Mobility of Soil Contaminants in an Ecosystem of Trees Growing on Dredged Material - The Broekpolder (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)

Abstract

The primary purpose of this study is to determine whether or not plant (Cyperus esculentus) and earthworm (Eisenia foetida) bioassays applied to sediments adequately predict the long-term environmental impacts of disposed contaminated dredged material in upland sites. The information gained from this research may be used either to validate and/or modify existing bioassay procedures or to develop new procedures so that the long-term effects may be predicted prior to commencing dredging and disposal activities. The results of this project may also provide useful information for site vegetation management in minimising the movement of contaminants into the food chain.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 27, 1988
Accession Number
ADA204919

Entities

People

  • C. T. Bowmer
  • M. C. Scholten
  • S. H. Kay

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bioassay
  • Body Weight
  • Chemical Analysis
  • Databases
  • Ecosystems
  • Environment
  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Food Chains
  • Forests
  • Information Science
  • New York
  • Plant Roots
  • Plants
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls
  • Regression Analysis
  • Surveys
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Archaeological Resource Survey
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation