Sediment Quality and Impact Assessment of Pollutants [Hardcover]

Volume 1 of the Sustainable Management of Sediment Resources mini-series is the first attempt to fill many of these gaps in knowledge and also in practice. The volume includes sections on:

• Sampling
• Characterization of contaminants in sediments being bioavailability the main issue
• Chemical analysis
• Biological analysis
• Effect directed analysis and toxicity
• Identification evaluation?
• Benthos sediment quality assessment
• Modelling of pollutant fate and behaviour
• Sediment quality guidelines

This first volume is applicable to a wide audience, from students at the graduate level, to experienced researchers and laboratory personnel in academia, industry and government. This volume also available as part of a 4-volume set, ISBN 0444519599. Discount price for set purchase.

• A broad overview on sediment quality and impact assessment of pollutants
• Suitable for both newcomers to the field of sediment treatment and specialists alike
• Outlines practical examples of methods used in sediment quality analysis

1. Sampling of sediment and suspended matter
2. Characterisation of contaminants in sediments - effects of bioavalability on impact
3. Chemical analysis of contaminants in sediments
4. Biological analysis (bioassays, biomarkers, biosensors)
5. Effect directed analysis and toxicity identification evaluation
6. Benthos sediment quality assessments
7. Modelling of pollutant fate and behaviour in bed sediments
8. Sediment quality guidelines and weight of evidence assessments
9. Soil protection, sediment monitoring and key recommendationsFirst volume in the minlƒ'