Testing the efficiency of a reactive core mat to remediate subaqueous, contaminated sediments

Geotechnical Special Publication

Volumn , Issue 211 GSP, 2011, Pages 895-904

  Meric, Dogus ^a   Rad, Mansoureh Norouzi ^a   Barbuto, Sara ^a   Sheahan, Thomas C ^a   Alshawabkeh, Akram N ^a   Shine, James ^b  

^a Northeastern University   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Organic matter; Remediation; Sediment; Soil pollution

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC ORGANISMS; CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT; FOUNDATION MATERIALS; LABORATORY TESTING; ORGANIC MATTER; OVERLYING WATER; PHYSICAL ISOLATION; RE-SUSPENSION; REACTIVE MATERIALS;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; CLIMATE MODELS; CONTAMINATION; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; REMEDIATION; SOFTWARE TESTING; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; TESTING;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

EID: 79956366477     PISSN: 08950563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/41165(397)92     Document Type: Conference Paper

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