On this page the presentations of the SedNet Conference 2025 are made available.
SedNet: The European Network on Sediments – Madrid 2025 — Henrich Röper, Hamburg Port Authority, Germany and Ilka Carls, Ministry of Environment of the City of Hamburg, Germany
Sediment management in EU water policies, and recent developments – Luca Perez, Deputy Head of Unit Sustainable Freshwater Management DG Environment, European Commission
Sediment pollution, chronic toxicity and metal bioaccumulation in freshwater marcroinvertebrates from Pb/Zn mining district – Leire Méndez-Fernández, University of the Basque Country
Ecotoxicological assessment of river sediments downstream of a firefighting training site – Rébecca Beauvais, Swiss Centre for Applied Ecotoxicology
On the importance to test sediment toxicity in rare earth element enriched waters – Susanne Heise, HAW Hamburg
Emerging contaminants (ECs) in inland water sediments of the anthropogenically affected areas in Poland. A One Health perspective – Pilar Ortiz Sandoval, University of Granada & AGH University of Krakow
A regional systemic approach to assess spatial distribution, transfer, exposure and remediation of wide-spread PFAS pollution in Willebroek – Katrien van de Wiele, Flemish Public Waste Agency
Study of PFAS contamination in the Garonne and its watershed – Quentin Dubois, University of Bordeaux
Quantitative analysis of PFAS distribution in aqueous environmental samples of the Hungarian section of the Danube River – Esther Orenibi, Eötvös Loránd University
The current situation with TBT in Sweden – contamination situation, sources, transport pathways and ongoing research – Tobias Porsbring, Swedish Geotechnical
Institute
Long-Term Monitoring of Chemical Sediment Composition in the German Bight: Insights into Past and Future Trends and Changes – Anna Plass, Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency
The Rhône Sediment Observatory (OSR) monitoring network for suspended sediment and contaminants long-term assessment – Marina Coquery, INRAE
Trends of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances recorded in sedimentary archives upstream and downstream of the Lyon metropolis – Brice Mourier, Univ. Lyon
Coastal microplastic monitoring: Harmonized protocols for sampling and analysis – Danijela Joksimović, Institute of marine biology-UoM
Emissions – The long-term memory of sediments – Arjan Wijdeveld, Deltares
Sediment risk assessment in Europe: comparison of environmental regulations – Carmen Casado-Martinez, Swiss Centre for Applied Ecotoxicology
Scaling complexity: novel hydraulic flume experiments on the interaction of sediments with nutrients and pollutants – Peter Flödl, Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and
River Research
Assessing the impact of dredge disposal on different ecosystem components in the Belgian part of the North Sea – Stephie Seghers, Flanders Research Institute
for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Past, present and future suspended sediment transport in large German rivers – Thomas Hoffmann, Federal Institute of Hydrology
Tracing gravel in the German Upper Rhine using radio acoustic transmitters – findings from a preliminary study – Martin Struck, Federal Waterways Engineering and Research Institute
Sediment Dynamics in an Alpine River A Case Study from the Ötztal, Austrian Alps – Sabrina Schwarz, BOKU University
Urslau case study: a comparison of transport equations with long-term monitored bedload data – Andrea Lammer, Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and River Research
Analysis of sediment transport in Ebro Delta channels to optimise the irrigation network efficiency in diverting sediment to vulnerable areas – Josep Coma, HAEDES
Sediment Transport and Metal Dynamics in an Acid Mine Drainage-Affected Estuary Insights from the Ria of Huelva – M Dolores Basallote, Institute of Marine Sciences
of Andalusia
Wet season sediment plume distribution across northern Australia; primary productivity and climate change – Paula Cartwright, James Cook University
Reuse of dredged sediments from hydropower reservoirs in France: Recent experiments highlighting current enablers and barriers – Emmanuel Branche, EDF
Description of and criteria for nature-based solutions involving sediments that reduce erosion as well as slope instability – Johan Nyberg, SGI, Dept. for Natural hazards and geodata
