Contaminated Marine Sediments : Assessment and Remediation.

Contaminated Marine Sediments : Assessment and Remediation.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Staff, National Research Council
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington : National Academies Press, 1988.
Subjects:
Marine sediments > Sampling.
Marine sediments > Analysis.
Marine pollution > Measurement.
Sedimentation and deposition.
Waste disposal in the ocean.
Marine pollution > Measurement
Marine sediments > Analysis
Marine sediments > Sampling
Sedimentation and deposition
Waste disposal in the ocean
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Table of Contents:
  • Contaminated Marine Sediments
  • Assessment and Remediation; Copyright; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Contents; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS; EXTENT OF CONTAMINATION; Findings; Recommendations; Search for Contaminated Sites; Utilization of Federal, Regional, and Local Expertise; Coordination of Efforts; CLASSIFICATION METHODOLOGIES; Findings; Recommendations; Improved Methodologies; Tiered Testing; RISKS TO HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ECOSYSTEM; Findings; Recommendations; Assessment of Risk Due to Contamination; MOBILIZATION AND RESUSPENSION OF CONTAMINANTS; Findings; Recommendations.
  • Contaminant Transport and PartitioningResearch in Sediment Transport; Tiered Response Strategy; CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; Findings; Recommendations; Dredged Material Management Strategy; No Action; REMEDIAL TECHNOLOGIES; Findings; Recommendations; Source Control; Technology and Information Transfer; Remediation and Navigational Dredging; Remedial Technologies; Use of Capping; Well-Focused Monitoring; REMEDIATION AND SOURCE CONTROL: ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS; Findings; Recommendations; Use of Benefit-Cost Comparisons; Cost-Effectiveness Analysis; Degree of Remediation.
  • Economic and Environmental ConsiderationsInfeasible Remedial Options; WORKSHOP SUMMARIES; WORK GROUP I EXTENT, CLASSIFICATION, AND SIGNIFICANCE OF CONTAMINATION; Extent of Contamination; Classification of Contamination; Significance of Contamination; Resuspension of Sediments; WORK GROUP II ASSESSMENT AND SELECTION OF REMEDIAL TECHNOLOGIES; Selection of Remedial Alternatives; Developments in Equipment for Removal of Contaminated Sediments; Available Disposal Alternatives; Economic Considerations; International Joint Commission Areas of Concern; CASE STUDIES; EXTENT OF CONTAMINATION.
  • NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON SEDIMENT QUALITYAbstract; Sediment Quality Assessment and Regulation; The Data Base; Freshwater Data; Marine/Estuarine Data; Observations and Conclusions; Fresh Water; Marine/Estuarine Waters; Acknowledgment; NATIONAL STATUS AND TRENDS PROGRAM FOR MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ASPECTS DEALING WITH CONTAMINATION IN SEDIMENTS; Abstract; Introduction; National Status and Trends Monitoring of Sediment Properties; Site Locations; Field and Analytical Methods; Results; References; CLASSIFICATION OF CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS.
  • USE OF THE APPARENT EFFECTS THRESHOLD APPROACH (AET) IN CLASSIFYING CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTSAbstract; Introduction; Description of AET Approach; Interpretation of AET; Generation of Puget Sound AET; Results of Validation Tests; Measures of Reliability; Test of AET Predictions; Application of AET to Sediment Management in Puget Sound; Conclusions and Research Recommendations; References; THE USE OF THE SEDIMENT QUALITY TRIAD IN CLASSIFICATION OF SEDIMENT CONTAMINATION; Abstract; Description of the Methodology; Effectiveness and Relevance of The Methodology; Field Validation of the Methodology.

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