Complementarity of sensor-based measurements and community perception for monitoring and management of seawater quality

• Main Authors: Paringit, Maria Cecilia Rubio, Nadaoka, Kazuo, Pokavanich, Tanuspong, Iizuka, Hiroyasu, Blanco, Ariel C., Paringit, Enrico C.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2006
• Subjects: Water quality—Philippines—Puerto Galera—Measurement; Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/13539
• Institution: De La Salle University

Puerto Galera, endowed with rich and diverse marine resources, is a popular tourist spot in the Philippines. However, its bays are vulnerable to gradual seawater quality degradation. The aims of this research are to relate the impact of human activities in some tourism areas to seawater quality and...