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Chemistry and Biology of Solid Waste

Dredged Material and Mine Tailings

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  • © 1988

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Editors:
  1. Wim Salomons

    1. Delft Hydraulics Laboratory, Institute for Soil Fertility, Haren (Gr), The Netherlands

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  2. Ulrich Förstner

    1. Arbeitsbereich Umweltschutztechnik, Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg, Hamburg 90, Fed. Ref. of Germany

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-X
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  2. Chemical and Biological Principles

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Metals in Aquatic and Terrestrial Systems: Sorption, Speciation, and Mobilization

      • A. C. M. Bourg
      Pages 3-32

    3. Microbiological Oxidations of Minerals in Mine Tailings

      • B. C. Kelley, O. H. Tuovinen
      Pages 33-53

    4. Response of Plants and Vegetation to Mine Tailings and Dredged Materials

      • W. H. O. Ernst
      Pages 54-69

  3. Biological and Geochemical Assessment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 71-71
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    2. Case Histories of Coastal and Marine Mines

      • D. V. Ellis
      Pages 73-100

    3. Development of Dredged Material Disposal Sites: Implications for Soil, Flora and Food Quality

      • W. van Driel, J. P. J. Nijssen
      Pages 101-126

    4. Biological Assessment of Environmental Impact of Dredged Material

      • W. Ahlf, M. Munawar
      Pages 127-142

    5. Soil Pollution by Metals from Mining and Smelting Activities

      • Teruo Asami
      Pages 143-169

    6. Geochemistry of Priority Pollutants in Anoxic Sludges: Cadmium, Arsenic, Methyl Mercury, and Chlorinated Organics

      • M. Kersten
      Pages 170-213

    7. Assessment of Metal Mobility in Dredged Material and Mine Waste by Pore Water Chemistry and Solid Speciation

      • U. Förstner, M. Kersten
      Pages 214-237

    8. Diagenetic Processes in Aquatic Mine Tailings Deposits in British Columbia

      • T. F. Pedersen, A. J. Losher
      Pages 238-258

    9. Behaviour of Trace Metals in a Tropical River System Affected by Mining

      • J. Jeffery, N. Marshman, W. Salomons
      Pages 259-274

    10. Heavy Metal Transport in Streams-Field Release Experiments

      • B. M. Chapman, D. R. Jones, R. F. Jung
      Pages 275-299

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 301-305
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About this book

Dredged Material and Mine Tailings are two of the same thing once they are deposited on land: they must be safe-guarded, wash-out must be prevented, and they must be protected by a plantcover. This comprehensive treatise covers both important aspects of their management: In Chemistry and Biology of Solid Waste the principles and assessment are scientifically studied and discussed, while Environmental Management of Solid Waste turns to the practical applications, such as prediction, restoration and management. Previously, dredged material was a commodity, it could be sold as soil, e.g. to gardeners. In the meantime, dredged material from the North Sea (e.g. the Rotterdam or Amsterdam harbor) must be treated as toxic waste. Many environmentalists, managers and companies do not know how to solve the inherent problems. This new work deals with the chemical, physical and biological principles; the biological and geochemical assessment; the prediction of effects and treatment; and finally, with the restoration and revegetation. It is written by many leading scientists in the various fields, and will prove invaluable for scientists, managers and politicians who are concerned with the present environmental situation.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Delft Hydraulics Laboratory, Institute for Soil Fertility, Haren (Gr), The Netherlands

    Wim Salomons

  • Arbeitsbereich Umweltschutztechnik, Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg, Hamburg 90, Fed. Ref. of Germany

    Ulrich Förstner

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