Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sediments Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sediments Bratislava, Slovak Republic 18–21 May 2005 /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Reible, Danny (Editor), Lanczos, Tomas (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2006.
• Series: Nato Science Series: IV: Earth and Environmental Sciences, 73
• Subjects: Environment.; Environmental management.; Ecotoxicology.; Environmental engineering.; Biotechnology.; Water pollution.; Environmental Management.; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.

Contaminated sediments pose some of the most difficult site remediation issues. Contaminated sediments typically reside in spatially variable and dynamic systems subject to seasonal flow variations and episodic storm events. The volume of sediments that must be managed at particular sites often exce...

Table of Contents:

• Approaches and Frameworks for Managing Contaminated Sediments - A European Perspective
• Physicochemical and Biological Assessment and Characterization of Contaminated Sediments
• Treatment and Containment of Contaminated Sediments
• Biological Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sediments
• Uncertainty and Research Needs in the Area of the Biological Restoration of Contaminated Sediments.