Accession Number:

ADA061710

Title:

Evaluation of the Elutriate Test as a Method of Predicting Contaminant Release During Open-Water Disposal of Dredged Sediments and Environmental Impact of Open-Water Dredged Material Disposal Volume II. Data Report.

Descriptive Note:

Final rept.,

Corporate Author:

TEXAS UNIV AT DALLAS RICHARDSON

Personal Author(s):

• Lee,G. Fred
• Jones,Rebecca A.
• Saleh,Farida Y.
• Mariani,George M.
• Homer,David H.

Report Date:

1978-08-01

Pagination or Media Count:

621.0

Abstract:

The results of seven disposal operations involving sediment dredged from the Galveston Bay Entrance Channel were monitored. This section summarizes the results from the four operations for which there are sufficient data for comparison with elutriate test result data. A complete description of the experimental procedures, dump nomenclature, and results are presented in a report by Lee and others.

Descriptors:

• *WASTE DISPOSAL
• *DREDGED MATERIALS
• TEST AND EVALUATION
• OXYGEN
• SEDIMENT TRANSPORT
• ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
• DATA ACQUISITION
• CONTAMINANTS
• POLLUTANTS
• ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
• WATER QUALITY
• POLLUTION
• TEXAS
• OPEN WATER
• HEAVY METALS
• TURBIDITY

Subject Categories:

• Civil Engineering
• Construction Equipment, Materials and Supplies

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE