Ecological Effects of In Situ Sediment Contaminants Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Aberystwyth, Wales — 1984

Ecological Effects of In Situ Sediment Contaminants Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Aberystwyth, Wales — 1984 / edited by R. Thomas, R. Evans, A. Hamilton, M. Munawar, Trefor B. Reynoldson, H. Sadar.

The International Joint Commission (IJC) was established between Canada and the United States under the Boundary Water Agreement in 1909. The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement between the two countries (signed in 1972, revised and renewed in 1978) expresses the determination of each country to res...

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Other Authors: Thomas, R. (Editor), Evans, R. (Editor), Hamilton, A. (Editor), Munawar, M. (Editor), Reynoldson, Trefor B. (Editor), Sadar, H. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 1987.
Edition:1st ed. 1987.
Series:Developments in Hydrobiology ; 39
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Aquatic ecology .
Ecology .
Water pollution.
Hydrogeology.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Problems with In-Place Pollutants
  • One: Processes Involved In Transfer and Cycling of Contaminants
  • 1. The physics of sediment transport, resuspension and deposition
  • 2. Sediments as a source for contaminants?
  • 3. Biological processes involved in the cycling of elements between soil or sediments and the aqueous environment
  • 4. Partitioning of trace metals in sediments: relationships with bioavailability
  • Two: Impacts of Sediment Mediated Contaminants
  • 5. Interactions between sediment contaminants and benthic organisms
  • 6. Sediment-associated contaminants and liver diseases in bottom-dwelling fish
  • 7. The human population — an ultimate receptor for aquatic contaminants
  • Three: Methods of Assessing Bioavailability and Impact Assessment
  • 8. The use of bioassay and associated tests in dredged material and disposal management
  • 9. Phytoplankton bioassays for evaluating toxicity of in situ sediment contaminants
  • 10. Assessing the bioaccumulation of contaminants from sediments by fish and other aquatic organisms
  • 11. In-situ contaminants and environmental assessment — an ecological summary
  • Four: The Social Implications and Context
  • 12. Introduction. The social context: an overview
  • 13. The social and human relevance of in situ sediments
  • 14. Assessment of socio-economic ramifications
  • 15. Perceptions, paradigms and ethics: a perspective on the social context of environmental issues
  • 16. The leading question: in-situ structures of thought?
  • Five: Case Studies
  • 17. Accelerating recovery of the mercury-contaminated Wabigoon/English River System
  • 18. Contaminated sediments in the Elbe Estuary: Ecological and economic problems for the port of Hamburg
  • 19. A case study: Bay of Pozzuoli, Gulf of Naples
  • 20. Consequences of environmental contamination by lead mining in Wales
  • Six: Remedial Options
  • 21. Sediment — associated contaminants — an overview of scientific bases for developing remedial options
  • 22. A protocol for the selection of remedial options to control in situ sediment contaminants
  • 23. Summary
  • 24. Recommendations.

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