Sediment Management on River-Basinscale: The River Elbe

2015 ◽  
pp. 201-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Heininger ◽  
Ilka Keller ◽  
Ina Quick ◽  
René Schwartz ◽  
Stefan Vollmer
Keyword(s):  
Sediment Management ◽  
River Elbe

Pathway Ranking for In-place Sediment Management (CU1209). Site 2 Report - Pearl Harbor

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bart Chadwick ◽  
Vikki Kirtay ◽  
Amy Blake ◽  
Ernie Arias ◽  
Bradley Davidson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sediment Management ◽  
Pearl Harbor

Pathway Ranking for In-place Sediment Management (CU1209). Executive Summary and Site 1 Report -- Paleta Creek

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. B. Chadwick ◽  
Vikki Kirtay ◽  
Amy Blake ◽  
Ernie Arias ◽  
Bradley Davidson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sediment Management ◽  
Executive Summary

Relocation of dredged material from Hamburg harbour in the River Elbe

1998 ◽  
Vol 37 (6-7) ◽  
pp. 241-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Netzband ◽  
H. Christiansen ◽  
B. Maaß ◽  
G. Werner
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Benthic Community ◽  
Dredged Material ◽  
Far Field ◽  
Beneficial Use ◽  
River Elbe ◽  
Operating Strategies ◽  
Material Circulation

Besides the beneficial use of dredged material, sustainable relocation, which means keeping the sediments in the natural aquatic material circulation, is one goal for handling dredged material in the port of Hamburg. Decreasing contamination the River Elbe and new dredged material guidelines provide a basis for this. With comprehensive investigations, near- and far-field transport and the effects of relocation regarding the water quality and the benthic community were determined thus deveoloping conditions for future operating strategies.

Sources and transport of phosphorus in the Vltava river basin (Czech Republic)

1996 ◽  
Vol 33 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 137-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josef Hejzlar ◽  
Vojtech Vyhnálek ◽  
Jirí Kopácek ◽  
Jirí Duras
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Population Density ◽  
Atmospheric Deposition ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Point Sources ◽  
Diffuse Sources ◽  
River Elbe ◽  
Municipal Wastewaters ◽  
Total P

Export and sources of P in the Vltava basin (subbasin of upper Elbe: total area – 28,093 km2; population density – 115 km−2; forests – 35%, farmland – 51%) were evaluated during 1972–1993. Annual export rates of total P from the basin to the river Elbe ranged between 38 and 68 kg km−2 a−1. Reservoirs with hydraulic retention times longer than 15 days were efficient traps for phosphorus retaining 20 to 30% of total P loading into the watercourses. Point sources (municipal wastewaters) were most important throughout the period and their share varied from approximately 60% in wet years to more than 90% in dry years. Export from diffuse sources (dominated by output from farmland) was highly dependent on discharge and fluctuaded between 5 and 40 kg km−2 a−1 in dry and wet years, respectively. Only about 2% of the P input into the basin from the fertilisation of farmland and from the atmospheric deposition was exported to the watercourses.

scholarly journals An Integrated Coastal Sediment Management Plan: The Example of the Tuscany Region (Italy)

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enzo Pranzini ◽  
Irene Cinelli ◽  
Luigi E. Cipriani ◽  
Giorgio Anfuso
Keyword(s):  
Stability Index ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Sediment Management ◽  
Coastal Sediment ◽  
National Guidelines ◽  
Management Actions ◽  
Erosion Processes ◽  
Human Effects ◽  
Sufficient Magnitude ◽  
Sound Management

This paper presents the results of a study carried out to support the Region of Tuscany Coastal Sediment Management Plan, with the main aim of establishing the sediment budget considering the time span from 1981–1985 to 2005 for the 56 coastal sectors into which the 215 km-long continental sandy coast of Tuscany (Italy) was divided. The sand stability (according to a stability index) and colour compatibility (according to the CIEL*a*b* colour space with an acceptability range conforming to national guidelines) were determined in order to assess the possibility of using the available sediment in accreting sectors to nourish the beach in eroding areas. Only in two cases—i.e., the updrift of a harbour (at Viareggio) and in a convergence zone (at Marina di Pietrasanta)—are the volumes of sufficient magnitude to support a large nourishment project; however, the mean sand size is too small to guarantee efficient nourishment, even with medium-term stability. In contrast, the colour difference, in most of the cases, was shown to be acceptable. Other small sediment stocks, suitable for colour but not for grain size, can be used for periodic ephemeral nourishment works to support seasonal tourist activities. The limited resources available make it necessary to adopt a plan for their optimal use from a regional perspective. This kind of study is of great interest for the proposal of sound management actions to counteract the increasing erosion processes linked to climate change phenomena and human effects on rivers and coastal systems.

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