Should TBT continue to be considered an issue in dredging port areas? A brief review of the global evidence

• Published in: Ocean & coastal management Vol. 197; p. 105303
• Main Authors: Oliveira, Deloar Duda de, Rojas, Erika G., Fernandez, Marcos Antônio dos Santos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2020
• Subjects: basins; bioactive properties; biocides; Coastal areas; coastal zone management; coasts; Dredging; environmental impact; environmental quality; heavy metals; organotin compounds; Organotins; pollutants; risk; Risk evaluation studies; sediment contamination; surface water; Organotins; Dredging; Risk evaluation studies; Coastal areas

Dredging is periodically required to keep channels and maneuvering basins open in many ports around the world. However, the dredging of contaminated sediments may turn this routine procedure into a source of pollution in the receiving water bodies. Many pollutants, such as heavy metals, organic or o...