Like all limited and vulnerable resources, water has become one of the
potential targets of terrorists. Coastal lagoons are especially
vulnerable as they are densely populated centers of commerce and/or
tourism. This volume addresses the basic scientific concepts that must
be integrated by decisionmakers to minimize damages and optimize
recovery operations in the aftermath of such an attack. Scientists from
many disciplines including water resource management, hydrodynamics,
aquatic ecology and social science combine their expertise in an effort
to assess and model emergency scenarios for coastal lagoon systems. This
case study uses existing numerical models such as-EFCD, WASP and AQUATOX
are used to demonstrate how to optimize rapid response and
decision-making