Sediment and Contaminant Transport in Surface WatersContaminated bottom sediments and their negative impacts on water quality are a major problem in surface waters throughout the United States as well as in many other parts of the world. Even after elimination of the primary contaminant sources, these bottom sediments will be a main source of contaminants for many years to come. In order to determin |
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Chapter 2 General Properties of Sediments | 21 |
Chapter 3 Sediment Erosion | 45 |
Chapter 4 Flocculation Settling Deposition and Consolidation | 103 |
Chapter 5 Hydrodynamic Modeling | 175 |
Chapter 6 Modeling Sediment Transport | 215 |
Chapter 7 The Sorption and Partitioning of Hydrophobic Organic Chemicals | 279 |
Chapter 8 Modeling the Transport and Fate of Hydrophobic Chemicals | 313 |
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Back cover | 399 |
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