Contaminated Aquatic Sediments

• Published in: Water environment research Vol. 82; no. 10; pp. 1837 - 1853
• Main Author: Jaglal, Kendrick
• Format: Book Review Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Alexandria Water Environment Federation 2010; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: BIOAVAILABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; CAPPING; CARBON; CARBON (TOC); Contaminated sediments; Heavy metals; MERCURY; METALS; Mines; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PCB; Pesticides; Polychlorinated biphenyls; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBS); POLYNUCLEAR AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS); Remediation; Rivers; TOTAL ORGANIC; TOXICITY

A review of the literature published in 2009 on subjects relating to the assessment, evaluation and remediation of contaminated aquatic sediment is presented. The review is divided into the following sections: methodology, chemical distribution, fate and transport, partitioning, toxicity, and remedi...