Effects of simulated deposition of dredged material on structure of nematode assemblages : the role of contamination

Certain criteria must be satisfied before a licence for the deposition of dredged material at sea in UK water is issued. These relate to the chemical quality of the material, the quantity to be disposed of, its nature and origin, and its predicted impacts at the disposal site.

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Published inMarine biology Vol. 137; no. 4; pp. 613 - 622
Main Authors SCHRATZBERGER, M, REES, H. L, BOYD, S. E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Heidelberg Springer 15.11.2000
Berlin Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Applied ecology
Biological and medical sciences
British Isles
British Isles, England, Cleveland, Tees Estuary
British Isles, England, Merseyside, Mersey Estuary
Contamination
Ecotoxicology, biological effects of pollution
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Marine
Marine and brackish environment
Marine biology
Nematoda
Parasites
Sediments
Water pollution
Worms
United Kingdom
Europe
United Kingdom > UK
ANE, British Isles, England, Merseyside, Mersey Estuary
ANE, British Isles, England, Cleveland, Tees Estuary
ANE, British Isles, England
Meiofauna
Community structure
Oxygen
Estuaries
Dredging
Impact study
Experimental study
Sediments
Heavy metal
Animal community
Dredged materials
Helmintha
Nemathelminthia
Invertebrata
Mud
Nematoda
Chemical contamination
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Summary:Certain criteria must be satisfied before a licence for the deposition of dredged material at sea in UK water is issued. These relate to the chemical quality of the material, the quantity to be disposed of, its nature and origin, and its predicted impacts at the disposal site.
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ISSN:0025-3162
1432-1793
DOI:10.1007/s002270000386