| Presentations (in pdf format) |
| Intro and Setting the scene |
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Contaminated sediments in a Norwegian perspective – Ellen Hambro, Norwegian Pollution Control Authority |
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Challenges in remediation of contaminated sediments in Norway Gijs Breedveld et al, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Norway |
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Lessons about sediment management learned from case studies: results of the meetings of DGE-plus – Piet den Besten et al, Centre for Water Management, NL |
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The Oslo Harbour Remediation Project – Torild Jørgensen et al, Oslo Port Authority, Norway |
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| Surveys |
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A comparison of environmental sedimentology in four harbours – Bergen, Göteborg, Ventspils and Port San Luis – Rodney Stevens et al, Göteborg Univ, Sweden |
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Innovative use of remote sensing in combination with chemical borehole data results in superior insights in the spread of contaminated sediments – Fred de Haan et al, Waternet, NL |
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PCB-anomalies in the sediments of the harbour basin of Zadar (Croatia) as a consequence of war action and/or industrial contamination – Martin Kralik et al, Umweltbundesamt, Austria |
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Modeling of dredging-induced sediment resuspension: remaining questions and progress towards answers – Thomas Borrowman et al, Engineer Research and Development Center US Army, USA |
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Modeling environmental impact caused by spreading of dredged material during dredging and deposition – Henrik Rye et al, SINTEF, Norway |
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Contamination of fjords by urban run-off – Arne Pettersen et al, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Norway |
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Sediment quality assessment by Sediment Profile Imaging (SPI) in contaminated Norwegian harbour and fjords – Hans C. Nilsson, Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), Norway |
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Definition of the natural sediment dynamics before the dredging of the port of Genoa, Italy – Marco Capello et al, University of Genoa, Italy |
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| Solutions |
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Capping for management of contaminated sediments and dredging residuals – Thomas Borrowman, Carlos E. Ruiz et al, US Army Eng. Research & Development, USA |
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Opticap, thin layer capping of sediments using reactive and non-reactive materials, field studies – Gerard Cornelissen et al, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Norway |
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Design and implementation of an erosion protection barrier for mercury-contaminated sediments at Tollare, Sweden – Andrew Petsonk et al, WSP Environmental, Sweden |
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“Non-conventional” capping remedies for risk-based management of contaminated sediments in shallower inner-harbor areas – Joe Jersak et al, Biologge AS, Norway |
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Stabilisation/solidification of sediments and soils – overview of technologies and experience – Stany Pensaert et al, DEC NV, Belgium |
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Development of Mass Stabilisation Technique for Contaminated Sediments – Pentti O. Lahtinen et al, Ramboll Finland Oy, Finland |
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Mechanical and chemical factors influencing the success of stabilisation / solidification of contaminated Norwegian marine sediments for use in land reclamation – Magnus Sparrevik et al, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Norway |
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Usage of mud in the land reclamation of harbor areas – building a handling area for automobile export in Bremerhaven, Germany – Dirk Lesemann et al, Planungsgesellschaft für Hafenflächenrecycling und Wasserbau mbH, Germany |
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| Managing Contaminated Sediments – continued |
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In-place treatment of persistent organic contaminants in sediments through addition of activated carbon sorbent – Richard G. Luthy et al, Stanford University, USA |
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| Case Studies |
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Dumped ammunition – an environmental problem for sediment management? – Jens Laugesen et al, Det Norske Veritas, Norway |
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Management of metal contaminated sediments in Sorfjorden, West Norway – an internationally known site – Jens Skei et al, Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Gaustadallèen 21, Norway |
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Thea Foss Waterway Remediation Project: An example of the risk-based, multi-technology approach to contaminated sediment management – Philip A. Spadaro et al, Arcadis US Inc., USA |
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Innovative methods to determine efficiency of remediation by sediment capping – Espen Eek et al, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Norway |
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The Norwegian Grenland fjord dioxin story – sediment remedial options and consequences – Kristoffer Naes et al, Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Norway |
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Including contaminant budget principles i the monitoring program for sediment remediation efforts in Oslo harbour, Norway – Amy Oen et al, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Norway |
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| SQS-SQT |
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The Water Framework Directive and setting environmental quality standards (EQS) for priority substances in sediments – Dorien ten Hulscher, Centre for Water Management, NL and Ana B. Payá Pérez, EC-Joint Research Centre, Italy |
