Environmental Monitoring Of Remedial Dredging At The New Bedford Harbor, Ma, Superfund Site

New Bedford Harbor (NBH), MA, is a Superfund site because of high polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) concentrations in the sediment. From April 1994 to September 1995, a remedial dredging operation (termed the “Hot Spot”) removed the most contaminated sediments (PCB concentrations greater than 4000μg/g) from the upper harbor. During remediation, a monitoring program assessed the potential environmental impacts to NBH and adjacent Buzzards Bay. The monitoring program was developed with input from federal, state, and local authorities. Site-specific decision criteria were established to assess net PCB transport, water column toxicity, and PCB bioaccumulation in blue and ribbed mussels (Mytilus edulis and Geukensia demissa, respectively). The remediation was completed without exceeding PCB net transport or acute toxicity effects specified in the decision criteria. In addition, PCB bioaccumulation in mussels during this time period was not significantly greater than pre- or post-operational measurements. The results indicated that approximately 14000 cubic yards of highly PCB contaminated sediment were permanently removed with minimal environmental effects. The lessons learned during this operation, as well as previous pilot studies at the site, will be used to make full-scale remedial efforts in NBH more efficient and environmentally protective.     

Damos: Twenty Years of Dredged Material Disposal Site Monitoring. Isn'st That Enough?

Since 1977, the US Army Corps of Engineers Disposal Area Monitoring System (DAMOS) has monitored New England's offshore dredged material disposal sites. DAMOS has shown that by using monitoring information to make management decisions, open water disposal of dredged sediments is possible with minimal environmental impact. Over the past two decades, DAMOS has answered many of the key questions about dredged material impacts. Yet the need for such a programme remains strong from both the technical and public interest perspectives. the programme continues to monitor projects that are extending our knowledge in the areas of deeper water capping, geotechnical behaviour of capping and capped materials, and biological response to contaminants. These investigations, along with the need for specific disposal site surveys, will continue to provide valuable technical information needed by the public, policy makers, and regulators to make critical decisions on dredged sediment management.     

内陆湖泊富营养化内源污染治理工程对比研究

湖泊富营养化是重大水环境污染问题,目前我国正在开展富营养化的研究及其综合治理。本文分析了底泥疏浚工程、生态引水工程和水生植物修复三种典型的内陆湖泊内源污染治理工程技术在治理湖泊富营养化过程中的作用,综述了三种工程措施在国内外的运用现状,比较了三种措施在改善湖泊水环境过程中的优点和不足,指出在解决湖泊富营养化问题时单独使用其中一种方法都存在的局限性,在此基础上,以滇池为例,对三种工程措施的治理效果和结合途径进行探讨。     

基于实时控制的电絮凝-气浮处理重金属清淤尾水

针对重金属清淤尾水具有污染物浓度高、水质波动大、沉淀性能差等特点,选取pH值和浊度作为实时监测因子,并借助沉淀模拟和数据拟合等手段,建立了比电流与镉残留量之间的实时控制响应模型.结果表明:铝-电絮凝-气浮兼有中和pH值和改善泥水分离的优点,实现了重金属铅、镉和锌的达标排放;此外实时控制策略节省了35.8%的材料消耗和43.4%的电能消耗以及降低了47.9%的产泥量.     

LAKE RESTORATION BY SEDIMENT REMOVAL1

ABSTRACT: Fresh water lake sediment removal is usually undertaken to deepen a lake and increase its volume to enhance fish production, to remove nutrient rich sediment, to remove toxic or hazardous material, or to reduce the abundance of rooted aquatic plants. Review of more than 60 projects and five case histories reveals that the first three objectives are usually met through sediment removal. Dredging to control aquatic plants has not been well documented. Disadvantages of dredging include cost, temporary phosphorus release from sediment, increased phytoplankton productivity, noise, lake drawdown, temporary reduction in benthic fish food organisms, the potential for toxic material release to the overlying water and potential for environmental degradation at the dredged material disposal site. The technique is recommended for deepening and for long range reduction of phosphorus release from sediment. Sediment removal to control toxic materials is possible with minimal environmental impact when proper equipment is used, but it may more than double the cost. Lack of definitive information about rooted plant regrowth rates in dredged areas prohibits explicit recommendations on sediment removal to control plant growth.     

外秦淮河疏浚后底泥中多环芳烃分布特征及其变化

利用GC-MS对外秦淮河疏浚后3个月及6个月采集的13个底泥样品中16种优控多环芳烃(PAHs)进行了分析.结果表明,疏浚后3个月底泥中PAHs含量较低,疏浚后6个月PAHs含量明显上升,说明疏浚对减少水体底泥污染确实有效果,但保持时间不长,经过一段时间的沉积和富集后污染物含量会发生回复现象,外源输入和河道沉积物内源释放对疏浚后新生表层底泥PAHs含量有较大的贡献. 草场门和集庆门河段处底泥中PAHs含量较高. 底泥中的PAHs以4～6环高分子量的PAHs为主,低环PAHs所占比例春季比冬季高. 根据PAHs中特殊组分(菲/蒽和荧蒽/芘)比例(w(Phe)/w(An), w(Flu)/w(Pyr))判断外秦淮河表层底泥中的多环芳烃主要来源为石油产品燃烧.      

湖泊内源污染的环保疏浚及其效果--以长春南湖清淤工程为例

通过介绍长春南湖底泥清淤工程及其治理效果,论述了底泥环保疏浚的实施原则和方法,并从湖泊水质的改善等方面证明了该方法在治理湖泊的富营养化污染中不可替代的作用和环境效应。      

巢湖南淝河河口底泥污染特征及疏浚决策

为了解巢湖南淝河河口区域底泥污染特征,为底泥疏浚提供决策依据,对该区域底泥中营养物、重金属含量及释放特征进行分析,并采用有机指数法、污染指数法及潜在生态风险评价对底泥的污染状况进行评估.结果表明,调查区域总氮(TN)、总磷(TP)以及有机质(OM)的均值为1 461 mg·kg-1、438 mg·kg-1和1.77％,...     

洹河综合整治及其生态效益分析

文章对安阳市区主要地表水资源洹河的环境及生态综合整治工程进行评价,分析了其产生的环境、生态、经济和社会综合效益。     

沉积物疏浚技术在富营养化湖泊修复中的应用

沉积物疏浚是削减富营养化湖泊内源负荷的最为直接和有效的手段.分析了沉积物疏浚的效果和可能引起的风险;从外源污染、作业区域和深度、沉水植物3个方面探讨了影响沉积物疏浚效果的关键因素.最后指出,富营养化湖泊沉积物疏浚的重要原则是截断外源污染、划分作业区域、合理控制挖掘深度、创造适宜生境、恢复沉水植物、重构生态系统等.