LIFE NARMENA: Nature based remediation techniques for heavy metals in sediment – results of a constructed wetland in the Winterbeek site – Jan De Vos, ABO nv
Soil carbon and nutrient addition from dewatered sediment application to agricultural land – benefits and synergies for dredging and Net Zero – Richard Lord, Net Zero Industry Innovation Centre
First morphological response of a large nearshore nourishment project using fine sand, Knokke, Belgium – Anne-Lise Montreuil, Antea Group Belgium
Adaptive Management for environmental aspects of dredging and reclamation projects Reactive and Pro-Active – Sina Saremi, DHI
A Citizen Science Method Engaging non-experts in monitoring river sediment and morphological changes – Eva Manzenreiter, BOKU University
Citizen Science and Macroinvertebrate Monitoring Key Learnings from the CS4Rivers Project – Chiara Vitillo, University of Siena
Remediation of polluted marine sediments in Bergen city harbour; a collaborative approach to environmental conservation – Anne Christine Knag, Agency for Urban
Environment, City of Bergen
Sediment Literacy Empowering Future Generations for Sustainable Interactions with Natural Resources in an Increasingly Complex World – Bianca Pischke, beconpe Consulting
Dirt or no Dirt, that is the Question – Improving Citizens Sediment Literacy – Ivonne Stresius, Faculty of Life Science, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
LandSeaLot: improving (also sediment dynamics) observation capacity in the land-sea interface area – Jos Brils, Deltares
Introducing the Sediment Management Framework Application – Claire Mason & Kirsty Clarke, Cefas
Tools to Inform Sediment Assessment, Management, and Regulation: Book Update – Richard J Wenning, Wenning Environmental LLC
Time-integrated sediment quality monitoring in large rivers. Temporal variations in suspended and floodplain sediments in the Drava River – Samdandorj Manaljav, Doctoral School of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Eötvös Loránd University
Suspended Sediment Load Prediction using Machine Learning models – Taha Hamadene, Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection Authority
Streamlining erosion and sediment transport modelling: the pywatemsedem package – Sacha Gobeyn, Fluves
Rivers do not only transport sediment: Monitoring and quantifying the instream large wood regime combining field and drone surveys and AI techniques – Virginia Ruiz-Villanueva, University of Bern
Flanders policy continues to focus on an integrated approach of contaminated sediments : legislation and code of good practice – Katrien van de Wiele, OVAM
Comparison of Freshwater Sediment Quality Guidelines (SQGs) for potentially toxic elements (PTEs) Historical Perspectives and Future Directions – Ahmedin Adem, Doctoral School of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Eötvös Loránd University, Department of chemistry
Using sediment samples to assess substances in relation to the Water Framework Directive (WFD) – Signe Marie Ingvardsen and Thomas Ruby Bentzen, COWI
Assessment of dredged sediments in the light of the WFD-EQS. Justified trouble due to advanced assessment tools – Henning Schroeder, Federal Institute of Hydrology
The sediment’s role in the management of beach and recreational use of water – Elena Romano, ISPRA, Regione Abruzzo, ISS, ARPAE, IZS, Agenzia regionale di sanità della
Toscana
Spanish Framework for coastal sediment management. Regulatory conditions and impact on sediment balance – Raúl Martín Lozano, CEDEX, Centre for Port and
Coastal Studies
Optimization of Sediment Restoration Through Combined Remedy and Risk Management – Senda Ozkan, Tetra Tech
Sediment management concept of the River Elbe (Germany) – implementation status and an example for supporting research – Marvin Brinke, Federal Institute of Hydrology
(BfG)
iNNO SED – Innovative Sediment Management in the Danube River Basin – Baranya Sándor, Budapest University of Technology and Economics
DanubeSediment_Q2 – Sustainable, Integrated Transnational Sediment Quantity and Quality Management in the Danube River Basin – Helmut Habersack, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
Data-driven approach to implement an integrated water and sediment management strategy in Flanders – Katrien van de Wiele, VITO & OVAM
Banning the dumping of polluted sediments – The French choice – Xavier Dolbeau & Philippe Bataillard, EGIS & BRGM
Circular management of dredged sediments from port maintenance – Arash Sepehri, Delft University of Technology
