P.G. Sly

Sediment/Freshwater Interactions

Proceedings of the Second International Symposium held in Kingston, Ontario, 15¿18 June 1981

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Produktbeschreibung

P. G. Sly Canada Centre Inland Waters, P.O. Box 5050, Burlington, Ontario L7R 4A6, Canada Keywords: symposium, sediments, freshwater Following the highly successful First Symposium work of the symposium: on Research into the Interactions between Sedi I. Summary of sediment dynamics and distribu ments and Freshwater held in Amsterdam, in 1976, tion in fluvial and lacustrine environments. it was decided that a second symposium in this 2. Land use effects on sediment yields,and quality. series should be held to continue the discussions on 3. Sediments in mass balance models, including progress in this rapidly expanding field of aquatic total loadings. science. The Second Symposium was held at 4. Sediments as concentrating mechanisms of nat Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, between 15 ural and anthropogenic, organic and inorganic and 18 June 1981. It was originally intended to hold materials. the meeting in Toronto a year earlier, but because 5. Release mechanisms, and transfer to biosystem, of difficulties in planning and the high cost of ac from bed and suspended solids. commodation it was necessary to revise the original 6. Short- and long-term dating methods, spatial program and schedule. and temporai consistency, bioturbation and dif The symposium received generous support from fusion.

Produktdetails

• Developments in Hydrobiology 9
• Verlag: Springer / Springer Netherlands
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-90-6193-760-9
• Seitenzahl: 712
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. August 1982
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 43mm
• Gewicht: 1508g
• ISBN-13: 9789061937609
• ISBN-10: 9061937604
• Artikelnr.: 22923769

Inhaltsangabe

One: Sediment Dynamics and Material Distributions in Fluvial and Lacustrine Environments.- Two: Land Use Effects on Sediment Yields and Quality.- Three: Contaminant Accumulation in Sediments from Point and Non-Point Sources.- Four: Sediments and Associated Parameters in Models, Mass Balance and Loadings.- Five: Sediments as Concentrators of Natural and Anthropogenic, Organic and Inorganic Materials.- Six: Release Mechanisms from Bed and Suspended Sediments, and Transfer to Biosystem.- Seven: Effects of Manipulation Techniques on Release Mechanisms.- Eight: Sedimentation Rates, Dating Techniques, Spatial and Temporal Consistency and Sediment Reworking.- Nine: Methods, Techniques and Equipment.- Author index.