The Interactions Between Sediments and Water

This book focuses on sediments as a pollutant in natural freshwater and marine habitats, and as a vector for the transfer of chemicals such as nutrients and contaminants. Sediment-water research is carried out all over the world within a variety of disciplines. The selected papers cover three main topics:

-assessment and/or restoration of disturbed watersheds

-sediment-water linkages in terrestrial and aquatic environments

-evaluation of sediment and ecological changes in marine and fres...