scholarly journals Contemporary ecological threats from historical pollution sources: impacts of large-scale resuspension of contaminated sediments on sessile invertebrate recruitment

2009 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 770-781 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathan A. Knott ◽  
Joel P. Aulbury ◽  
Trevor H. Brown ◽  
Emma L. Johnston
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Contaminated Sediments ◽  
Pollution Sources ◽  
Sessile Invertebrate

scholarly journals Mercury Isotope Signatures in Contaminated Sediments as a Tracer for Local Industrial Pollution Sources

2014 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 177-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan G. Wiederhold ◽  
Ulf Skyllberg ◽  
Andreas Drott ◽  
Martin Jiskra ◽  
Sofi Jonsson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Pollution ◽  
Contaminated Sediments ◽  
Pollution Sources ◽  
Mercury Isotope

scholarly journals Skin and liver diseases induced in flounder (Platichthys flesus) after long-term exposure to contaminated sediments in large-scale mesocosms.

1996 ◽  
Vol 104 (11) ◽  
pp. 1218-1229 ◽  
Author(s):  
A D Vethaak ◽  
J G Jol ◽  
A Meijboom ◽  
M L Eggens ◽  
T Rheinallt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liver Diseases ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Contaminated Sediments ◽  
Platichthys Flesus

Large scale treatment of contaminated sediments in The Netherlands, the feasibility study

1998 ◽  
Vol 37 (6-7) ◽  
pp. 291-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter B. Roeters
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Policy ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Contaminated Sediments ◽  
Treatment Techniques ◽  
Dredged Materials ◽  
Policy Goals ◽  
Treatment Alternatives ◽  
All Treatment

In The Netherlands, contaminated sediments have to be removed from waterways. Environmental policy is directed at treatment of 20% of the contaminated dredged materials, thus generating reusable materials and saving on the required capacity in large scale disposal sites. The huge volume of material that will become available annually, can only be dealt with when treatment will take place on a large scale. A feasibility study was carried out for presenting treatment alternatives and compare these on technical, environmental and organisational aspects, as well as costs and financing. This paper presents the main results of the feasibility study. Three treatment scenarios were developed, each using a different combination of treatment techniques. The treatment scenarios are compared with a reference. It is shown that all treatment scenarios can meet policy goals. Costs for large scale treatment depend on the scenario that will be selected.

Strategies for management of contaminated sediments within the meuse river-system

1998 ◽  
Vol 37 (6-7) ◽  
pp. 419-424 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. L. Hakstege ◽  
J. J. M. Heynen ◽  
J. K. Eenhoorn ◽  
H. P. Versteeg
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Soil Management ◽  
River System ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Contaminated Sediments ◽  
Local Conditions ◽  
Diffuse Sources ◽  
River Meuse ◽  
Sand And Gravel

The sediments in the Meuse valley are contaminated on a large scale by diffuse sources. The project ‘Maaswerken’ aims at the enlargement of the discharge capacity of the river Meuse. In the realization of the project, a full-scale clean-up operation would not be realistic and not effective because of recontamination and the enormous scale and costs involved. The concept of dynamic soil management offers a solution to this problem. This approach to remediation implies putting back contaminated sediments of indigenous quality within the river system. Preconditions are determined by risk assessment and local conditions. The first aim is improvement of the environmental quality of the river system. Other objectives such as the development of natural areas, the mitigation of geohydrological effects and the exploitation of sand and gravel can be realized by several forms of beneficial use of contaminated sediments. Dynamic soil management is expected to be a pragmatic and cost-effective solution for the problem of contaminated sediments.

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