Environmental Effects of Dredging, Technical Notes.

Abstract

Biomagnification of Contaminants in Aquatic Food Webs as a Result of Open-Water Disposal of Dredged Material ; Fate of Dredged Material During Open-Water Disposal; Engineering Considerations for Capping Subaqueous Dredged Material Deposits-Background and Preliminary Planning; Engineering Considerations for Capping Subaqueous Dredged Material Deposits-Design Concepts and Placement Techniques; Monitoring Dredged Material Consolidation and Settlement at Aquatic Disposal Sites; Computerized Database for Interpretation of the Relationship Between Contaminant Tissue Residues and Biological Effects in Aquatic Organisms; Use of Daphnia Magna to Predict Consequences of Bioaccumulation; Simplified Approach for Evaluating Bioavailability of Neutral Organic Chemicals in Sediment; A Procedure for Determining Cap Thickness for Capping Subaqueous Dredged Material Deposits; Acoustic Tools and Techniques for Physical Monitoring of Aquatic Dredged Material Disposal Sites; Contaminant Modeling; Use of Seabed Drifters for Locating and Monitoring Dredged Material Placement Sites.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA314591

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animals
  • Aquatic Organisms
  • Bioassay
  • Databases
  • Dredging
  • Engineering
  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Guidance
  • Habitats
  • Heavy Metals
  • Literature Surveys
  • Materials
  • Metals
  • Monitoring
  • Open Water
  • Water
  • Water Quality

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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