Positioning activated carbon amendment technologies in a novel framework for sediment management.
Integr Environ Assess Manag
; 11(2): 221-34, 2015 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-25641867
ABSTRACT
Contaminated sediments can pose serious threats to human health and the environment by acting as a source of toxic chemicals. The amendment of contaminated sediments with strong sorbents like activated C (AC) is a rapidly developing strategy to manage contaminated sediments. To date, a great deal of attention has been paid to the technical and ecological features and implications of sediment remediation with AC, although science in this field still is rapidly evolving. This article aims to provide an update on the recent literature on these features, and provides a comparison of sediment remediation with AC to other sediment management options, emphasizing their full-scale application. First, a qualitative overview of advantages of current alternatives to remediate contaminated sediments is presented. Subsequently, AC treatment technology is critically reviewed, including current understanding of the effectiveness and ecological safety for the use of AC in natural systems. Finally, this information is used to provide a novel framework for supporting decisions concerning sediment remediation and beneficial reuse.
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Carvão Vegetal
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Sedimentos Geológicos
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Recuperação e Remediação Ambiental
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
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En
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Integr Environ Assess Manag
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2015
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Article