New Bedford Harbor Superfund Project, Acushnet River Estuary Engineering Feasibility Study of Dredging and Dredged Material Disposal Alternatives. Report 3. Characterization and Elutriate Testing of Acushnet River Estuary Sediment

Several of the alternatives being considered for the New Bedford Harbor Superfund Project involve dredging of contaminated sediment from the Acushnet River Estuary and placement of the contaminated dredged material in confined disposal areas. Evaluation of these alternatives requires testing sedimen...

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Main Author: Averett, Daniel E
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
CHEMISTRY
CONFINEMENT(GENERAL)
CONTAMINANTS
CONTAMINATION
DISPOSAL
DREDGED MATERIALS
DREDGING
EFFLUENTS
ENGINEERS
ESTUARIES
HOT SPOTS
METALS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
RELEASE
REQUIREMENTS
RIVERS
SEDIMENTS
Solid Wastes Pollution and Control
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Summary:Several of the alternatives being considered for the New Bedford Harbor Superfund Project involve dredging of contaminated sediment from the Acushnet River Estuary and placement of the contaminated dredged material in confined disposal areas. Evaluation of these alternatives requires testing sediment from the site to determine chemical and physical characteristics, settling properties, contaminant releases for various migration pathways, and treatment requirements for disposal area effluent. The purpose of this report is to describe the estuary composite sediment sample and the hot spot sediment sample tested at the US Arym Engineer Waterways Experiment Station as part of the US Army Corps of Engineers' Acushnet River Estuary Engineering Feasibility Study of Dredging and Dredged Material Disposal Alternatives. Bulk sediment chemistry, physical characteristics, and elutriate testing for the sediments are included. Contaminant, Dredged material, Dredging, Elutriate, Metals, New bedford harbor, PCB, Sediment, Superfund. See also Report 4 dated Jan 1988, ADA200462.