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http://onlinepubs.trb.org...onf/1998/cp19/cp19-001.pdf

Contaminated marine sediments pose a threat to ecosystems, marine resources, and human health. Sediment contamination also interferes with shipping activities and growth of trade resulting from delays in dredging and the inability to dredge the nation's harbors due to controversies over risks and costs of sediment management. Given that approximately 95% of total U.S. trade passes through dredged ports, potential economic impacts due to sediment contamination may be severe. The management of contaminated sediments is complex and difficult. These comments provide an overview of a study performed by the National Research Council's Committee on Contaminated Marine Sediments. The study indicates that careful problem formulation and good information provide the foundation for good decisions in managing contaminated sediments, and that incremental improvements can be made in remediation technologies, project implementation, and decision-making.

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p. 7-9

1999

Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings

National Symposium on Contaminated Sediments: Coupling Risk Reduction with Sustainable Management and Reuse

0309070732

Digital/other

Cleaning; Contaminants; Decision making; Ports; Sediments; Strategic planning; Technology; Waterways

Environment; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Marine Transportation

TRIS, TRB

Dec 21 1999 12:00AM

• ACOUSTIC TECHNIQUES FOR MAPPING THE DISTRIBUTION OF CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS
• ADDRESSING TECHNOLOGIES AND CONTROLS
• ADOPTING A SYSTEMATIC RISK-BASED APPROACH
• BENEFICIAL USES OF PROCESSED SEDIMENT
• DEVELOPING TECHNIQUES FOR SOURCE CONTROL
• DISPOSAL TECHNOLOGIES USED IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY
• ENVIRONMENTAL DREDGING
• ESTABLISHING ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE END POINTS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF SEDIMENTS AND SOILS
• EVALUATION OF REMEDIAL ALTERNATIVES FOR CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS: A COHERENT DECISION-MAKING APPROACH
• GEOTECHNICS OF UTILIZING DREDGED SEDIMENTS AS STRUCTURAL FILL
• INDUSTRY RESPONSE PANEL: CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS PERSPECTIVE
• INDUSTRY RESPONSE PANEL: COASTAL OCEAN PORTS PERSPECTIVE
• INDUSTRY RESPONSE PANEL: FOREST PRODUCTS INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE
• INDUSTRY RESPONSE PANEL: INLAND WATERWAYS AND LAKES PERSPECTIVE
• INDUSTRY RESPONSE PANEL: MINING PERSPECTIVE
• LONG-TERM MONITORING
• MAKING SITE-SPECIFIC ASSESSMENTS
• MINING INDUSTRY ISSUES
• MULTISTAKEHOLDER DECISION APPROACH FOR CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT
• SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING INFORMING THE POLITICAL PROCESS
• STAKEHOLDER RESPONSE TO THE STUDY REPORT: ENVIRONMENTAL PERSPECTIVE
• STAKEHOLDER RESPONSE TO THE STUDY REPORT: INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE
• STAKEHOLDER RESPONSE TO THE STUDY REPORT: LEGAL PERSPECTIVE
• STAKEHOLDER RESPONSE TO THE STUDY REPORT: PORT PERSPECTIVE
• STAKEHOLDER RESPONSE TO THE STUDY REPORT: REGULATORY PERSPECTIVE
• SUCCESS THROUGH CONSENSUS BUILDING
• TECHNICAL FORUM FOR PRODUCTIVE IDEAS