Regulating contaminated sediments in aquatic environments: A hydrologic perspective |
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Authors: | W Andrew Marcus |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Geography, University of Maryland, Room 1113 Lefrak Hall, 20742 College Park, Maryland, USA |
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Abstract: | A number of state and federal agencies are presently attempting to develop management strategies for contaminated aquatic sediments. Until now, research and debate on sediment guidelines and regulations has focused almost exclusively on biological and chemical techniques for determining when sediments pose an environmental risk. Hydrologic factors must also be considered, however, if these biochemically based techniques for establishing sediment quality standards are to be feasible. Hydrologic issues that need to be addressed include how to define the boundaries of the aquatic environment, the scope of sediment regulations in ephemeral waters, regulations and sampling procedures in heterogeneous sediments, and timing of samples for monitoring and enforcement purposes |
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Keywords: | Contamination Pollution Sediments Hydrology Regulation |
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