4 edition of Contaminants and Sediments found in the catalog.
Published
June 1980
by Technomic Pub Co
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Written in
| The Physical Object | |
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| Format | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | 648 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL10227245M |
| ISBN 10 | 0250403072 |
| ISBN 10 | 9780250403073 |
Marine Ecotoxicology: Current Knowledge and Future Issues is the first unified resource to cover issues related to contamination, responses, and testing techniques of saltwater from a toxicological perspective. With its unprecedented focus on marine environments and logical chapter progression, this book is useful to graduate students. Book Description. Over the past decade the sediments of many rivers, lakes, and estuaries have been contaminated by inorganic and organic materials. Contaminants from sediments, under certain conditions, can be released into overlying waters.
Use of Apparent Effects Threshold Approach (AET) in Classifying Contaminated Sediments, 64 Robert Barrick, Harry Belier, Scott Becker, and Thomas Ginn The Use of the Sediment Quality Triad in Classification of Sediment Contamination, 78 Edward R. Long A Review of the Data Supporting the Equilibrium Partitioning Approach to Establishing Sediment. SEDIMENT CONTAMINATION AND MARINE ECOSYSTEMS: POTENTIAL RISKS TO HUMAN HEALTH Donald C. Malins Pacific Northwest Research Foundation ABSTRACT It is recognized that exposure of aquatic organ- isms to contaminated sediments results in the bioaccu- mulation of toxic chemicals (Capuzzo et al., ~.
The rationale is that if contaminants in soil and sediment are not bioavailable, then more contaminant mass can be left in place without creating additional risk. A new NRC report notes that the potential for the consideration of bioavailability to influence decision-making is greatest where certain chemical, environmental, and regulatory. Sediments in these lakes are considered to be the sink of these different contaminants. The inorganic contaminants like heavy metals had been determined in the sediments of the lakes. The organic contaminants like polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are found to bind strongly to : L. I. Mohamedein, M. A. El-Sawy, M. A. Bek.
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Sediments have been described as the sink or storage place and a source for contaminants entering river systems through various pathways. But bottom sediments have various functions in the environment, such as providing habitat for many aquatic organisms, and are an important component of aquatic : Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
The book discusses the contamination of sediments resulting from discharge of pollutants, excessive nutrients, and other hazardous substances from anthropogenic activities.
The spatial distribution of contaminants, in sediments of the Basque Country, has been compiled by Belzunce et al., (,a, b, ). Differences can be observed between the d ata. About this book Sediments are increasingly recognized as both a carrier and a possible source of contaminants in aquatic systems, and they may also affect groundwater quality and agricultural products when disposed on land.
Contaminated Soils Volume 9 contains 38 technical papers, covering a wide range of environmental issues. Volume discussion includes: Part I Bioremediation; Part II Chemical Oxidation; Part III Heavy Metals; Part IV MTBE; Part V Phytoremediation; Part VI Radiation; Part VII Regulatory and Legal.
The fate and transport of natural and anthropogenic sediment-borne organic contaminants is a critical environmental issue and complex processes are involved that until now have been poorly defined.
Organic Substances and Sediments in Water is a three-volume book that provides the best information available regarding the many interdisciplinary factors affecting organic substances associated with.
Electrochemical Remediation Technologies for Polluted Soils, Sediments and Groundwater provides a systematic and clear explanation of fundamentals, field applications, as well as opportunities and challenges in developing and implementing electrochemical remediation technologies.
Written by leading authorities in their various areas, the text summarizes the latest research and offers case studies that. About this book Introduction Sediments are increasingly recognized as both a carrier and a possible source of contaminants in aquatic systems, and they may also affect groundwater quality and agricultural products when disposed on land.
This book focuses on sediments as a pollutant in natural freshwater and marine habitats, and as a vector for the transfer of chemicals such as nutrients and contaminants. Sediment-water research is carried out all over the world within a variety of disciplines. This book is open access under a CC BY-NC Gulf of Mexico is an open and dynamic marine ecosystem rich in natural resources but heavily impacted by human activities, including agricultural, industrial, commercial and coastal development.
The Gulf of Mexico has been continuously. Contaminated bottom sediments and their negative impacts on water quality are a major problem in surface waters throughout the United States as well as in many other parts of the world. Even after elimination of the primary contaminant sources, these bottom sediments will be a main source of contaminants for many years to by: Environmental Contaminants serves as a tool for environmental professionals to produce technically sound and reproducible scientific evidence.
It identifies ways to clean up environmental problems in air, water, soil, sediment and living systems. BIOAVAILABILITY OF CONTAMINANTS IN SOILS AND SEDIMENTS.
PROCESSES, TOOLS, AND APPLICATIONS. Committee on Bioavailability of Contaminants in Soils and Sediments. Water Science and Technology Board.
Division on Earth and Life Studies. NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES. All journal articles featured in Soil and Sediment Contamination: An International Journal vol 29 issue 5.
Bioavailability of Contaminants in Soils and Sediments: Processes, Tools, and Applications | National Research Council (U. S.) Committee on Bioavailability of Contaminants in Soils and Sediment | download | B–OK. Download books for free. Find books. This volume of the Handbook deals with various aspects of sediment contamination such as the fate and behavior of persistent organic pollutants, the application of sediment toxicity identification evaluation (TIE) protocols, and the various ways to degrade toxic pollutants from sediments.
Overall the book provides readers the fundamental. CHAPTER 1. Organic Contaminants in Sediments: Biological Processes. John F.
McCarthy, Peter F. Landrum, and Anthony V. Palumbo. INTRODUCTION A wide variety of organic contaminants enter the environment through myriad sources, including inputs from industrial or municipal effluents, ocean dumping of wastes, terrestrial runoff, and atmospheric deposition.
The book discusses the contamination of sediments resulting from discharge of pollutants, excessive nutrients, and other hazardous substances from anthropogenic : Paperback.This book presents the development of scientific inquiry of hazards to the aquatic environment.
Organized into 27 chapters, this compilation of papers begins with an overview of water quality significance of sediment-associated contaminants to aquatic life.The Journal of Soils and Sediments (JSS) is devoted to soils and sediments; it deals with contaminated, intact and disturbed soils and sediments.
JSS explores both the common aspects and the differences between these two environmental compartments. Inter-linkages at the catchment scale and with the Earth’s system (inter-compartment) are an important topic in JSS.
