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5th SedNet Conference, 27-29 May 2008

Presentations (in pdf format)
Intro and Setting the scene
• Contaminated sediments in a Norwegian perspective - Ellen Hambro, Norwegian Pollution Control Authority  
• Challenges in remediation of contaminated sediments in Norway Gijs Breedveld et al, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Norway Abstract
• 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 Abstract
• The Oslo Harbour Remediation Project - Torild Jørgensen et al, Oslo Port Authority, Norway Abstract
Surveys
• A comparison of environmental sedimentology in four harbours - Bergen, Göteborg, Ventspils and Port San Luis - Rodney Stevens et al, Göteborg Univ, Sweden Abstract
• 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 Abstract
• 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 Abstract
• Modeling of dredging-induced sediment resuspension: remaining questions and progress towards answers - Thomas Borrowman et al, Engineer Research and Development Center US Army, USA Abstract
• Modeling environmental impact caused by spreading of dredged material during dredging and deposition - Henrik Rye et al, SINTEF, Norway Abstract
• Contamination of fjords by urban run-off - Arne Pettersen et al, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Norway Abstract
• Sediment quality assessment by Sediment Profile Imaging (SPI) in contaminated Norwegian harbour and fjords - Hans C. Nilsson, Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), Norway Abstract
• Definition of the natural sediment dynamics before the dredging of the port of Genoa, Italy - Marco Capello et al, University of Genoa, Italy Abstract
Solutions
• Capping for management of contaminated sediments and dredging residuals - Thomas Borrowman, Carlos E. Ruiz et al, US Army Eng. Research & Development, USA Abstract
• Opticap, thin layer capping of sediments using reactive and non-reactive materials, field studies - Gerard Cornelissen et al, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Norway Abstract
• Design and implementation of an erosion protection barrier for mercury-contaminated sediments at Tollare, Sweden - Andrew Petsonk et al, WSP Environmental, Sweden Abstract
• “Non-conventional” capping remedies for risk-based management of contaminated sediments in shallower inner-harbor areas - Joe Jersak et al, Biologge AS, Norway Abstract
• Stabilisation/solidification of sediments and soils - overview of technologies and experience - Stany Pensaert et al, DEC NV, Belgium Abstract
• Development of Mass Stabilisation Technique for Contaminated Sediments - Pentti O. Lahtinen et al, Ramboll Finland Oy, Finland Abstract
• 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 Abstract
• 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 Abstract
Managing Contaminated Sediments - continued
• In-place treatment of persistent organic contaminants in sediments through addition of activated carbon sorbent - Richard G. Luthy et al, Stanford University, USA  
Case Studies
• Dumped ammunition - an environmental problem for sediment management? - Jens Laugesen et al, Det Norske Veritas, Norway Abstract
• 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 Abstract
• 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 Abstract
• Innovative methods to determine efficiency of remediation by sediment capping - Espen Eek et al, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Norway Abstract
• The Norwegian Grenland fjord dioxin story - sediment remedial options and consequences - Kristoffer Naes et al, Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Norway Abstract
• Including contaminant budget principles i the monitoring program for sediment remediation efforts in Oslo harbour, Norway - Amy Oen et al, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Norway Abstract
SQS-SQT
• 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 Abstract
• 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 Abstract
• Environmental Quality Standards for (organic) priority substances in sediments: the Water Framework Directive challenging science and vice versa - Marc Babut et al, Cemagref, France Abstract
• Development of sediment quality criteria in Norway - Torgeir Bakke et al, Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Norway Abstract
• 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 Abstract
Emerging Issues
• Sediment management and stakeholder involvement - Michael Mery, Tomales Bay Watershed Council, USA, and Adriaan Slob et al, TNO, NL Abstract
• Sustainable urban and environmental management restoration applications using sediment treatment systems with beneficial use - Eric A. Stern et al, US Environmental Protection Agency, USA Abstract
• 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 Abstract
• Sediment management from a resilience perspective - Adriaan Slob et al, TNO, NL Abstract
• A systems approach to water(soil) management: systems' resilience as a challenge to organizations and innovation processes - Gerald Jan Ellen et al, TNO, NL Abstract
Science for RBM
• 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 Abstract
• 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 Abstract
• 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 Abstract
• Are polluted sediments a source of contaminants for the water column? - Philippe Bataillard et al, BRGM, France Abstract
• 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 Abstract
River Basin Management
• Global geochemical mapping and the particle bound flux of major world rivers - Rolf Tore Ottesen et al, Geological Survey of Norway, Norway  
• Sustainable management of sediment resources: Sediment management at the river basin scale - Philip N. Owens et al, University of Northern British Columbia, Canada Abstract
• Where River Basin Management meets the European Marine Strategy - Diana Slijkerman et al, IMARES, NL Abstract
• Risk assessment in risk-based management of European river basins - Michaela Hein et al, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Germany Abstract
• Management of sediment quality and quantity in the Danube River Basin - Igor Liska, International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River, Austria Abstract
• Recent developments in the ICPR sediment management activities in the Rhine basin - Martin Keller, Federal Institute of Hydrology, Germany Abstract
• A basin-wide analysis identifying areas of risk in the Elbe watershed - Susanne Heise et al, BIS / TU Hamburg-Harburg, Germany Abstract
• 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 Abstract
• 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 Abstract
• From monitoring to measures: Historical contaminated sediments in the Elbe river basin - Ulrich Förstner et al, TU Hamburg-Harburg, Germany Abstract
Paper
• 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 Abstract
• River Danube - Danube Delta - Black Sea geosystem - Nicolae Panin, National Institute of Marine Geology and Geo-ecology, Romania  
• Sediment transport: a key issue for transboundary water management in the Danube basin - Hans-Peter Nachtnebel, University of Vienna, Austria  
 
