Monitoring effects of remediation on natural sediment recovery in Sydney Harbour, Nova Scotia

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 185, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 8089-8107

  Walker, Tony R ^a   MacAskill, Devin ^a   Rushton, Theresa ^a   Thalheimer, Andrew ^a   Weaver, Peter ^b  

^a DILLON CONSULTING LIMITED   (Canada)

^b Sydney Tar Ponds Agency   (Canada)

Author keywords

Monitoring; Natural recovery; Remediation; Sediment contaminants; Sydney Tar Ponds

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CONTAMINANTS; NATURAL RECOVERY; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS); SEDIMENT CONTAMINANTS; SHORT-TERM INTERRUPTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS; SYDNEY TAR PONDS; TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS;

CONTAMINATION; LAKES; METAL RECOVERY; MONITORING; POLLUTION; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; REMEDIATION; TAR;

SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS;

INORGANIC COMPOUND; METAL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE;

COASTAL SEDIMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEPOSITION; PAH; PCB; POLLUTION MONITORING; REMEDIATION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CANADA; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; MEASUREMENT; PREDICTION; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENTATION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS; NOVA SCOTIA; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CANADA; NOVA SCOTIA; SYDNEY HARBOUR [NOVA SCOTIA];

EID: 84884354178     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-013-3157-8     Document Type: Article

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