Development and placement of a sorbent-amended thin layer sediment cap in the Anacostia River

Soil and Sediment Contamination

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 313-322

  McDonough, Kathleen M ^a   Murphy, Paul ^a   Olsta, Jim ^b   Zhu, Yuewei ^c   Reible, Danny ^d   Lowry, Gregory V ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CETCO   (United States)

^c Horne Engineering Services Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic habitat restoration; In situ sediment management; Innovative remediation technologies; Remediation technologies; Sediment capping; Sediment remediation

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GRANULAR MATERIALS; IMPURITIES; RIVERS; SORPTION; THIN FILMS;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; AQUATIC HABITAT RESTORATION; IN-SITU SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT; INNOVATIVE REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGIES; REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGIES; SEDIMENT CAPPING; SEDIMENT REMEDIATION;

SEDIMENTS;

ANACOSTIA;

EID: 34147192074     PISSN: 15320383     EISSN: 15497887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15320380701285725     Document Type: Article

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