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STP 1442 Contaminated Sediments:Characterization,Evaluation,MitigationRestoration,and Management Strategy Performance Jacques Locat,Rosa Galvez Cloutier,Ronald Chaney,and Kenneth Demars,editors ASTM Stock Number:STPI442 INTERNATIONAL ASTM International 100 Barr Harbor Drive PO Box C700 West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959 Printed in the U.S.A.Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data ISBN:0-8031-3466-5 Contaminated sediments:characterization,evaluation,mitigation/restoration,and management strategy performance/Jacques Locat.et al.p.cm.-(STP;1442)ASTM stock number:STP 1442.Second International Symposium on Contaminated Sediments.in Quebec City,Canada on May 26-28 May 2003-Foreword.Includes bibliographical references and index.ISBN 0-8031-3466-5 1.Contaminated sediments-Management-Congresses.2.Soil remediation-Congresses.I.Locat,Jacques.I1.International Symposium on Contaminated Sediments(2nd:2003:Quebec,Quebec)III.Series:ASTM special technical publication;1442.TD878.C663 2003 628.55-dc21 2003049606 Copyright?9 2003 ASTM Intemational,West Conshohocken,PA.All rights reserved.This material may not be reproduced or copied,in whole or in part,in any printed,mechanical,electronic,film,or other distribution and storage media,without the written consent of the publisher.Photocopy Rights Authorization to photocopy items for internal,personal,or educational classroom use,or the internal,personal,or educational classroom use of specific clients,is granted by ASTM International(ASTM)provided that the appropriate fee is paid to the Copyright Clearance Center,222 Rosewood Drive,Danvers,MA 01923;Tel:978-750-8400;online:http:/ Review Policy Each paper published in this volume was evaluated by two peer reviewers and at least one editor.The authors addressed all of the reviewers comments to the satisfaction of both the technical editor(s)and the ASTM Intemational Committee on Publications.To make technical information available as quickly as possible,the peer-reviewed papers in this publication were prepared=camera-ready as submitted by the authors.The quality of the papers in this publication reflects not only the obvious efforts of the authors and the technical editor(s),but also the work of the peer reviewers.In keeping with long-standing publication practices,ASTM International maintains the anonymity of the peer reviewers.The ASTM International Committee on Publications acknowledges with appreciation their dedication and contribution of time and effort on behalf of ASTM International.Printed in Ann Arbor,MI 2003 Foreword The Second International Symposium on Contaminated Sediments:Characterization,Evaluation,Mitigation/Restoration,and Management Strategy Performance in Quebec City,Canada on 26-28 May 2003 is sponsored by ASTM International Committee D18 on Soil and Rock.The symposium chairs and co-chairs of this publication are Jacques Locat,Laval University(CGS)and Rosa Galvez-Cloutier,Laval University(CSCE,ASTM);and Ronald C.Chaney,Humboldt State University(ASTM)and Kenneth Demars,University of Connecticut(ASTM).iii Contents OVERVIEW SECTION I:SEDIMENT CHARACTERIZATION The Origin and Behavior of a Flood Capping Layer Deposited on Contaminated Sediments of the Sagnenay Fjord(Quebec)-EMILmN PELLETmR,GASTON DESROSmRS,JACQUES LOCAT,ALFUNSO MUCCI,AND HILNE TREMBLAY(KEYNOTE PAPER)The Weathering Behavior of Contaminated Industrial Sediments after Their Exposure to Atmospheric OxygenMICHAEL SCHUBERT,PETER MORGENSTERN,RAINER WENNRICH,KLAUS FREYER,ALBRECHT PASCHKE,AND HOLGER WEISS Deep-Freeze Sampling Methods for Soft Sediments-MATHIAS RICKING AND TOBIAS SCHULZE Quality Evaluation of Eutrophic Sediments at St.Augustin Lake,Quebec,Canada-ROSA GALVEZ-CLOUTIER,MARIE-EVE BRIN,GERARDO DOM1NGUEZ,SERGE LEROUEIL,AND SYLVAIN ARSENAULT Trace Metal Levels in Nearshore Sediments Close to Industrial Discharges off Cuddalore(Bay of Bengal)-THRESIAMMA JOSEPH,K.K.BALACHANDRAN.MAHESWARI NAIR,V.KESAVADAS,K.K.C.NAIR,AND JOSEPH SEBASTIAN PAIMPILLIL Randomization Tests:A Statistical Tool to Assess Heavy Metal Pollution in Car River Basin Sediments(RS,Brazil)-MARIA LUOA K.RODRIGUES,MARIA TERESA RAYA-RODRJGUEZ AND VALIRIO D.PILLAR Study of the Geochemical Distribution of Heavy Metals in Sediments in Areas Impacted by Coal Mining-ELBA C.TEIXEIRA,MARIA LUCIA K.RODRIGUES,MARTA F.C.ALVES,AND JANE R.BARBOSA Characterization of a Catastrophic Flood Sediment Layer:Geological,Geotechnical,Biological,and Geochemical Signatures-HtLNE TREMBLAY,GASTON DESROSERS,JAQUES LOCAT,ALFONSO MUCCI,AND iMILIEN PELLETIER Characterization of Contaminated Sediments in Hamilton Harbour,Lake Ontario-ALEX J.ZEMAN AND TIMOTHY S.PATTERSON vii 19 28 35 53 62 72 87 102 vi CONTENTS In Situ Flume Measurements of Sediment Erodability in Saguenay Fjord(Quebec,Canada)-ANN-LAURE MOREAU,JACQUES LOCAT,PHILIP HILL,BERNARD LONG,AND YVON OUELLET 119 SECTION II:MITIGATION AND RESTORATION METHODS Reclamation Using Waste Sediment by Sand Capping Technique-THIAM SOON TAN,GODAKURU P.KARUNARATNE,