| General |
| • | Conference program | |
| • | SedNet Round-Table discussion and Conference – Summary of Discussions | |
| • | Report on the SedNet Round Table Discussion Sediment Management (pdf)
An essential element of River Basin Management Plans | |
| • | Conference key-issues between the river and the sea | |
Presentations (in pdf format) |
| Introduction |
| • | Sediment key-issues between the river and the sea – Axel Netzband | |
| • | Sediment Managment – an essential element of River Basin Management Plans; report on de Round-Table discussion – Piet den Besten, NL | |
| • | Hydrology-morphology-ecology in estuaries – links and management aspects – Patrick Meire, University of Antwerp, Belgium | Abstract |
| Sediment contamination |
| • | Characterization of the coastal area facing Cogoleto (Liguria): distribution of chromium – Rosa Maria Bertolotto, Environment Agency, Italy | Abstract |
| • | Influence of land use in small karst catchments on the chemical status of peloid sediments on the eastern Adriatic coast – Slobodan Miko, Croatian Geological Survey, Croatia | Abstract |
| • | A methodology to determine riverine loads and coastal deposition processes of polluted sediments in the Drammen Harbour, Southern Norway – Eva Skarbovik and Aud Helland, Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Norway | Abstract |
| • | The river basis-coastal zone continuum: heavy metal contents Aegean Sea (Eurocat) – Aris Karageorgis, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Greece | Abstract |
| • | Bioavailability of POPs in the Westerschelde estuary – Michiel Kotterman, Imares, NL | Abstract |
| Sediment transport and dynamics |
| • | Functions of mud in estuarine and coastal ecosystems – Victor de Jonge, Groningen University, NL | Abstract |
| • | Sediment characterization of Tagus estuarine beaches (Portugal) – Rui Taborda, Lisbon University, Portugal | Abstract |
| • | Improving our understanding of connections between the catchment and sediment dynamics in UK estuaries – Larissa Naylor, Environment Agency, UK | Abstract
Figures |
| • | Designing a sediment management program for the Lower Ebro River – Albert Rovira, Aquatic Ecosystems Unit (IRTA), Spain | Abstract |
| • | Methods to specify and quantify sediment source contributions and transport pathways – Rodney Stevens, Goteborg University, Sweden | Abstract |
| • | Flux of sediment-associated chemical elements in rivers draining to the Arctic Ocean – Jim Bogen, Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate, Norway | Abstract |
| Sediment management |
| • | The benefits of the use of dredged material in the aquatic system – Lindsay Murray, CEFAS, UK | Abstract |
| • | Integrating sediments in the European WFD – Maria Jesus Belzunce, AZTI Marine Research Division, Spain | Abstract |
| • | How do we achieve ecosystem-based sediment management – Sabine Apitz, SEA Environmental Decisions, UK | Abstract |
| • | The dynamics of natural systems between the river and the sea and the whimsicality of policy processes – Adriaan Slob, TNO, NL | Abstract |
Posters (in pdf format) |
| • | Bio-stabilization of the Venice lagoon tidal flat – Giovanni Cecconi |
| • | Re-use of sediments for the Venice Lagoon salt-marsh restoration – Giovanni Cecconi |
| • | Geomorphological study of Magra and Vara rivers (Northern Italy) aimed to sediment management – C. Simoncini |
| • | The geochemical and microbiological features of the sediments of ‘Sacca di Goro’ coastal lagoon (Po River Delta) – Linda Bertelli |
| • | Dioxins/Furans contamination at regional scale: comparing soil fingerprints with those of fluvial, estuarine and coastel sediments – G. Raspa |
| • | Application of a 1-D numerical model to estimate the sediment transported along a river – Donatella Termini |
| • | In situ assay with chironomids for sediment assessments in the freshwater-saltwater interface– Rui Ribeiro |
| • | In situ estuarine sediment toxicity assessments: a multi-functional exposure approach – Rui Ribeiro |
| • | Geochemical and sedimentological markers in the Holocene stratigraphic sequence of the Gulf of Trieste (N Adriatic Sea) – Nives Ogrinc |
| • | Metals and organic pollutants in sediments of the Sava River – Radmila Milacic |
| • | Use of polluted sediments in road construction – Tran Ngoc Thanh |
| • | Experimental road infrastructure with marine sediments – Vincent Dubois |
| • | Sediment characterisation at the urban river scale, Mersey Basin, Manchester, UK: implications for water quality management – Kevin G. Taylor |
| • | Bottom sediment as agricultural soil additive or mineral fertilizer – Agnieszka Baran |
| • | Sediment quality evaluation: normalisation, baselines and reference sites – What can and should be compared? – Rodnev Stevens |
| • | The Oslo Harbour Remediation Project – Challenges for confined disposal in a deep fjord basin– Audun Hauge |
| • | Risk assessment of dioxin-contaminated sediments: Human health risks – Ragna A.G. Jansen |
| • | Risk assessment of dioxin-contaminated sediments: Ecologial risks – Anna C. Sneekes |
| • | Risk assessment of dioxin-contaminated sediments: An integrated approach – Haavo Spoelstra |
| • | Jan van Riebeeck harbour ad North Sea channel, Amsterdam – Geo Statistical analyses of dioxin-contaminated sediments – Gerhard W. Winters |
| • | EC FP6 Coordination Action (CA) on Risk-Based Management of the Water-Sediment-Soil System at the River Basin Scale (RISKBASE) – Jos Brils |
| • | MAPO Enhancing Research and Development Project to find Solutions to Struggle against various Marine Pollutions – Rudolf Reuther |
