Chemical Availability of Cadmium in Mississippi River Sediment

Abstract

There is concern that changes in the physicochemical conditions occurring during dredging and disposal of polluted sediments may increase chemical mobility and hence bioavailability of sediment‐bound toxicants such as Cd. The objectives of this research were to study the chemical transformations of Cd in freshwater sediment as affected by pH and redox potential under controlled laboratory conditions and predict Cd behavior during dredging and disposal of Cd‐contaminated sediments.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1981
Source ID
10.2134/jeq1981.00472425001000040021x

Entities

People

  • Rashid A. Khalid
  • Robert P. Gambrell
  • William H. Patrick Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Army Corps of Engineers

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Forest Ecology
  • Toxicology/Environmental Toxicology