for coastal water quality management actions.
Locations of sewage pollution in the Puakō watershed were identified through measurements of sewage indicators at groundwater wells and within Puakō’s and adjacent resorts’ shoreline waters. Dye tracer tests, water quality, δ15N macroalgal, and δ15N- and ...
Spatial distribution of sewage pollution on a Hawaiian coral reef
While sewage pollution is contributing to the global decline of coral reefs, its offshore extent and direct reef impacts from water column mixing and benthic seeps are poorly documented. We addressed this knowledge gap on a Hawaiian coral reef using sewag...