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| Title | Resuspension and Transport of Contaminated Sediments along the Seattle Waterfront, Part 1: Field Investigations and Conceptual Model. Article in Journal of Environmental Engineering, Volume 5, 1999, p. 35-65. | |||
| Month-Year Published | June 1999 | |||
| Online Availability |
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| Short Description |
Cleanup of contaminated sediments along urban waterfronts has become a world-wide problem. As with other working waterfronts, cleanup of Seattle's waterfront has been delayed because of uncertainty regarding sources of contamination and the interrelationship between point sources, non-point sources, construction projects, and resuspension by vessel traffic and currents. The results of field studies are presented that address the potential for sediment recontamination following proposed cleanup projects, sources of contamination and their relative magnitudes, and the natural and anthropogenic processes that affect transport of contaminated sediments along the waterfront. (Also see abstract below) | |||
| Publication Number | 99-335 | |||
| Author(s) | Michelsen, T.C., C.D. Boatman, D. Norton, D., C. C. Ebbesmeyer, T. Floyd, and M.D. Francisco | |||
| Print Availability |
Not available as a printed document
Copies are available only from the journal because of the copyright.
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| Number of pages | 31 pp. | |||
| Keywords | cleanup, contaminated, contaminated sediment, investigation, model, sediment, transport, urban, water | |||
| Subject Waterbodies |
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| Abstract | Long Description |
Cleanup of contaminated sediments along urban waterfronts has become a world-wide problem. As with other working waterfronts, cleanup of Seattle's waterfront has been delayed because of uncertainty regarding sources of contamination and the interrelationship between point sources, non-point sources, construction projects, and resuspension by vessel traffic and currents. The results of field studies are presented that address the potential for sediment recontamination following proposed cleanup projects, sources of contamination and their relative magnitudes, and the natural and anthropogenic processes that affect transport of contaminated sediments along the waterfront. The primary factors affecting the success of partial cleanup projects along the Seattle waterfront are identified as resuspension of contaminated sediments by propeller wash and subsequent transport of these sediments by natural and ferry-induced currents to adjacent areas. |
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