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Front Matter i-xii
Executive Summary 1-3
Findings and Recommendations 4-19
Workshop Summaries 20-36
I. Extent of Contamination 37-37
National Perspective on Sediment Quality 38-46
National Status and Trends Program for Marine Environmental Quality 47-62
II. Classification of Contaminated Sediments 63-63
Use of Apparent Effects Threshold Approach (AET) in Classifying Contaminated Sediments 64-77
The Use of the Sediment Quality Triad in Classification of Sediment Contamination 78-99
A Review of the Data Supporting the Equilibrium Partitioning Approach to Establishing Sediment Quality Criteria 100-114
Marine Sediment Toxicity Tests 115-130
III. Significance of Contamination 131-131
Effects of Contaminated Sediments on Benthic Biota and Communities 132-154
Sediment Contamination and Marine Ecosystems: Potential Risks to Human Health 155-164
IV. Mobilization and Resuspension 165-165
Predicting the Dispersion and Fate of Contaminated Marine Sediments 166-177
Computer Simulation of DDT Distribution in Palos Verdes Shelf Sediments 178-198
V. Assessment and Selection of Remedial Technologies 199-199
Management Strategies for Disposal of Contaminated Sediments 200-220
Alternatives for Control/Treatment of Contaminated Dredged Material 221-238
Developments in Equipment Designed for Handling of Contaminated Sediments 239-261
Monitoring the Effectiveness of Capping for Isolating Contaminated Sediments 262-279
Remedial Technologies Used at International Joint Commission Areas of Concern 280-290
Economic Considerations of Managing Contaminated Marine Sediments 291-310
VI. Case Studies 311-311
New Bedford Harbor Superfund Project 312-350
Physical Transport Investigations at New Bedford, Massachusetts 351-364
PCB Pollution in the Upper Hudson River 365-400
Contamination of the Hudson River -- The Sediment Record 401-416
Kepone and the James River 417-424
Assessment of Contaminated Sediments in Commencement Bay (Puget Sound, Washington) 425-439
St. Paul Waterway Remedial Action and Habitat Restoration Project 440-461
Dredging and Disposal of Contaminated Marine Sediment for the U.S. Navy Carrier Battlegroup Homeport Project, Everett, Washington 462-482
Appendix A Biographies of Committee Members 483-485
Appendix B Coastal States Survey 486-487
Appendix C Workshop Participants 488-490
Appendix D Agenda 491-496

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Contaminated Marine Sediments: Assessment and Remediation (1989)

Chapter: III. Significance of Contamination

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Chapter: III. Significance of Contamination