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Environmental Project at Xlendi Bay
PR1492
27/09/1996
27/09/1996
| A one-year study project is being conducted at Xlendi Bay in order | to investigate the relationship between water quality (pollution) and the influx of tourists (both local and foreign) to the bay during the summer months. The information which is expected from this project will be valuable for better beach management at Xlendi as well as for other popular bathing areas in Gozo and Malta. |
| The project is being funded by the Environment Protection | Department. It is being jointly undertaken by the University of Malta and the Munxar Local Council, under the supervision of Professor Victor Axiak, Head of the Department of Biology, and expert in water pollution issues. |
| The project involves a scientific assessment of how water quality | changes over a whole year; of how much solid and liquid wastes would be generated; and to relate these with the influx of tourists. The ultimate aim is to identify potential environmental problems in the locality and to find practical solutions for them. |
The first field surveys were carried out over the past two months. The project is expected to be concluded within a year.
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