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Overview of the recommendations of WG-EG-EQS concerning environmental quality standards for metals in sediments – Katrien Delbeke, Eurocopper, Denmark, and Henning Clausen, EPA, Denmark |
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Environmental Quality Standards for (organic) priority substances in sediments: the Water Framework Directive challenging science and vice versa – Marc Babut et al, Cemagref, France |
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Development of sediment quality criteria in Norway – Torgeir Bakke et al, Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Norway |
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The use of the Sediment Quality Triad for quality assessment of freshwater sediments in Northern Spain – Pilar Rodrigues et al, University of Basque Country, Spain |
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| Emerging Issues |
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Sediment management and stakeholder involvement – Michael Mery, Tomales Bay Watershed Council, USA, and Adriaan Slob et al, TNO, NL |
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Sustainable urban and environmental management restoration applications using sediment treatment systems with beneficial use – Eric A. Stern et al, US Environmental Protection Agency, USA |
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Valuing the benefits of remediating contaminated marine sediments – a case study from Grenlandsfjorden, Norway – David N. Barton et al, Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Norway |
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Sediment management from a resilience perspective – Adriaan Slob et al, TNO, NL |
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A systems approach to water(soil) management: systems’ resilience as a challenge to organizations and innovation processes – Gerald Jan Ellen et al, TNO, NL |
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| Science for RBM |
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Origins and causes of river basin sediment degradation and available remediation and mitigation options: Feedback from the Riskbase workshop – Corinne Merly et al, BRGM, France |
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Marching forward or flying blind? Ensuring that sediment management strategies and frameworks meet our objectives – Sabine E. Apitz et al, SEA Environmental Decisions Ltd., UK |
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A decision-making methodology for the management of dredged sediments on the basis of chemical and toxicological data – Alexandra Katsiri et al, Dept of Water Resources and Environment, NTUA, Greece |
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Are polluted sediments a source of contaminants for the water column? – Philippe Bataillard et al, BRGM, France |
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Impact of shape and land use on sedimentation in greed flood retention reservoirs– Sven Wurms et al, Institute of Hydraulic Eng., University of Stuttgart, Germany |
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| River Basin Management |
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Global geochemical mapping and the particle bound flux of major world rivers – Rolf Tore Ottesen et al, Geological Survey of Norway, Norway |
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Sustainable management of sediment resources: Sediment management at the river basin scale – Philip N. Owens et al, University of Northern British Columbia, Canada |
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Where River Basin Management meets the European Marine Strategy – Diana Slijkerman et al, IMARES, NL |
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Risk assessment in risk-based management of European river basins – Michaela Hein et al, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Germany |
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Management of sediment quality and quantity in the Danube River Basin – Igor Liska, International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River, Austria |
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Recent developments in the ICPR sediment management activities in the Rhine basin – Martin Keller, Federal Institute of Hydrology, Germany |
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A basin-wide analysis identifying areas of risk in the Elbe watershed – Susanne Heise et al, BIS / TU Hamburg-Harburg, Germany |
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Sediment transport in Norwegian rivers and antropogenic impacts. Case studies of importance to sediment management plans – Jim Bogen et al, Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Administration, Norway |
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Sediment in the urban Mersey river basin, northwest UK: implications for basin-scale management and sustainability – Kevin G. Taylor et al, Dept of Environmental and Geographical Sciences, MMU, UK |
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From monitoring to measures: Historical contaminated sediments in the Elbe river basin – Ulrich Förstner et al, TU Hamburg-Harburg, Germany |
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WSV-Lab – an expert and management system for dredged material quality assessment in German Federal Waterways – Peter Heininger et al, Federal Institute of Hydrology, Germany |
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River Danube – Danube Delta – Black Sea geosystem – Nicolae Panin, National Institute of Marine Geology and Geo-ecology, Romania |
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Sediment transport: a key issue for transboundary water management in the Danube basin – Hans-Peter Nachtnebel, University of Vienna, Austria |
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Posters (in pdf format) |
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Evaluation and recovery of heavy metal polluted coastal lagoon sediments: towards a sustainable remediation – Renata Pacifico et al, ENEA, Italy |
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R&D project for a sustainable management of shoreline and sea floor in Emilia-Romagna region – Emiliano Altavilla et al, Arpa Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
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Impact of unburnt hard coal particles in river and marine sediments: boon or bane for sediment mngt? – Christine Achten et al, Vienna University, Austria |
