• Sediments Remediation Action Team Bibliography
• Programs and Organizations
• Guidance and Handbooks
• Site-Specific Resources
• Technology Profiles
• Proceedings
• Other

Programs and Organizations

1. The American Association of Port Authorities
   The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) is the alliance of ports of the Western Hemisphere. The Association promotes the common interests of the port community and provides leadership on trade, transportation, environmental and other issues related to port development and operations. AAPA furthers public understanding of the essential role fulfilled by ports within the global transportation system.
2. The Center for Dredging Studies, Texas A&M University
   Established in 1968, the Center is part of the Department of Civil Engineering and the Texas Engineering Experiment Station and is supported by gifts and research grants from the dredging industry and the government. In addition to research and industrial testing, the Center's activities include teaching university courses and providing annual seminars and short courses concerning advances in dredging engineering technology.
3. International Joint Commission, Great Lakes Water Quality Board
   The International Joint Commission is a binational Canada-United States organization established by The Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 to help the two Governments prevent and resolve disputes over use of waters along the U.S. and Canada Boundary. Under the 1978 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, the Commission assesses progress by the two countries to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the waters of the Great Lakes Basin ecosystem.
   • Sediment Remediation Case Studies
   • Overcoming Obstacles to Sediment Remediation in the Great Lakes Basin
4. Sea Grant Marine Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
   The Sea Grant Marine Center, involving researchers from MIT, University of Massachusetts-Boston, and Harvard School of Public Health, was established in August 1996 to study basic physical, chemical, and biological processes that take place when contaminated sediments are capped by coarser sediments. The goal is to provide a better scientific basis for assessing the technical and environmental risks of capping in relation to other disposal/isolation methods.
5. Sediments Team, U.S. EPA Region 5
   Includes information on sediment sites and problems in Region 5, technical and policy information related to sediments, and partners with which the Agency works to address sediments issues.
6. South & Southwest Hazardous Substance Research Center (HSRC)
   The Hazardous Substance Research Center/South and Southwest is a competitively awarded, peer-reviewed research consortium that addresses critical hazardous substance problems, especially as they relate to contaminated sediments. Contaminated sediments and dredged materials of concern to the Center contain organics, metals, and conventional pollutants.
   • Sediments Research Web
     The sediments research web is an online community designed to promote improvements in the management and remediation of contaminated sediments. The site is sponsored by the South and Southwest region of the Hazardous Substance Research Centers, a five-year consortium established and supported by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
   • Capping Helps Nature Clean Contaminated Sediments
     Discusses capping contaminated sediments as the primary focus of the South & Southwest Hazardous Substance Research Center.
   • Centerpoint: A Publication of the Hazardous Substances Research Centers
     Centerpoint is published twice a year by the Hazardous Substance Research Centers (HSRC). The research theme differs for each issue, with content leadership rotating among the five regional centers.
7. U.S. EPA Great Lakes Contaminated Sediments Program
   U.S. EPA's Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO) monitors Lake ecosystem indicators; manages and provides public access to Great Lakes data; helps communities address contaminated sediments in their harbors; supports local protection and restoration of important habitats; promotes pollution prevention through activities and projects; and provides assistance for community-based Remedial Action Plans for Areas of Concern and for Lakewide Management Plans.
   • Review of Removal, Containment And Treatment Technologies For Remediation Of Contaminated Sediment In The Great Lakes
     The purpose of this study was to identify technologies that may be feasible for remediating Great Lakes contaminated sediment. Technologies reviewed include those involving removal of contaminated sediment with subsequent transport, treatment, containment, or disposal, and those for nonremoval alternatives, such as in situ treatment or containment of the contaminated sediment.
   • Guide to GLNPO Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sediments (ARCS) Report
     These technical reports contain results of assessments and other studies of contaminated sediments by the Great Lakes National Program Office of the U.S. EPA between 1988 and and 1994.
8. University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute
   A statewide program of basic and applied research, education, and technology transfer dedicated to the wise stewardship and sustainable use of Great lakes and ocean resources.
   • http://aqua.wisc.edu/publications/productslist.aspx?CategoryID=17&selection=2
     
9. Western Dredging Association
   The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) region covers North, Central, and South America. It is a non-profit professional organization dedicated to promoting the education and instruction of its members and others in those fields concerned with dredging and dredging-related activities.

