Ecological Benefits of Contaminated Sediment Remediation

Sediments contaminated with nutrients, metals, organics, and oxygen-demanding substances can be found in freshwater and marine systems throughout the world. Although some of these contaminants occur in elevated concentrations as a result of natural processes, the presence of many results from human activity. Aquatic sediments with elevated levels of contaminants can be found in any low-energy area that is the recipient of water associated with …