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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