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A review of approaches and techniques used in aquatic contaminated sediments: metal removal and stabilization by chemical and biotechnological processes

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dc.creator ERUST, Ceren
dc.creator FONTI, Viviana
dc.creator BEOLCHINI, Francesca
dc.creator Akcil, Ata Utku
dc.creator OZDEMIROGLU, Sevda
dc.date 2014-12-31T22:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2020-10-06T11:22:36Z
dc.date.available 2020-10-06T11:22:36Z
dc.identifier c2bcbede-4f19-4781-82c1-5ce69a91b5ca
dc.identifier 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.08.009
dc.identifier https://avesis.sdu.edu.tr/publication/details/c2bcbede-4f19-4781-82c1-5ce69a91b5ca/oai
dc.identifier.uri http://acikerisim.sdu.edu.tr/xmlui/handle/123456789/71316
dc.description The contamination of aquatic sediments with metals is a widespread environmental problem. Coastal aquatic ecosystems with low hydrodynamics need to be periodically dredged in order to maintain the navigation depth and facilitate sailing; consequently large volumes of contaminated sediments need to be managed. Conventional remediation strategies include in-place sediment remediation strategies (e.g. in situ-capping) and relocation actions; in particular, landfill disposal and dumping at sea are still widely applied. Both this options are becoming unsustainable, due to problems associated with contaminant transport pathways, the uncertainties about long-term stability under various environmental conditions, the limited space capacity, costs and environmental compatibility. Alternative approaches have received increased attention; treatment and reuse of contaminated sediments is politically encouraged, but its application is still very limited. Because of the potential human health and environmental impacts of contaminated sediment, different chemical treatments are conventionally applied for contaminated sediments before reuse in other environmental settings. Environmentally friendly techniques developed for soils and other environmental matrices have been investigated for applications with sediments. Biotechnological approaches are gaining increasing prominence in this field and they are often considered as a promising strategy for the eventual treatment of contaminated sediments. In this paper an overview of the main treatment strategies potentially available for sediment contaminated with metals is given, together with a brief overview of the issue associated with the problem of the sediment management. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
dc.language eng
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.title A review of approaches and techniques used in aquatic contaminated sediments: metal removal and stabilization by chemical and biotechnological processes
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article


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