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Buried Waste in the Seabed – Acoustic Imaging and Bio-toxicity

Results from the European SITAR Project

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  • © 2007

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Authors:
  1. Philippe Blondel

    1. Department of Physics, University of Bath, Bath, UK

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  2. Andrea Caiti

    1. Interuniversity Centre of Integrated Systems for the Marine Environment, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

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Part of the book series: Springer Praxis Books (PRAXIS)

Part of the book sub series: Geophysical Sciences (GEOPHYS)

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiv
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  2. The SITAR Project: background, goals, project structure

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The SITAR Project: background, goals, project structure

      • A. Caiti
      Pages 2-9

  3. Methods

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11
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    2. The parametric side-scan sonar instrument and synthetic aperture sonar processing

      • M. Zakharia, J. Dybedal
      Pages 13-18

    3. Multiple-aspect scattering (MAS) measurements

      • Ph. Blandel, N. G. Pace, N. Jayasundere, M. Cosci, J. M. Hovem, M. A. Larsen
      Pages 19-24

    4. Acoustic models for scattering

      • I. Karasalo, P. Skogqvist
      Pages 25-30

    5. Biotoxicity measurements: the nanoinjection technique

      • T. Hansson, G. Åkerman, U. Tjärnlund, K. Grunder, Y. Zebühr, H. Sundberg et al.
      Pages 31-38

    6. Processing tools for acoustic 3D images

      • V. Murino, M. Palmese, A. Trucco
      Pages 39-64

    7. Geographic Information Systems for risk assessment of seabed dumping sites

      • M. Robba, R. Sacile, P. Jonsson, L. Gelaziene
      Pages 65-70

  4. Experimental activities

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 71-71
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    2. Scaled multiple-aspect scattering tank experiments

      • Ph. Blondel, N. Jayasundere, P. F. Dobbins, M. Cosci
      Pages 73-78

    3. Full-scale tank parametric side-scan sonar test

      • M. Zakharia
      Pages 79-82

    4. The sea trial site in Möja Söderfjärd: biological sampling

      • P. Jonsson, T. Hansson
      Pages 83-86

    5. Acoustic sea trial in the Müja Süderfjärd dumpsite

      • P. Moren, A. Caiti, M. Zakharia, M. A. Larsen, Ph. Blondel, J. Dybedal
      Pages 87-101

  5. Results

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 103-103
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    2. Geoacoustic inversion

      • M. A. Larsen, J. M. Hovem
      Pages 105-111

    3. Buried waste localization: the parametric, synthetic aperture, side-scan sonar

      • M. Zakharia, J. Dybedal
      Pages 113-114

    4. Buried waste inspection: acoustical images and inversion from multiple-aspect scattering

      • I. Karasalo, P. Skogqvist, Ph. Blondel, P. F. Dobbins
      Pages 115-125

    5. Results of the biotoxicity measurements

      • T. Hansson, G. Åkerman, U. Tjärnlund, K. Grunder, Y. Zebühr, H. Sundberg et al.
      Pages 127-141
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About this book

Buried waste on the seabed is a major source of pollution. But, very often, waste sites are not known until a serious problem occurs, or are not adequately mapped. Recent examples around Europe include WWI and WWII ammunition dump sites (e.g. Beufort Dyke in the UK), dumped nuclear submarines in the Arctic Seas, clandestine or hidden toxic-waste in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea. Even if properly documented, waste sites evolve with time (dumped material can move with currents and tides, especially on a scale of decades; toxic-material barrels can corrode and leak). This book shows the results of a concerted EU-funded effort to tackle this problem and find innovative ways to identify and map toxic waste sites on the seabed, whether they have been covered with sediments or not. These results are applicable to any region on the seabed in the entire world.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Physics, University of Bath, Bath, UK

    Philippe Blondel

  • Interuniversity Centre of Integrated Systems for the Marine Environment, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    Andrea Caiti

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