beach protection Articles
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Geotube Shoreline Protection and Breakwater Construction Bring Cancun Beaches Back To Life - Case Study
Millions of Dollars of Property and Tourism Are Restored And Permanently Protected Using Geotube Marine Structures Technology. The famed, white sand beaches of Cancun, Mexico have been pounded mercilessly twice in recent years. First by Hurricane Gilbert in '88, then by Hurricane Wilma in '05, the two most intense and destructive hurricanes ever recorded in Atlantic basin history. Both storms ...
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Geotube Containment Structures Reinforce Sand Dunes Along Atlantic Ocean - Case Study
Beach front property is protected by Geotube® container reinforced sand dunes. Severe erosion along the New Jersey coastal community of Beach Haven threatened to destroy homes. To prevent further beach erosion and protect property. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection designed a reinforced sand dune with Geotube containers along 400 feet of beach. The design called out ...
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An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Gunderboom® in Protecting Waters from Bacteria
Beaches located in the narrow inlet of Long Island Sound frequently contain high concentrations of bacteria. A Gunderboom® BPS™ (Beach Protection System) filter was installed in Harbor Island Park of Mamaroneck Harbor, New York, in 2002 to reduce bacterial levels in the water. Water and sediment collected inside and outside the Gunderboom® and other areas within Mamaroneck Harbor (Shore Acres ...
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Geotube Shoreline Protection Is An Effective Fix for Hurricane Beach Damage - Case Study
Excavation Contractors Use Geotube Containment Technology to Repair Erosion, Keep Homes from Destruction. There are thousands of coastal homes threatened by natural disasters. The recent strong hurricane seasons have eroded away many beaches, and shoreline homes that once had views of long stretches of sand now find they overlook dropoffs that are perilously close to their back doors. Many ...
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Modeling of coastal water contamination in Fortaleza (Northeastern Brazil)
An important tool in environmental management projects and studies due to the complexity of environmental systems, environmental modeling makes it possible to integrate many variables and processes, thereby providing a dynamic view of systems. In this study the bacteriological quality of the coastal waters of Fortaleza (a state capital in Northeastern Brazil) was modeled considering multiple ...
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Project - Myrtle Beach, SC Flood Protection
When the Waccamaw River and the Intracoastal Waterway flooded from the heavy rains that followed Hurricane Florence, three homeowners decided to fight back with the Geodesign Industrial Flood Barrier. Geodesign´s 1.2 m Flood Barrier surrounded three Myrtle Beach homes and provided secure protection throughout 10 days of flooding, during which water levels rose approx. 1 m. The Industrial ...
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Occurrence and predictive correlations of Escherichia coli and Enterococci at Sandpoint beach (Lake St Clair), Windsor, Ontario and Holiday beach (Lake Erie), Amherstburg, Ontario
Point and nonpoint sources contribute to fecal contamination of surface waters by human pathogens that exist at low concentrations and are difficult, expensive, and/or impossible to easily detect. Therefore, fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) are used as surrogates in identification of fecal contamination, including Escherichia coli (EC) and Enterococcus spp. (ENT), at recreational beaches to protect ...
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21st Century Programming To Give Away 50 1-Year Licenses for ESET Antivirus Software
Leading Software Solutions Provider to the Recycling Industry Insists Recyclers Take Precautions to Protect Their Web Security From Online Criminals LONG BEACH, CA (April 8, 2012) – 21st Century Programming, designers and distributors of ROM, ROM Express, ROM Recycler, ROM Brokerage and ROM Enterprise, today made a public service announcement imploring recyclers to take control of their ...
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The Amplification of Indicator Bacteria Occurring as a Result of Kelp Mound Incubation Along a Protected Beach in Southern California
ABSTRACT Pacific Beach Point (PB Point) in La Jolla, CA, has frequently exceeded state water quality standards for indicator bacteria. As a result, studies were designed to investigate bacterial transport mechanisms and possible bacterial amplification occurring within the extensive kelp mounds found along the beach wrack line. Investigations thus far have shown that the wrack line acts as a ...
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Oil Boom Reels provide quick and easy deployment during emergencies
About a month ago, Libya’s National Oil Corporation announced that it had managed to bring under control an oil spill at an offshore storage facility. According to the company, the leak occurred at the Farwah facility, which is owned by Mabruk Oil Operations, and took place while a tanker was loading oil. While details on the incident are few and far between, it was communicated that the ...
