Environmental Effects of Dredging. Biomagnification of Contaminants in Aquatic Food Webs as a Result of Open-Water Disposal of Dredged Material.

Abstract

This note provides information regarding the potential extent of biomagnification (the tendency for contaminant concentrations in animal tissues to increase through successively higher trophic levels) of contaminants in aquatic food chains resulting from the open-water disposal of contaminated dredged material. The note also provides a technically sound perspective and offers general technical guidance on assessing the environmental importance of biomagnification in aquatic food chains as a result of open-water disposal of contaminated dredged material. It does not consider biomagnification in nonaquatic organisms. pg1. JMD

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA292823

Entities

People

  • Stratford H. Kay

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animals
  • Aquatic Organisms
  • Birds
  • Dredging
  • Ecosystems
  • Environment
  • Environmental Health
  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Fish
  • Food Chains
  • Heavy Metals
  • Literature Surveys
  • Metals
  • Open Water
  • Organic Compounds
  • Respiration
  • Water

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering