Processes, Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sediments

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Reible, Danny D. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Σειρά: SERDP ESTCP Environmental Remediation Technology, 6
• Θέματα: Environment.; Environmental management.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Environmental engineering.; Biotechnology.; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.; Environmental Management.; Soil Science & Conservation.

The purpose of this volume, Processes, Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sediment, is to help engineers and scientists better understand contaminated sediment sites and identify and design remedial approaches that are more efficient and effective. Contaminated sediment management is a diffi...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• Sediment and Contaminant Processes
• Fundamentals of Sediment Transport
• The Mechanics of Soft Cohesive Sediments During Early Diagenesis
• Advances in Risk Assessmnet in Support of Sediment Risk Management
• Assessing Biological Effects
• Assessing Bioavailability of Hydrophobic Organic Compounds (HOCs) and Heavy Metals in Sediments Using Freely Available Pore Water Concentrations
• Risk Management for Contaminated Sediments
• Monitored Natural Recovery
• In Situ Biotransformation of Contaminants in Sediments
• In Situ Treatment for Control of Hydrophobic Organic Contaminants Using Sorbent Amendment: Theoretical Assesments
• Capping for Remediation of Contaminated Sediments
• Sediment Dredging, Treatment, and Disposal
• Monitoring Remedial Effectiveness
• Contaminated Sediment Research and Development Needs
• Index.