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Dredged Material in the Port of Rotterdam
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| This project investigated the current and future contamination of dredged material in the port of Rotterdam and related emissions and immissions in the Rhine catchment area.
It was carried out as part of the Rhine Research Project II (POR II) for the Rotterdam Municipal
Port Management (RMPM) by the GKSS Research Centre in co-operation
with Dutch and German research institutes.
It is a practical example of research going on in LOICZ
(IGBP) concerning the interaction of river catchments and the coastal sea.
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The results were presented at the 4th International Rhine Conference in Rotterdam, 22-24 November 2000, organised by the International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine and the Rotterdam Municipal Port Management. |
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investigate the present and to predict future quality of sediments
in the Rhine catchment area (Immission Analysis, Source Apportion- ment Analysis). Scenarios were based on estimates for point and diffuse sources, reduction potentials (incl. future policies) and pathways of contaminants. The results were linked to the quality of dredged material in the Port of Rotterdam. |
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material deals with the issue of contaminated sediments. The degree of
contamination of river sediments reflects the success of river basin management
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provide insight in current and future policies and regulatory frameworks
on the national, supranational (EU) and international level having a direct
or indirect (emissions, immissions) impact on dredged material management. |
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material is an European issue with regard to the volumes dredged, furthermore
it frequently touches transboundary issues. Disposal of river sediments
at sea requires co-operation of river basin and coastal zone managers. |
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Analysis
of consequences of upcoming criteria (bioassays) for the assessment of
the quality of dredged material including substances
'to watch' currently not included in the list of chemical citeria. |
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The ultimate goal should be to achieve a sustainable situation with no further need for land disposal of contaminated dredged material. |
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evaluate needs and possibilities to progress from hazard assessment at
the dredging site towards risk assessment at the disposal site (North Sea)
in the context of movements of sediments and contaminants in the North
Sea along the coast line. |
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study is carried out for the Rotterdam
Municipal Port Management (RMPM) by the GKSS
Research Centre in co-operation with the Institute
for Environmental Studies (IVM, Amsterdam), the Insitute
of Freshwater and Fisheries Ecology (IGB, Berlin) and the Technical
University of Hamburg-Harburg (TU-HH, Hamburg). |
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part of this project two international symposia were organised: |
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River Sediments and Related
Dredged Material in Europe
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Workshop
I (Science-oriented), 3-5 April 2000, GKSS Research Centre, Geesthacht,
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Scientific Background from the Viewpoints of Chemistry, Ecotoxicology
and Regulations
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River sediments and dredged material as part of the system catchment-coastal
sea: policy and regulatory aspects
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II (Policy-oriented, 17-19 April 2000, Marine Safety Institut, Rotterdam,
The Netherlands |
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workshops were attended by invited key scientists from Europe, US and Canada
and comprised lectures and a plenary discussion during the first public
day whereas the following two days were devoted to parallel working groups. |
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spin-off from Workshop I an initiative for a stakeholder driven European
Sediment Research Network (SedNet) was launched. |
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SedNet which is currently promoted by an initiating committee chaired by Jos Brils at TNO has already been supported by more than 140 parties from 20 countries.
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Visit
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Publications
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Workshop Report I
River Sediments and Related Dredged Material in Europe
Scientific Background from the Viewpoints of Chemistry, Ecotoxicology
and Regulations
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full report (1.4 MB) |
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table of contents, executive summary & working group reports (294 kB) |
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Workshop Report II
River Sediments and Related Dredged Material in Europe
River Sediments and Dredged Material as Part of the System Catchment-Coastal Sea: Policy and Regulatory Aspects
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full
report (1.5 MB) |
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table of contents, executive summary & working group reports (214 kB) |
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Dredged Material in the Port of Rotterdam - Interface between Rhine Catchment Area and North Sea -
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Project Report |
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Appendix to Project Report |
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Contents, Executive Summary, Introduction to the Project (2.3 MB) |
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Contents (0.5 MB) |
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Present and Future Quality of Sediments in the Rhine Catchment Area - Heavy Metals (0.8 MB) |
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Appendix Part B (0.1 MB) |
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Present and Future Quality of Sediments in the Rhine Catchment Area - PAHs, PCBs (0.5 MB) |
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Appendix Part C (0.2 MB) |
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Current and Future Policies and Regulatory Framework (1.3 MB) |
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Appendix Part D (0.2 MB) |
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Substances and New Criteria to Watch (0.8 MB) |
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Appendix Part E (0.2 MB) |
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Riverine Inputs, Sediments, Dredged Material and the North Sea (1.2 MB) |
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| Contact
and further requests: juergen.gandrass@gkss.de |
last update 1 November 2005
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