Guidance and Handbooks

1. Guidance on the Use of Passive-Vapor-Diffusion Samplers to Detect Volatile Organic Compounds in Ground-Water-Discharge Areas, and Example Applications in New England
   Polyethylene-membrane passive-vapor-diffusion samplers, or PVD samplers, have been shown to be an effective and economical reconnaissance tool for detecting and identifying volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in bottom sediments of surface-water bodies in areas of ground-water discharge. Examples of applications at nine hazardous-waste sites in New England demonstrate the utility of PVD samplers in a variety of hydrologic settings, including rivers, streams, ponds, wetlands, and coastal shorelines. Results of PVD sampling at these sites have confirmed the presence and refined the extent of VOC-contaminated ground-water-discharge areas where contaminated ground water is known, and identified areas of VOC-contaminated ground-water discharge where ground-water contamination was previously unknown. The principal VOCs detected were chlorinated and petroleum hydrocarbons. Vapor concentrations in samplers range from not detected to more than 1,000,000 parts per billion by volume. These results provided insights about contaminant distributions and ground-water-flow patterns in discharge areas, and have guided the design of focused characterization activities.

Site-Specific Resources

1. Manistique River and Harbor, Michigan
   • Capping of Contaminated Sediments Drastically Cuts Environmental Management Costs
     This article briefly describes how the South and Southwest Hazardous Substance Research Center has addressed remediation of contaminated sediments at the Manistique River and Harbor project in northern Michigan by using capping.
2. Environmental Technology Cost-Savings Analysis Project Compendium Reference for Outboard Marine Corporation Superfund Site, Waukegan, Illinois (1995)
   
3. Environmental Technology Cost-Savings Analysis Project Compendium Reference for US Army Corps of Engineers Dike No. 4, Confined Disposal Facility, Buffalo River, New York (1995)
   
4. Environmental Technology Cost-Savings Analysis Project Compendium Reference for US Army Corps of Engineers Saginaw Bay Confined Disposal Facility, Saginaw Bay, Michigan (1995)
   
5. Environmental Technology Cost-Savings Analysis Project Compendium Reference for US Steel, Gary Works, Grand Calumet River, Indiana (1995)
   
6. Realizing Remediation, a Summary of Contaminated Sediment Remediation Activities in the Great Lakes Basin
   A total of 33 sites in six states were listed as past and current sediment remediation projects . These cleanups are led by either U.S. EPA or the state environmental agency. The amount of contaminated sediments at these sites ranged from 1,300 to 750,000 yds³. The majority of sites chose dredging as the environmentally and economically preferred option to remove the contaminated sediments.

Technology Profiles

1. The Eriksson System™ Contaminated Sediment Removal and Dewatering
   The Eriksson System™ is a proprietary method of sediment removal which reduces the amount of sediment redistribution and water-column contamination normally associated with other sediment removal methods. This site describes the system, its application, and operation.
2. Evaluation of Placement and Effectiveness of Sediment Caps
   Louisiana State University researchers are working on an experimental program to evaluate the fate and transport processes of polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) during and subsequent to capping. The experiments are directed toward assessing the release of contaminants during and subsequent to cap placement and consolidation, when significant advective transport may occur. The ultimate goal is assessment of the long term fate of PAHs within and beneath caps.
3. Limnofix In-Situ Sediment Treatment
   Limnofix In-Situ Sediment Treatment (LIST) is an in situ process for the remediation of contaminated aquatic and marine sediments. This technology was developed by the National Water Research Institute of Environment Canada and is licensed exclusively to Limnofix Inc. LIST uses specially-designed equipment to inject chemicals directly into contaminated sediments that will enhance bacterial activity and hence contaminant degradation.
4. Metal Flux in Near Shore Capping Sites Under Conditions of Submarine Groundwater Discharge
   Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health present data on contaminant transport under conditions of submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) and the influence of different groundwater chemistries.
5. Rapid Sediment Characterization
   This project demonstrates a field-screening system that integrates chemical and bioassay screening technologies. Using field-screening techniques to guide collection of laboratory samples will allow more cost-effective and rapid site assessments of sediments, thereby reducing the number of laboratory samples required to characterize a site.

