Contaminated Sediments

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kassim, Tarek A. (Editor), Barcel,̤ Dami.̉ (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry ; 5T
• Subjects: Environmental sciences.; Statistics.; Environmental protection.; Environment.; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution.; Statistics for Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry & Geosciences.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-88014-1

When discussing the issue of contamination of the aquatic environment, water pollution is still the major aspect that has been regulated and extensively studied, but poor attention has been devoted to sediments. Sediments have been described as the sink or storage place and a source for contaminants...

Table of Contents:

• K. Ho: Development and Application of Toxicity Identification Evaluations for Contaminated Sediments
• J. Cairns: The Influence of Contaminated Sediments on Sustainable Use of the Planet
• W.J. Catallo: Biogeochemical Transformation of Contaminants in Contaminated Sediments
• R.M.M. Abed: Modern Molecular Techniques: Excellent Tools to study Diversity and Activity of Bacterial Communities in oil-contaminated Sediments
• D.D. Reible: Steady State Model of Chemical Migration in a Sediment Cap
• E. Eljarrat and D. Barcelo: Chlorinated and Brominated Organic Pollutants in Contaminated River Sediments.