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The Interactions Between Sediments and Water

Publication year: 2006

ISBN: 978-1-4020-5478-5

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This book focuses on sediments as a pollutant in natural freshwater and marine habitats, and as a vector for the transfer of chemicals such as nutrients and contaminants. Sediment-water research is carried out all over the world within a variety of disciplines. The selected papers cover three main topics: -assessment and/or restoration of disturbed watersheds -sediment-water linkages in terrestrial and aquatic environments -evaluation of sediment and ecological changes in marine and freshwater habitats


Subject: Earth and Environmental Science, Ecology, Eutrophication, Fauna, Geochemistry, Transport, development, ecosystem, environment, erosion, wetland