Proceedings

1. Biological Remediation of Contaminated Sediments, with Special Emphasis on the Great Lakes
   These proceedings describe a workshop held July 17-19, 1990 in Manitowoc, WI, at which biological remediation of contaminated sediments was discussed.
2. Proceedings of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Sediment Workshop
   The USGS Sediment Workshop was conceived to draw together the four Divisions of the USGS -- Geologic, National Mapping, Water Resources, and the new Biological Resources Division (formerly the Department of the Interior's National Biological Service) -- to focus on the common denominator of sediment research and monitoring, which cuts across the mission and programs of all four Divisions. The physical and/or chemical characteristics of sediment are recognized as fundamental to many environmental issues society faces toward protecting, sustaining, and restoring the Nation's natural resources.
3. Proceedings - Tiered Testing Issues for Freshwater and Marine Sediments
   This workshop was sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water (OW) and the Office of Research and Development (ORD). The workshop was held to provide an opportunity for experts in sediment toxicology and staff from EPA's Regional and Headquarters program offices to discuss the development of standard freshwater and marine sediment bioassay procedures.

Other

1. Cleaning Up Contaminated Sediment: A Citizen's Guide
   Summary of the origin of contaminated sediments and what is being done to detect and remediate the problem.
2. Dredging of Harbors and Channels and the Disposal of Dredgings
   Unless Great Lakes ports and waterways are maintained to their designed depth, the competitive advantages of waterborne commerce will be eroded to the point where the system is no longer viable. This article discusses the need for new or expanded Confined Disposal Facilities (CDFs) to be built in order top protect Great Lakes shipping.
3. Modelling Air Emissions of Organic Compounds from Contaminated Sediments and Dredged Materials
   The purpose of this project was to obtain experimental data on the emission of organic compounds and metals from contaminated sediments from various locales in order to test and validate theoretical models. The project is a cooperative effort between the teams at Louisiana State University (LSU), the Waterways Experiment Station (WES) and the University of Minnesota (UMinn).
4. Mobilization and Fate of Inorganic Contaminants Due to Resuspension of Cohesive Sediment
   This research project is a study of the mobilization and fate of inorganic contaminants due to resuspension of cohesive sediments in rivers and estuaries during storm events or dredging activities. It combines flume and column studies of sediment resuspension with bench-scale studies of interactions of heavy metals with the sediments.
5. Overcoming Obstacles to Sediment Remediation in the Great Lakes
   This sediment white paper summarizes the contaminated sediment problem, specifies key obstacles, identifies options to address the key obstacles, and presents workshop recommendations regarding value-added contributions to help address current obstacles to sediment remediation.
6. An Overview of Dredging or Contaminated Sediment Trade Publications
   • U.S. EPA Office of Science of Technology: Documents Related to Contaminated Sediments
   • International Dredging Review
7. Contaminated Land: Applications in Real Environments (CL:AIRE)
   CLAIRE provides a link between the main players in contaminated land remediation in the UK, catalysing the development of cost-effective methods of investigating and remediating contaminated land in a sustainable way. CLAIRE's quarterly newsletter can be ordered by contacting Linda Quinn at enquiries@claire.co.uk or 00 44 (0) 207 723 0806.

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