Surface Runoff Water Quality from Contaminated Dredged Material Placed Upland

by Charles R. Lee, US Army Engineer Waterways, Experiment Station, Environmental, Lab, Vicksburg, MS, USA,
John G. Skogerboe, US Army Engineer Waterways, Experiment Station, Environmental, Lab, Vicksburg, MS, USA,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Dredging and Dredged Material Disposal

Abstract:

Bioassay and associated tests have been developed and are being refined to assist in the evaluation of the environmental impact of dredged material disposal alternatives. Simulated rainfall-surface runoff water quality tests are being refined to determine the potential for contaminant mobility resulting from physicochemical changes in dredged material following upland disposal. A management strategy has been developed that incorporates the above test results for selection of environmentally acceptable dredged material disposal alternatives.

Subject Headings: Dredged materials | Water quality | Material tests | Water pollution | Runoff | Water resources | Surface water

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