A5101606558- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
- Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies
- Marine and coastal ecosystems
- Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
- Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation
- Coastal and Marine Dynamics
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Aeolian processes and effects
- Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Marine and fisheries research
- Peripheral Nerve Disorders
- Biomarkers in Disease Mechanisms
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Marine animal studies overview
Universidad de Cantabria
2016-2023
Instituto de Física de Cantabria
2020-2023
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
2005
Bariloche Atomic Centre
2005
On December 8, 2023, the cargo ship Toconao was involved in a maritime incident off coast of northern Portugal that resulted loss 1,000 bags buoyant plastic pellets, or nurdles. The pellets fell into sea and reached Bay Biscay, posing potential threat to coasts Spain France. In weeks following incident, were found washing up on beaches throughout Spain, particularly Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria Basque Country. response this environmental emergency, several contingency plans activated along...
IntroductionA crystal is characterized by a highly ordered internal structure, which manifests itself externally in flat and well-defined faces [1]. This order the result of repetitive arrangement atoms, ions or molecules.Approximately 5 million years ago, Mediterranean Sea experienced drastic reduction its level, an event known as Messinian Crisis [2]. During this period, large thicknesses salts were deposited on sea floor, evaporation water subsequent crystallization dissolved minerals...
Plastic floating on the ocean surface represents about 1 % of all plastic in ocean, despite buoyancy most plastics. Biofouling can help to sink debris, which could explain this discrepancy. A set laboratory experiments was conducted investigate biofilm-induced effects different debris. Ten materials densities (buoyant/non-buoyant), sizes (micro/meso/macro), and shapes (irregular/spherical/cylindrical/flat), including facemasks cotton swabs, were evaluated. Biofilm incubated these from a few...
Abstract Tidal asymmetry plays a key role in the behavior of estuaries. Positive and negative asymmetries are associated with flood‐ ebb‐dominated estuaries, respectively. Asymmetry arises from both interaction among main tidal constituents harmonics generated when tide propagates shallow waters. Most previous research focuses on deformation within estuaries; however, ocean may show at estuary entrance, which implies that boundary condition is already deformed. This fact has important...
Gainza, J.; Garnier, R.; Nuñez, P.; Jaramillo, C.; González, E.M.; Medina, Liria, Epelde, I.; Uriarte, A., and Monge-Ganuzas, M., 2019. Accelerating beach recovery by plowing the intertidal bar: A field experiment along northern Spanish coast. Journal of Coastal Research, 35(5), 973–984. Coconut Creek (Florida), ISSN 0749-0208.Subaerial width plays a vital role when it comes to protecting coastal settlements communities from storms. In many beaches accretionary sequence is often...
ABSTRACT This paper presents two methodologies to provide short-term and medium-term forecast of oil spill trajectories at local regional scales. For predictions (within 48 hours), a high-resolution operational system is developed in Belfast Lough (Northern Ireland). Hydrodynamics are based on Delft3D model which uses daily boundary conditions meteorological forcing obtained from Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service (CMEMS) the UK Meteorological Office. Downscaled currents...
Plastic debris is currently a significant threat to marine and coastal ecosystems. Most previous research focused on the behavior of drifting macro mesoplastics global regional ocean scales. Furthermore, few more recent studies provide some first insights into microplastic dispersion in areas. These found that waves wind, as well density, size, shape microplastics, drive their transport areas; however, they point need for extensive characterization. This laboratory study assesses effect...
<p>Marine litter is one of the main threats for marine environment, causing significant damage at ecological, economic and social levels. Approximately, 80% comes from land-based sources, mainly rivers. A percentage this reaches open oceans rest are retained inside estuaries. The mechanisms that favor accumulation estuaries determined by interactions between tide, river flow, waves, wind, as well physical features estuary. In addition, tides waves can contribute to introduction...