Sediment Dynamics and Pollutant Mobility in Rivers

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XXXVI

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2. Introduction

   • Ulrich Förstner, Philip N. Owens

   Pages 1-34

3. Managing River Sediments

   • Bernhard Westrich

   Pages 35-65

4. Hydrodynamics

   • David M. Paterson, Bryan M. Spears, Jenna Funnell, James Saunders

   Pages 67-116

5. Transport Modeling

   • Mark Markofsky, Bernhard Westrich, George K. Jacoub

   Pages 117-169

6. Catchment Modeling

   • Ulrich Kern, Frank Wendland, Ekkehard Christoffels

   Pages 171-216

7. Sediment-Water Interactions

   • Ellen L. Petticrew, Jennifer L. McConnachie

   Pages 217-268

8. Transport Indicators

   • Wolfhard Symader, Reinhard Bierl, Andreas Kurtenbach, Andreas Krein

   Pages 269-304

9. Fine Sediment Particles

   • Ole Larsen, William Davison, Kyriakos Vamvakopoulos, Flemming Møhlenberg

   Pages 305-342

10. Microbial Effects

    • Hans-Curt Flemming, Martin Strathmann, Carlos Felipe Leon Morales

    Pages 343-378

11. Sediment Toxicity Data

    • Wolfgang Ahlf, Susanne Heise

    Pages 379-416

12. Back Matter

    Pages 417-430

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1 “Sediment management requires a solid mix of pragmatism and sound science” The actual discussion on the role of sediments in the European water legislation is a typical example, how the development of environmental policies mixes legal requirements with socio-economic aspects, issues of technical feasibility, and sci- 2 entific knowledge . In fact, the Sixth Environmental Action programme of 2001 has stipulated, namely, that “sound scientific knowledge and economic assessments, reliable and up-to-date environmental data and information, and the use of indi- tors will underpin the drawing up, implementation and evaluation of environmental 3 policy” . In the ten chapters of this book, a broad set of practical process knowledge is p- sented, comprising simulation techniques, laboratory and in-situ studies on the int- action between biological, chemical and hydrodynamic factors as well as models, for solving combined quality and quantity problems of riverine sediments. The und- lying research on various types of particulate matter, risk analyses and problem - lutions will also contribute to the implementation of the Soil Strategy and – in p- ticular – Marine Strategy Directive in Europe.

• Biofilms
• Flocks
• Flume Experiments
• Particle Aggregation
• Sediment Erosion
• adsorption
• biofilm
• erosion
• hydrodynamics
• transport
• water
• hydrogeology
• water quality and water pollution
• ecotoxicology
• water quality and water pollution

From the reviews:

"This collection of 24 new papers extending work from the interdisciplinary joint program SEDYMO … . The scientific state-of-the-art overview on sediment stability assessment is shaped by world policy and management issues. … Chapters cover management of river sedimentation, sediment modeling and transport, catchments and sediment-water modeling, biogeochemistry and fine particle effects, and toxicity evaluation. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals." (M. C. Brown, CHOICE, Vol. 45 (7), 2008)

• Institute of Hydraulic Engineering, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany

  Bernhard Westrich

• Institute of Environmental Technology and Energy Economics, Hamburg University of Technology, Hamburg, Germany

  Ulrich Förstner

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