Contaminated Sediments

摘要

Sediments have been described as a sink for pollutants and as a source for contaminants to be introduced into the aquatic environment. The book does not provide an overview of the topic as the title could suggest but a series of brief contributions dealing with secondary aspects. Covered in six chapters are the following issues the influence of contaminated sediments on the sustainable use of the Planet; the fate and behaviour of some sediment pollutants such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and chlorinated and brominated organic pollutants, with a study on the effect of static vs. tidal hydraulic conditions on the degradation of PAHs; the application of marine sediment toxicity identification evaluation (TIE) protocols; the use of nucleic acid-based techniques for studying the diversity of bacterial communities present in contaminated sediments; and the modelling of the migration of contaminants in sediment caps.