Land reclamation and its consequences: A 40-year analysis of water residence time in Doha Bay, Qatar.

Qatar's rapid industrialization, notably in its capital city Doha, has spurred a surge in land reclamation projects, leading to a constriction of the entrance to Doha Bay. By reducing and deflecting the ocean circulation, land reclamation projects have reduced the effective dispersion of wastew...

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Main Authors: Mathieu Lecart, Thomas Dobbelaere, Lauranne Alaerts, Ny Riana Randresihaja, Aboobacker Valliyil Mohammed, Ponnumony Vethamony, Emmanuel Hanert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0296715&type=printable