Contaminated Sediments: Characterization, Evaluation, Mitigation/Restoration, and Management Strategy Performance (Astm Special Technical Publication) - Hardcover

Jacques Locast, Rosa Galves-Cloutier

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0803134665 ISBN 13: 9780803134669

Publisher: American Society for Testing & Materials, 2003

Synopsis

The main goal of the May 2003 symposium was to identify both established and innovative physico-chemical and biological methods used to characterize and evaluate properties and behavior of contaminated sediments, as well as the potential for their transfer. Papers from the symposium describe recent developments in contaminant evaluation, sediment characterization, mitigation and restoration methods, and management strategy performance from the geological, geotechnical, biological, and geophysical perspectives. The focus is on engineering aspects of contaminant transport, erosion, monitoring, and modeling. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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This new publication reviews recent advances in contaminated sediments-management-related research, and focuses on the engineering aspects of contaminant transport, erosion, stability, monitoring, and modeling. It identifies both established and innovative physico-chemical and biological tests and methods used to characterize and evaluate properties and behavior of contaminated sediments, as well as the potential for contaminant transfer. This data reflects recent work carried out on large coastal investigations and on natural and artificial capping of contaminated sediments. Twenty-three-peer-reviewed papers cover: Sediment Characterization of contaminated sediments has become more and more complex. It involves ex situ techniques from standard tests (e.g., physical properties) to biological analysis in addition to all the chemical analyses, but also in situ ones like readability tests Migration and Restoration Methods are diversified and touch on many different environments from river sediments and harbour lagoons to land reclamation.

They involve techniques ranging from the use of geotextiles and geocomposites to selective sequential extraction methods Monitring and Performance aspects of contaminated sediments are largely supported by extensive site investigations, like the Southern California project, but also by the development of modeling tools. In addition, four peer-reviewed papers in this volume summarize a five-year research effort aimed at evaluating the performance of a catastrophic capping layer resulting from the major 1996 Saguenay flood disaster that proved to be very beneficial to the Saguenay Fjord environment and ecosystem by covering most of the ancient contaminated sediments. AUDIENCE: This book is an invaluable resource for environmental engineers and scientists, water quality engineers, soil scientists, water quality engineers, soil scientists, geotechnical engineers, and environmentalists, educators, and legislators.

Edition details

• Publisher: American Society for Testing & Materials
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0803134665
• ISBN 13: 9780803134669
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 326