By Ecocoast
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Cladophora in the Great Lakes: impacts on beach water quality and human healthCladophora in the Great Lakes grows rapidly during the warm summer months, detaches, and becomes free-floating mats as a result of environmental conditions, eventually becoming stranded on recreational beaches. Cladophora provides protection and nutrients, which allow enteric bacteria such as Escherichia coli, enterococci, Shigella, Campylobacter, and Salmonella to persist and potentially regrow ...
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Real-time forecasting of Hong Kong beach water quality by 3D deterministic modelling
Bathing beaches are important marine resources for many coastal cities. To safeguard the health of beach users, beach management authorities in Hong Kong rely on the use of the concentration of the indicator bacteria Escherichia coli (E. coli). Currently, the beach water quality grading system (from “good” to “very poor”) is based on the geometric mean of the most recent ...
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Morphological, bathymetric and sedimentological surveys used to assess the coastline defensive measures
This paper outlines the results of a study recently carried out on the western coast of the Sestri Levante peninsula (Eastern Liguria - Italy), aiming to assess the effects of newly accomplished defensive measures against coastal erosion: the accretion of the beach with natural sand and its protection with artificial structures orthogonal and parallel to the shoreline. Through conventional and ...
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Ecobarrier EFB-650 buoys deployed to protect Dubai’s coastlines
Nikola Zutic of Waagner Biro explains how the Ecobarrier EFB-650 buoys have been deployed to protect Dubai’s coastlines. According to the Dubai Coastal Zone Monitoring Program, there are eight public beaches in Dubai that have received the Blue Flag certification, reflecting a clean, safe, and well-maintained environment for all to enjoy. All swimming areas at these public beaches have ...
By Ecocoast
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TenCate Recommends Alternative Testing Method to More Accurately Measure the Relative “Openness” of Textile - Case Study
The Capillary Flow Pore Size Test provides a more precise representation of the openness of all pore sizes within a fabric. Geotube marine technology has protected shorelines, rebuilt beaches, and reclaimed land from the sea for more than 45 years. Geotube containment technology is a proven, cost-effective method for a variety of shoreline protection and marine construction applications. ...
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Senate proposes funding increases for EPA, interior in Fiscal 2014 appropriations bill
Senate Democrats Aug. 1 released a $30.2 billion draft appropriations bill that would increase funding for the Environmental Protection Agency by approximately $105 million, or 1.25 percent, compared to the pre-sequester fiscal year 2013 enacted level. Overall, the draft bill includes a total of $8.48 billion in funding for EPA. The bill would maintain funding for the clean water and drinking ...
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Geotube Marine Technology Provides Expanded Benefits with Versatile Polyurea Coatings - Case Study
Geotube marine technology has protected shorelines, rebuilt beaches, and reclaimed land from oceans for more than 45 years. Geotube containment technology is a proven, cost-effective method for a variety of shoreline protection and marine construction applications. TenCate, manufacturer of Geotube materials, develops and produces materials that function to increase performance, reduce cost, and ...
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Geotube Shoreline Protection Helps Prevent Erosion At Upham Beach, Florida - Case Study
Geotube containers help with “worst erosion problem on Florida’s West Coast” and provide long-term solution for long-term problem. The US Army Corps of Engineers maintains Upham Beach in Pinellas County has Ihe worst erosion problem on Florida's west coast Year after year, Upham Beach is literally "engulfed" by the Gulf of Mexico. Upham Beach has suffered serious erosion in ...
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Geosynthetics for flood protection structures
Geosynthetics can be used for a wide range of applications. As alternative solution for permanent or temporary coastal structures. To offer erosion protection during island reclamation. For flood protection structures, just to name a few. Today’s world is faced with many serious threats. Climate change and sea level rise are amongst those. Numerous challenges lie ahead of us in the quest ...
By Ecocoast
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TenCate Geotube technology for dewatering - case study
TenCate Geotube technology is used to protect coastlines, restore beaches, reclaim land and to store and filter polluted water. TenCate Geotube is a strong, sustainable method and a cost effective alternative to traditional hydraulic engineering constructions. The technology has already been used worldwide in more than 2,000 projects. These have involved for example the recovery of coastline, ...
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