Prediction and Field Evaluation of the Water Quality of Effluent from Confined Disposal Areas,

Abstract

A technique for predicting the quality of effluent from confined disposal areas during dredging operations has been developed as part of the Long-Term Effects of Dredging Operations (LEDO) Research Program. Such a technique is necessary for design and/or evaluation of disposal areas to ensure that applicable effluent standards can be met. Dredged material placed in a confined disposal area undergoes sedimentation, resulting in a thickened deposit of settled material overlain by the clarified water. The supernatant waters are normally discharged from the site as effluent during active dredging operations. Removal of the normally oxygen-free sediments from the channel bottom and placement of the material in a confined disposal site where oxygen is present will also influence the mobility of contaminants.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADP005489

Entities

People

  • Michael R. Palermo

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Continents
  • Dredging
  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Geographic Regions
  • Materials
  • Mobility
  • Netherlands
  • Sedimentation
  • Sediments
  • South Carolina
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • Water Quality

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering.