1. Opening Session |
1.1 | Welcome Marc Eisma, chairman SedNet & Port of Rotterdam Authority, NL |
1.2 | Keynote presentation: (presentation not available) Indicators of methane hydrates occurrence in the deep Adriatic Sea Jasmina Obhodas, Ruder Boškovic Institute, Croatia | Abstract |
1.3 | Keynote presentation: Acceleration of sedimentation rate in the Black Sea revealed in radiometrically dated by 210Pb sediment cores Gennady Laptev, Ukrainian HydroMeteorological Institute, Ukraine | Abstract |
2. Session “Sediment Management Concept and Sediment Policy” |
2.1 | Keynote presentation: Sediment management in the Sava River Basin Samo Grošelj, International Sava River Basin Commission (ISRBC) | Abstract |
2.2 | DanubeSediment – an EU project aiming to the restoration of the sediment balance in the Danube River Helmut Habersack, BOKU University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Austria | Abstract |
2.3 | Legislative reflection on sediment policy and management Lidia Balan, Geological Institute of Romania, Romania | Abstract |
2.4 | The role of contaminated sediment monitoring for dredging management in the Elbe estuary Carmen Kleisinger, Federal Institute of Hydrology, Germany | Abstract |
2.5 | The unpleasant need of going to court – Legal options of a downstream state to bring upstream partners to action Ilka Carls, Ministry of Environment and Energy, Germany | Abstract |
2.6 | Overview of the assessment of contaminated marine sediments in the Nordic countries and their remediation (presentation not available) Alizée Lehoux, Uppsala University, Sweden | Abstract |
2.7 | Towards a Swedish agenda on management of contaminated sediments – an action for increased cooperation between relevant governmental agencies Yvonne Ohlsson, Swedish Geotechnical Institute, Sweden | Abstract |
2.8 | Contaminated sediments as hot-spots of wide-scale marine pollution: a need to re-think sediment management and policy Stella Tamburrino, Institute for Coastal and Marine Environment (IAMC-CNR), Italy | Abstract |
2.9 | Investigating the infrastructure-induced legacy sediments on 3 bypassed areas along the Rhône River (France) Sophia Vauclin, University of Lyon, France | Abstract |
2.10 | Introduction and first results within the project “Nautical Depth” in Hamburg Nino Ohle, Hamburg Port Authority, Germany | Abstract |
3. Session “The Impact and Transport of Microplastics” |
3.1 | (Micro)plastics in sediment and water samples of the rivers Elbe and Lahn, Germany (presentation not available) Georg Reifferscheid, Federal Institute of Hydrology, Germany | Abstract |
3.2 | Microplastics in the sediments of the Norwegian continental shelf Arne Pettersen, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Norway | Abstract |
3.3 | Preliminary research of microplastic from cave sediments, Croatia Neven Cukrov, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Croatia | Abstract |
3.4 | Investigation into the migration of microplastics through soil Linda Heerey, University College Dublin, Ireland | Abstract |
3.5 | SPlasH! – Stop to plastic in H2O! An EU project to investigate the state of the port environment Anna Reboa, University of Genoa, Italy | Abstract |
3.6 | Methods for measuring plastic transport in large rivers and downstream of hydropower plants Marcel Liedermann, BOKU University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Austria | Abstract |
3.7 | Numerical modelling of plastic transport and accumulation at the Austrian Danube River Sebastian Pessenlehner, BOKU University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Austria | Abstract |
3.8 | Impact of micro-plastics on sediment settling properties Arjan Wijdeveld, Deltares, NL | Abstract |
4. Session “BWM Convention and Analytical Methods” |
4.1 | Sediment in the ship’s ballast water tank: A forgotten problem Vladivoj Valković, SAGITTARIUS Consulting, Croatia | Abstract |
4.2 | Dating of marine sediments for historical trends of the heavy metal concentrations in the Candarlı Gulf of Turkey Günseli Yaprak, Ege University, Turkey | Abstract |
5. Session “Circular Economy – Sediment as a Resource” |
