Steps towards the sustainable management of sediment in ports and harbours

Polrot, Amélie; Kirby, Jason R.; Birkett, Jason W.; Jenkinson, Ian; Sharples, George P.

doi:10.4324/9780429463723-16

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“…This paper reviews the existing methods to replace or reduce the need for dredging as well as the ways to remediate contaminated sediment, in particular through in situ biodegradation. By doing so, it highlights the potential for a procedure that uses mud mixing and aeration to render the sediment navigable, with the potential additional benefit of also acting as a remediation method (Kirby, 2013(Kirby, , 2011Polrot et al, 2018). Such a procedure would encourage the growth of aerobic microorganisms, which are capable of contaminant degradation.…”

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confidence: 99%