Abstract
Dredging is an operation for the removal of silt, sand, clay, and miscellaneous materials from underwater surfaces by excavation, and the subsequent conveyance to and disposal of the material at an appropriate disposal site. It is thus doubly important environmentally—in the area of removal and in that of accumulation—besides having other, often significant side-effects. In general, there are two types of dredging operations: new-work dredging and maintenance dredging. The former comprises the improvement (i.e., deepening or widening) of a channel and/or harbor area by removing mainly stones and compacted sediments that were deposited through the geologic ages. The latter is employed mainly to remove the loose sediments that tend to fill up previously excavated channels.
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Wang, L.K. (1986). Dredging Operations and Waste Disposal. In: Wang, L.K., Pereira, N.C. (eds) Water Resources and Natural Control Processes. Handbook of Environmental Engineering, vol 4. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4822-4_9
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