Ecological Effects of In Situ Sediment Contaminants: Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Aberystwyth, Wales — 1984

Front Matter....Pages I-VIII
Introduction....Pages 1-4
The physics of sediment transport, resuspension, and deposition....Pages 5-12
Sediments as a source for contaminants?....Pages 13-30
Biological processes involved in the cycling of elements between soil or sediments and the aqueous environment....Pages 31-42
Partitioning of trace metals in sediments: Relationships with bioavailability....Pages 43-52
Interactions between sediment contaminants and benthic organisms....Pages 53-66
Sediment-associated contaminants and liver diseases in bottom-dwelling fish....Pages 67-74
The human population - An ultimate receptor for aquatic contaminants....Pages 75-80
The use of bioassay and associated tests in dredged material and disposal management....Pages 81-86
Phytoplankton bioassays for evaluating toxicity of in situ sediment contaminants....Pages 87-105
Assessing the bioaccumulation of contaminants from sediments by fish and other aquatic organisms....Pages 107-111
 In situ contaminants and environmental assessment - An ecological summary....Pages 113-118
Introduction. The social context: an overview....Pages 119-119
The social and human relevance of in situ sediments....Pages 121-124
Assessment of socio-economic ramifications....Pages 125-129
Perceptions, paradigms and ethics: A perspective on the social context of environmental issues....Pages 131-135
The leading question: In situ structures of thought?....Pages 137-140
The leading question: A paper related to a project on economics and environment....Pages 141-157
Accelerating recovery of the mercury-contaminated Wabigoon/English River system....Pages 159-188
Contaminated sediments in the Elbe estuary: Ecological and economic problems for the Port of Hamburg....Pages 189-199
A case study: Bay of Pozzuoli (Gulf of Naples, Italy)....Pages 201-211
Consequences of environmental contamination by lead mining in Wales....Pages 213-220
Sediment-associated contaminants — an overview of scientific bases for developing remedial options....Pages 221-246
A protocol for the selection of process-oriented remedial options to control in situ sediment contaminants....Pages 247-258
Summary....Pages 259-266
Back Matter....Pages 266-272