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Contaminated Marine Sediments:

Assessment and Remediation

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Publication Year:1989


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Committee on Contaminated Marine Sediments, National Research Council
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The pervasive, widespread problem of contaminated marine sediments is an environmental issue of national importance, arising from decades of intentionally and unintentionally using coastal waters for waste disposal. This book examines the extent and significance of the problem, reviews clean-up ...
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Front Matter i-xii  
Executive Summary 1-3 (skim)
Findings and Recommendations 4-19 (skim)
Workshop Summaries 20-36 (skim)
I. Extent of Contamination 37-37 (skim)
National Perspective on Sediment Quality 38-46 (skim)
National Status and Trends Program for Marine Environmental Quality 47-62 (skim)
II. Classification of Contaminated Sediments 63-63 (skim)
Use of Apparent Effects Threshold Approach (AET) in Classifying Contaminated Sediments 64-77 (skim)
The Use of the Sediment Quality Triad in Classification of Sediment Contamination 78-99 (skim)
A Review of the Data Supporting the Equilibrium Partitioning Approach to Establishing Sediment Quality Criteria 100-114 (skim)
Marine Sediment Toxicity Tests 115-130 (skim)
III. Significance of Contamination 131-131 (skim)
Effects of Contaminated Sediments on Benthic Biota and Communities 132-154 (skim)
Sediment Contamination and Marine Ecosystems: Potential Risks to Human Health 155-164 (skim)
IV. Mobilization and Resuspension 165-165 (skim)
Predicting the Dispersion and Fate of Contaminated Marine Sediments 166-177 (skim)
Computer Simulation of DDT Distribution in Palos Verdes Shelf Sediments 178-198 (skim)
V. Assessment and Selection of Remedial Technologies 199-199 (skim)
Management Strategies for Disposal of Contaminated Sediments 200-220 (skim)
Alternatives for Control/Treatment of Contaminated Dredged Material 221-238 (skim)
Developments in Equipment Designed for Handling of Contaminated Sediments 239-261 (skim)
Monitoring the Effectiveness of Capping for Isolating Contaminated Sediments 262-279 (skim)
Remedial Technologies Used at International Joint Commission Areas of Concern 280-290 (skim)
Economic Considerations of Managing Contaminated Marine Sediments 291-310 (skim)
VI. Case Studies 311-311 (skim)
New Bedford Harbor Superfund Project 312-350 (skim)
Physical Transport Investigations at New Bedford, Massachusetts 351-364 (skim)
PCB Pollution in the Upper Hudson River 365-400 (skim)
Contamination of the Hudson River -- The Sediment Record 401-416 (skim)
Kepone and the James River 417-424 (skim)
Assessment of Contaminated Sediments in Commencement Bay (Puget Sound, Washington) 425-439 (skim)
St. Paul Waterway Remedial Action and Habitat Restoration Project 440-461 (skim)
Dredging and Disposal of Contaminated Marine Sediment for the U.S. Navy Carrier Battlegroup Homeport Project, Everett, Washington 462-482 (skim)
Appendix A Biographies of Committee Members 483-485 (skim)
Appendix B Coastal States Survey 486-487 (skim)
Appendix C Workshop Participants 488-490 (skim)
Appendix D Agenda 491-496 (skim)

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The pervasive, widespread problem of contaminated marine sediments is an environmental issue of national importance, arising from decades of intentionally and unintentionally using coastal waters for waste disposal. This book examines the extent and significance of the problem, reviews clean-up and remediation technologies, assesses alternative management strategies, identifies research and development needs, and presents the committee's major findings and recommendations. Five case studies examine different ways in which a variety of sediment contamination problems are being handled.

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