5.1 | Keynote presentation: System thinking: drawing causal loops for sediment Dirk Halet, VLAKWA/VITO, Belgium | Abstract |
5.2 | Keynote presentation: Sediment treatment in Hamburg as part of a circular economy Henrich Röper and Heinz-Dieter Detzner, Hamburg Port Authority, Germany | Abstract |
5.3 | Mineral processing techniques dedicated to the recycling of river sediments to produced raw materials for the construction sector Mathieu Henry, Centre Terre et Pierre, Belgium | Abstract |
5.4 | Using Sediment As a Resource (USAR): Renovation of a controlled flood area in the Scheldt estuary using dredged material from the Durme River Herman Brangers, Witteveen+Bos, Belgium | Abstract |
5.5 | Sediments feed and conserve soil Jan Willem Berendsen, Royal HaskoningDHV, NL | Abstract |
5.6 | Sustainable sediment solutions: Stabilization of contaminated sediment Tim Olean, O’Brien & Gere, USA | Abstract |
5.7 | Stabilization and beneficial use of contaminated sediments applying mobile pneumatic flow tube mixing for a circular economy Eric Stern, Tipping Point Resources Group, LLC, USA | Abstract |
5.8 | Baseline monitoring at a pilot site for sediment reuse Bruno Lemière, BRGM, France | Abstract |
5.9 | Using Sediment As a Resource (USAR): Brightlingsea harbour dredging and restoration project William Coulet, Exo Environmental Ltd, UK | Abstract |
5.10 | The valorization of marine sediments in a context of circular economy and sustainable management Pascal Grégoire, Port de Dunkerque, France | Abstract |
5.11 | USAR Project: New optimization software for the formulation and the treatment of dredged sediments for valorization in civil engineering Mahfoud Benzerzour, IMT Lille Douai, France | Abstract |
5.12 | Design of a remediation approach to heavy metals contaminated sediments in the Great Backa Canal (Serbia) Jelena Tričković, University of Novi Sad, Serbia | Abstract |
5.13 | Environmental monitoring at a sediment source site to qualify for reuse Claire Alary, IMT Lille Douai, France | Abstract |
6. Session “Sediment Quality Guidance, Sediment Quality Assessment” |
6.1 | Keynote presentation: Sediment quality assessment criteria: new approaches and views Mario Sprovieri, Institute for Coastal and Marine Environment (IAMC-CNR), Italy | Abstract |
6.2 | Assessing sediment chemical status in Europe: frameworks, standards and approaches, now and into the future Sabine Apitz, SEA Environmental Decisions Ltd., UK | Abstract |
6.3 | A methodological proposal for the ecotoxicological characterization of continental and marine sediments for recovery Tristan Lecomte, IMT Lille Douai, France | Abstract |
6.4 | Application of weighted criteria and integrated approach to assess sediment quality in marine and freshwater ecosystems Cristian Mugnai, ISPRA, Italy | Abstract |
6.5 | Conflicting outcomes of integrated approach for sediment quality assessment in Sardinian coastal area subjected to mining activities Elena Romano, ISPRA – National Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, Italy | Abstract |
6.6 | Development of marine sediment quality guidelines for evaluation of heavy metals contamination in Croatia Josip Gregac, Association Lijepa Naša, Croatia | Abstract |
6.7 | First steps towards a new approach for interpretation of ecotoxicological data for sediment and dredged material classification Susanne Heise, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany | Abstract |
6.8 | Interreg project Sullied Sediments: set-up of decision support system for remediation techniques for contaminated sediments Anissa Smits, Witteveen+Bos, Belgium | Abstract |
6.9 | Trace elements distribution and mobility in estuarine sediments of the Krka River (Croatia) Nuša Cukrov, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Croatia | Abstract |
6.10 | Sweden’s industrial legacy of contaminated, fibrous sediments: Properties relevant to management Ian Snowball, Uppsala University, Sweden | Abstract |
6.11 | Quaternary phosphonium compounds: new toxic compounds present in sediments and suspended matter Simon Brand, Federal Institute of Hydrology, Germany | Abstract |
