Towards the assessment and management of contaminated dredged materials

Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 255-260

  Agius, Suzanne J ^a   Porebski, Linda ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Comparative risk assessment; Disposal at sea; Dredged material

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; SEA WATER;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ENGINEERING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ENGINEERING; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEAWATER; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 49049098710     PISSN: 15513793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/IEAM_2007-058.1     Document Type: Article

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