Phytoreclamation of Dredged Material: A Working Group Summary

Abstract

Dredged material, in simple terms, is nothing more than displaced topsoil that enters and eventually is removed from navigable waterways. Although contaminant discharges into waterways over time have resulted in contamination of bottom sediment, only a small percentage of dredged material is contaminated by definition. Once sediment is removed from a waterway by dredging, it must be placed outside the navigation channel. The purpose of this technical note is to summarize the discussions and conclusions of the Phytoreclamation Working Group meeting held at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Waterways Experiment Station (WES), Vicksburg, MS, March 16-1 8,1999. The meeting was held as part of the Dredging Operations Environmental Research Program, Vegetation Management Work Unit.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA373104

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