6.12 | Application of particle transport modeling and chemical forensic analysis in sediment contamination source evaluation Philip Spadaro, TIG Environmental, USA Katherine Cronin, Deltares, NL | Abstract |
6.13 | Characterization and spatial distribution of organic contaminated sediment from historical industrial effluents to inform remediation decisions Tony Walker, Dalhousie University, Canada | Abstract |
7. Session “Climate Change and Sediments: Direct and Indirect Consequences” |
7.1 | Keynote presentation: Sediments as the redox paleo-record Elvira Bura Nakic, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Croatia | Abstract |
7.2 | Mud transport in the Upper Sea Scheldt under climate change: from 2013 to 2050 Qilong Bi, Flanders Hydraulics Research, Belgium | Abstract |
7.3 | The Living Lab for Mud two years later: update on the ongoing pilots that integrate sediment management and building with nature Luca Sittoni, Ecoshape, NL | Abstract |
7.4 | Sediment quantity modelling in a climate change context Ewa Szalinska, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland | Abstract |
7.5 | Innovations in modeling & monitoring to optimize sediment management in Flanders, Belgium Daan Renders, Fluves, Belgium | Abstract |
8. Session “How can Sediment Management influence Ecosystem Services Provision?” |
8.1 | Keynote presentation: SMARTSEDIMENT project: ready-to-use and tested spatially explicit GIS tool to estimate effects of sediment management on ecosystem services Katrien Van der Biest, University of Antwerp, Belgium | Abstract |
8.2 | Beneficial use of muddy dredged sediment to support sediment budgets, coastal resilience, and ecosystem restoration Joseph Gailani, US Army Corps of Engineers, USA | Abstract |
8.3 | Restoration of the Lake St Lucia Estuarine mouth for more natural functioning of the system Gerrit Basson, Stellenbosch University, South Africa | Abstract |
8.4 | Ecologically effective colmation by fine sediment input and its measurement Thomas Zumbroich, Zumbroich – landscape & waters & University of Bonn, Germany | Abstract |
8.5 | Evaluating quantitative morphological changes of the Lower Rhine with regard to ecosystem services Frauke Koenig, Federal Institute of Hydrology, Germany | Abstract |
9. Session “Nuclear and Isotopic Analytical Techniques in Sediment Analysis” |
9.1 | Keynote presentation: Enhancing coastal management in the Adriatic and the Black Sea by using nuclear analytical techniques Sylvia Sander, IAEA | Abstract |
9.2 | High resolution investigation of the geochemical and mineralogical composition of 1 Ky old euxinic sediments of the Western Black Sea Octavian Duliu, Bucharest University, Romania | Abstract |
9.3 | Development of electrochemical methods for field detection of trace metals in sediments Marija Margus, Université Lille, France | Abstract |
9.4 | Nuclear analytical techniques used to study bottom sediments Marina Frontasyeva, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Russian Federation | Abstract |
10. Session “Impacts of Disturbed Sediment Continua and Mitigation Measures“ |
10.1 | Keynote presentation: Disturbed sediment continuum of the Mekong, its impacts and proposed mitigation measures Matt Kondolf, University of California Berkeley, USA | Abstract |
10.2 | Assessing success of gravel feeding and long term river management measures with respect to sediment budget and hydromorphology (presentation not available) Stefan Vollmer, Federal Institute of Hydrology, Germany | Abstract |
10.3 | Soil erosion in East Africa: an interdisciplinary approach to realising land management change Maarten Wynants, Plymouth University, UK | Abstract |
Special Session “Cooperation – a Question of Common Sense. Can Legal Steps Help to Enforce?The unpleasent need of going to court (Elbe case) Ilka Carls, Ministry of Environment and Energy, Germany Rhine research project and upstream influence Marc Eisma, Port of Rotterdam Authority, NL Who should pay for sediment management? Philip Spadaro, TIG Environmental, USA |
Special Session “USAR – Using Sediment As a Resource“ |
Plenary Closing Session – Wrap Up |