Sediment Quality and Impact Assessment of Pollutants
- 1st Edition - September 29, 2006
- Editors: Damia Barcelo, Mira Petrovic
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 4 - 5 1 9 6 2 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 4 6 6 6 7 - 5
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… Read more
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Request a sales quoteVolume 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
Chapter 2. Characterisation of contaminants in sediments - effects of bioavalability on impact
(J. Parsons et al.).
Chapter 3. Chemical analysis of contaminants in sediments (M. Petrovic et al.).
Chapter 4. Biological analysis (bioassays, biomarkers, biosensors) (P.-D. Hansen et al.).
Chapter 5. Effect directed analysis and toxicity identification evaluation (J.F. Bakker et al.).
Chapter 6. Benthos sediment quality assessments
T.A. DelValls et al.).
Chapter 7. Modelling of pollutant fate and behaviour in bed sediments (I.J. Allan, J.A. Stegemann).
Chapter 8. Sediment quality guidelines and weight of evidence assessments (M.D. Scrimshaw et al.).
Chapter 9. Soil protection, sediment monitoring and key recommendations (D. Barcelo, M. Petrovic).
- No. of pages: 348
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: September 29, 2006
- Imprint: Elsevier Science
- Hardback ISBN: 9780444519627
- eBook ISBN: 9780080466675
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