Posters (in pdf format)
• Evaluation and recovery of heavy metal polluted coastal lagoon sediments: towards a sustainable remediation - Renata Pacifico et al, ENEA, Italy
• R&D project for a sustainable management of shoreline and sea floor in Emilia-Romagna region - Emiliano Altavilla et al, Arpa Emilia-Romagna, Italy
• Impact of unburnt hard coal particles in river and marine sediments: boon or bane for sediment mngt? - Christine Achten et al, Vienna University, Austria
• Pollutants in urban stormwater runoff - studied by analysis of catch basin sediments - Morten Jartun, Geological Survey of Norway, Norway
• From dredge spoil to concrete - Simon Bos et al, Tauw, NL
• 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
• In situ sludge consolidation: a sustainable and ecological solution for sludge disposal in river beds or landfills? - Winnie Dejonghe et al, VITO, Belgium
• Measurement of geotechnical properties and physical stability of dredged material in a CAD - Tore Kvalstad et al, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Norway
• Remediation of tributyltin-contaminated sediments and water - Eva Gkenakou et al, University of Southampton, UK
• Utilization of sediment in a former domestic refuse dump - Jürgen Pelzer et al, Federal Institute of Hydrology, Germany
• 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
• Sediments management in small hydroelectric basins: Italian case studies - Mario Lagorio et al, URS Italia spa, Italy
• The Svärtsjö project: environmental dredging and dewatering of pulp and pulp-sludges - Stany Pensaert et al, DEC NV, Belgium
• Risk-based management of TBT-Contaminated sediments in Norway: remedial approaches, regulatory requirements and other challenges - Joe Jersak et al, Biologge AS, Norway
• Unexpected results from risk assessment of mercury-contaminated sediments at Tollare, Sweden - Andrew Petsonk et al, WSP Environmental, Sweden
• 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
• Elevated PAHs concentration and risk assessment in floodplain soils impacted by coal mining - Thilo Hofmann et al, Vienna University, Austria
• MODELKEY: New evidences on the impact of environmental key pollutants on aquatic ecosystems - Michaela Hein et al, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Germany
• Sediment toxicity profiling: monitoring instruments for water quality - Cor Schipper et al, Deltares, NL
• 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
• Innovative in situ treatment options for contaminated sediments - Jürgen Thomas et al, URS Deutschland GmbH, Germany
• Characterization of the fluvial sediments: field determination of TPH concentration with Hanby Environmental Test Kit - Raffaele Pellegatta et al, ENSR Italia, Italy
• Stability of contaminated sediments - a multidisciplinary research program - Gijs Breedveld et al, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Norway
• XAD-4 mediated desorption of pentachlorobenzene from laboratory spiked sediment - Jelena Tričković et al, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
• Subsequent release of substances from aquatic sediments - Cor Schipper et al, Deltares, NL
• Stimulation of degradation of brominated flame retardants in lake sediments by NOAH gypsum - Linda Thoresen et al, NOAH AS, Norway
• 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
• Model Based Estimation of Contaminated Sediment Dynamics in Groyne Fields along the River Elbe - Sandra Prohaska et al, University of Stuttgart, Germany
• Assessment of sediment contaminants in river basin. A case study of Po river - Roberto Mezzalama et al, Golder Ass., Italy
• 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
• 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
• Trace elements, radionuclides and persistent organic pollutants in Sulejów reservoir bottom sediments (Poland) - Izabela Bojakowska et al, Polish Geological Inst., Poland
• Priority assessment of heavily polluted area’s in Serbian riversheds; a practical approach - Rob Dijcker et al, Witteveen+Bos, NL
• 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
• Propagation of elevated cadmium contents of suspended particulate matter in the Dutch part of the Meuse river - Pauline van Gaans et al, TNO, NL

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