AN ANALYTICAL APPROACH TO PRELIMINARY ASSESS THE FAR FIELD EVOLUTION OF PLUMES IN CONFINED WATERS

Future development must be linked to environmental sustainability and better resource utilization is one of the key points of global political guidelines. Indeed, the management and improvement of water quality is one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 agenda. Therefore, exploring the evolution of released pollutants and contaminants poses a significant challenge in the fields of marine sciences and environmental hydraulics, with implications for both natural and industrial environments. Examples of potential release sources that could have a detrimental impact on the water quality include dredging operations, deep-sea mining, wastewater discharge in oceans or rivers, and unintended spills of pollutant substances.