Environmental recovery in Sydney Harbour, Nova Scotia: Evidence of natural and anthropogenic sediment capping

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 446-452

  Walker, Tony R ^a   MacAskill, Devin ^a   Weaver, Peter ^b  

^a DILLON CONSULTING LIMITED   (Canada)

^b Sydney Tar Ponds Agency   (Canada)

Author keywords

Harbour dredging; Natural recovery; Sediment capping; Sediment contaminants; Sydney Tar Ponds remediation

Indexed keywords

CONFINED DISPOSAL FACILITIES; NATURAL RECOVERY; SEDIMENT CAPPING; SEDIMENT CONTAMINANTS; SHORT-TERM INTERRUPTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS; SYDNEY TAR PONDS; TEMPORAL VARIABILITY;

CONTAMINATION; LAKES; POLLUTION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RECOVERY; TAR;

SEDIMENTS;

LEAD; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

CAPPING; COASTAL SEDIMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DREDGING; LEAD; PAH; PCB; REMEDIATION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ANTHROPOGENIC SEDIMENT CAPPING; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CANADA; COKING INDUSTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFINED DISPOSAL FACILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DREDGING; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RECOVERY; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; NATURAL SEDIMENT CAPPING; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; POLLUTION MONITORING; POND; PREDICTION; QUALITY CONTROL; SEDIMENT; SURFACE PROPERTY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CANADA; NOVA SCOTIA;

EID: 84884153956     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.06.013     Document Type: Article

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