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Pollutants in urban stormwater runoff – studied by analysis of catch basin sediments – Morten Jartun, Geological Survey of Norway, Norway |
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From dredge spoil to concrete – Simon Bos et al, Tauw, NL |
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Monitoring of contaminant transport from Nearshore Confined Disposal Facilities – study of full scale stabilisation of dredged sediments in the Port of Trondheim – Randi Skirstad Grini et al, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Norway |
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In situ sludge consolidation: a sustainable and ecological solution for sludge disposal in river beds or landfills? – Winnie Dejonghe et al, VITO, Belgium |
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Measurement of geotechnical properties and physical stability of dredged material in a CAD – Tore Kvalstad et al, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Norway |
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Remediation of tributyltin-contaminated sediments and water – Eva Gkenakou et al, University of Southampton, UK |
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Utilization of sediment in a former domestic refuse dump – Jürgen Pelzer et al, Federal Institute of Hydrology, Germany |
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TAPARURA Project: Sustainable coastal development, including the decontamination and rehabilitation of the coastal area of the city of Sfax – Bart Callaert et al, Envisan NV, Belgium |
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Sediments management in small hydroelectric basins: Italian case studies – Mario Lagorio et al, URS Italia spa, Italy |
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The Svärtsjö project: environmental dredging and dewatering of pulp and pulp-sludges – Stany Pensaert et al, DEC NV, Belgium |
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Risk-based management of TBT-Contaminated sediments in Norway: remedial approaches, regulatory requirements and other challenges – Joe Jersak et al, Biologge AS, Norway |
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Unexpected results from risk assessment of mercury-contaminated sediments at Tollare, Sweden – Andrew Petsonk et al, WSP Environmental, Sweden |
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Evaluation of metal contaminated sediments from Sorfjorden, Norway – whole sediment-toxicity and bioaccumulation of metals – Anders Ruus et al, Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Norway |
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Elevated PAHs concentration and risk assessment in floodplain soils impacted by coal mining– Thilo Hofmann et al, Vienna University, Austria |
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MODELKEY: New evidences on the impact of environmental key pollutants on aquatic ecosystems – Michaela Hein et al, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Germany |
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Sediment toxicity profiling: monitoring instruments for water quality – Cor Schipper et al, Deltares, NL |
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Risk assessment of landslides of contaminated soil into surface waters – an example from the Swedish west coast – Gunnel Göransson et al, Swedish Geotechnical Institute, Sweden |
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Innovative in situ treatment options for contaminated sediments – Jürgen Thomas et al, URS Deutschland GmbH, Germany |
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Characterization of the fluvial sediments: field determination of TPH concentration with Hanby Environmental Test Kit – Raffaele Pellegatta et al, ENSR Italia, Italy |
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Stability of contaminated sediments – a multidisciplinary research program – Gijs Breedveld et al, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Norway |
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XAD-4 mediated desorption of pentachlorobenzene from laboratory spiked sediment – Jelena Tričković et al, University of Novi Sad, Serbia |
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Subsequent release of substances from aquatic sediments – Cor Schipper et al, Deltares, NL |
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Stimulation of degradation of brominated flame retardants in lake sediments by NOAH gypsum– Linda Thoresen et al, NOAH AS, Norway |
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Sediment sampling in mountainous rivers and potential implications for the Water Framework Directive: a case study in Northern Portugal – Anabela Reis et al, University of Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal |
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Model Based Estimation of Contaminated Sediment Dynamics in Groyne Fields along the River Elbe – Sandra Prohaska et al, University of Stuttgart, Germany |
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Assessment of sediment contaminants in river basin. A case study of Po river – Roberto Mezzalama et al, Golder Ass., Italy |
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HCB-contaminated sediments in the Upper Rhine – a case study while developing a sediment management plan – Vera Breitung et al, Federal Institute of Hydrology, Germany |
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The role of environmental stewardship in sediment management: the example of the Fraser River basin, British Columbia, Canada – Philip N. Owens, University of Northern British Columbia, Canada |
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Trace elements, radionuclides and persistent organic pollutants in Sulejów reservoir bottom sediments (Poland) – Izabela Bojakowska et al, Polish Geological Inst., Poland |
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Priority assessment of heavily polluted area’s in Serbian riversheds; a practical approach – Rob Dijcker et al, Witteveen+Bos, NL |
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Heavy metals contamination of river sediments at the historical industrial areas in Poland – Edeltrauda Helios-Rybicka et al, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland |
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Propagation of elevated cadmium contents of suspended particulate matter in the Dutch part of the Meuse river – Pauline van Gaans et al, TNO, NL |
