Impact of Cruise Activity on Freshwater Use in the Port of Palma (Mallorca, Spain)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Study Area
3. Materials and Methods
4. Results
4.1. Evolution of Water Use in the Port of Palma by Sectors
4.2. Water Withdrawal by Cruise Ships
5. Discussion and Implications
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Month | Total Water Withdrawals Port of Palma, m3 | Total Water Withdrawals by Merchants Ships (Mixt and Commercial Sectors), m3 | Number of Merchant Ships | Average Water Withdrawals by Merchant Ship, m3 | Total Water Withdrawals by Cruise Ship, m3 | Number of Transit Cruises | Total Water Withdrawals by Transit Cruise, m3 | Average Water Withdrawals by Transit Cruise, m3 | Number of Homeport Cruises | Total Water Withdrawals by Homeport Cruise, m3 | Average Water Withdrawals by Homeport Cruise, m3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan | 47,080 | 40,969 | 162 | 252.9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||
Feb | 22,870 | 14,324 | 165 | 86.8 | 2400 | 11 | 2400 | 218.2 | 0 | ||
March | 29,850 | 19,228 | 178 | 108.0 | 2930 | 16 | 2930 | 183.1 | 0 | ||
April | 25,200 | 12,753 | 182 | 70.1 | 6780 | 33 | 1870 | 56.7 | 12 | 4910 | 409.2 |
May | 46,390 | 14,871 | 182 | 81.7 | 19,760 | 42 | 4070 | 96.9 | 24 | 15,690 | 653.8 |
June | 57,700 | 27,852 | 202 | 137.9 | 18,320 | 28 | 2820 | 100.7 | 22 | 15,500 | 704.5 |
July | 74,810 | 38,402 | 213 | 180.3 | 19,300 | 38 | 2590 | 68.2 | 21 | 16,710 | 795.7 |
Aug | 62,770 | 29,223 | 204 | 143.3 | 19,630 | 41 | 5100 | 124.4 | 22 | 14,530 | 660.5 |
Sept | 98,710 | 69,699 | 181 | 385.1 | 14,550 | 41 | 3250 | 79.3 | 20 | 11,300 | 565.0 |
Oct | 55,050 | 23,845 | 170 | 140.3 | 20,710 | 48 | 870 | 18.1 | 32 | 19,840 | 620.0 |
Nov | 73,720 | 63,859 | 169 | 377.9 | 2780 | 32 | 330 | 10.3 | 4 | 2450 | 612.5 |
Dec | 33,150 | 27,432 | 163 | 168.3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||
627,300 | 382,457 | 177.7 | 127,160 | 26,230 | 95.6 | 100,930 | 627.6 | ||||
Standard deviation | 107.4 | 62.7 | 104.8 |
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Garcia, C.; Mestre-Runge, C.; Morán-Tejeda, E.; Lorenzo-Lacruz, J.; Tirado, D. Impact of Cruise Activity on Freshwater Use in the Port of Palma (Mallorca, Spain). Water 2020, 12, 1088. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12041088
Garcia C, Mestre-Runge C, Morán-Tejeda E, Lorenzo-Lacruz J, Tirado D. Impact of Cruise Activity on Freshwater Use in the Port of Palma (Mallorca, Spain). Water. 2020; 12(4):1088. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12041088
Chicago/Turabian StyleGarcia, Celso, Christian Mestre-Runge, Enrique Morán-Tejeda, Jorge Lorenzo-Lacruz, and Dolores Tirado. 2020. "Impact of Cruise Activity on Freshwater Use in the Port of Palma (Mallorca, Spain)" Water 12, no. 4: 1088. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12041088