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S P Pavlou

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PubMed1979

PCB removal from the Duwamish River estuary: implications to the management alternative for the Hudson River PCB cleanup.

The results of the Duwamish River PCB cleanup and recovery project are discussed as a basis for comparison in selecting potential management alternatives for removing PCB residues in the Hudson River. Application of the Pneuma dredge system at the Duwamish River spill site removed approximately 92% of the PCBs spilled. No significant changes in the PCB load of suspended matter and water column were observed. These results suggest that a carefully planned dredge/disposal operation can be effective in minimizing environmental impacts in the Hudson River. On the basis of observations of the Duwamish case, the existing baseline data on the distribution of PCBs in the Hudson River, and the removal alternatives and associated environmental tradeoffs, hot spot dredging is recommended as the best practical alternative.

Accidents↗
PubMed1978

A plankton net designed to exclude air-sea interface phenomena.

For use in trace pollutant studies a description is presented of a protected closed plankton net whose purpose is to minimize the exposure of collected samples to surface films and debris. Tests described in this paper appeared to show that the protected closed net was not necessary for the environmental conditions encountered during our field studies. However, additional calculations based on the data of other investigators strongly imply that employment of such a net is heavily polluted surface waters may be highly advantageous.

Air↗
PubMed1977

Release of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) in a salt-wedge estuary as induced by dredging or contaminated sediments.

An evaluation of the input of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) in the Duwamish River, Seattle, Wash., resulting from the dredging of contaminated sediments is presented. The mean concentrations of PCB during the monitoring period were 12.8 to 24.5 ng/liter in water and 1.03 to 1.77 microgram/g dry weight in suspended particulate matter. These values were within the ranges normally observed in the river, suggesting that the dredging operations did not induce a significant PCB pulse of potential hazard to the estuary. The fractionation of PCB in suspended particulate matter was determined by computing component concentration ratios, KN(d). These quantities indicate an enrichment factor of 10(5) from ambient water. Based on the ambient PCB load and normal discharge, the input of PCB into Puget Sound via the Duwamish River was estimated to be 36 kg/year.

Polychlorinated Biphenyls↗