Anticipating Sediment Bed-to-Water Column Exchanges of Toxic Organic Compounds in Naval Harbors

Abstract

This study explored the importance of sediment resuspension on the distribution of hydrophobic organic contaminants (HOCs) in urban estuaries. The study consisted of three components: 1) a passive, in situ sampler, the polyethylene device (PED) was developed and tested; 2) the desorption rate of pyrene, a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH), was quantified from native Hudson River sediments; and 3) a field study was conducted to quantify the influence of sediment resuspension in the lower Hudson estuary on the distributions of pyrene and PCB #52.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 22, 2002
Accession Number
ADA408137

Entities

People

  • Philip M. Gschwend
  • Wayne Rockwell Geyer

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aromatic Hydrocarbons
  • Aromatic Polycyclic Hydrocarbons
  • Bodies Of Water
  • Cyclic Hydrocarbons
  • Desorption
  • Dielectric Polymers
  • Environment
  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Hydrocarbons
  • Hydrophobic Properties
  • Lakes
  • Organic Compounds
  • Particles
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls
  • Salt Water
  • Sediments
  • Suspended Sediments

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Aquatic Ecology