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Sediment analysis and water quality assessment in the Pixquiac basin: drinking water supply of Xalapa city (Veracruz, Mexico)
Fluvial sediment analysis and water quality assessment are useful to identify anthropic and natural sources of pollution in rivers. Currently, there...
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Available Sediment Supply Reworked as Megaripples by Tidal Currents in Sheltered Flats; Gulf of Gabes, Tunisia
The sheltered tidal flat of El Gala coast in the Gulf of Gabes has experienced profound morphologic change illustrated by the genesis of a wide marsh...
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Paired Synoptic and Long-Term Monitoring Datasets Reveal Decadal Shifts in Suspended Sediment Supply and Particulate Organic Matter Sources in a River-Estuarine System
The San Francisco Estuary, in central California, has several long-running monitoring programs that have been used to reveal human-induced changes...
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Sediment budget of a Maumee River headwater tributary: how streambank erosion, streambed-sediment storage, and streambed-sediment source inform our understanding of legacy phosphorus
ObjectiveWe described source and phosphorus (P) retention potential of soft, fine-grained, streambed sediment and associated phosphorus (sed-P)...
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Increasing Salt Marsh Elevation Using Sediment Augmentation: Critical Insights from Surface Sediments and Sediment Cores
Sea-level rise is particularly concerning for tidal wetlands that reside within an area with steep topography or are constrained by human development...
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Seagrass meadows are important sources of reef island-building sediment
The future vulnerability of low-lying atoll nations is inextricably linked to the production of carbonate sediments by organisms living in their...
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A microcosm experiment on sediment remediation: microbial community assessment in sediment in presence of granulated coal ash
Coastal areas contain buildup of mixed organic and inorganic contaminants, which promote deterioration or sediment and impairment of benthic life....
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New sediment continuum measurements in the Brda River (Poland): the results of the functioning of the 50-year Koronowo dam
PurposeAs documented by multiple studies, the construction of artificial reservoirs influences fluvial processes. The hydrographic barrier causes a...
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Land loss due to human-altered sediment budget in the Mississippi River Delta
Land loss in the Mississippi River Delta is due to the human-altered sediment budget, yet the relative contributions of building dams, levees and...
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Estimation of suspended sediment balance of a small catchment in Southwestern Nigeria
Human use index caused by population pressure in Opa catchment Ile Ife, Southwestern Nigeria, has resulted in catchment denudation, accelerated...
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Watershed Suspended Sediment Supply and Potential Impacts of Dam Removals for an Estuary
Observations and modeling are used to assess potential impacts of sediment releases due to dam removals on the Hudson River estuary. Watershed...
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A mud budget of the Wadden Sea and its implications for sediment management
The world’s coasts and deltas are progressively threatened by climate change and human activities. The degree at which coastlines can adapt to these...
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Relationship between morphology and sediment transport in a canyon river channel, Southern Brazil
PurposeMountain rivers differ from alluvial rivers due to their morphology and hydraulic characteristics. Within various types of mountain rivers,...
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Industrial-scale bioremediation of a hydrocarbon-contaminated aquifer’s sediment at the location of a heating plant, Belgrade, Serbia
The aim of this paper is to provide insight into research and activities of in situ remediation to remove petroleum hydrocarbon pollutants from a...
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Application of oyster shells in the remediation of marine sediment
PurposeThe aim of this article is to review the usage of waste oyster shells for marine sediment remediation. Sediments act as sources and sinks of...
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Source supply processes of the megadune field in the Badain Jaran Sand Sea
PurposeAlthough the formation mechanism of the megadunes in the Badain Jaran Sand Sea has received considerable research attention, their provenance...
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Develo** ensemble models for estimating sediment loads for different times scales
Sediment ratings supply an important input to the design of water resources projects. Nevertheless, the accuracy of sediment ratings has remained a...
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How do climate and land use change impact sediment yield in a Caspian Sea sub-basin?
Sediment yield (SY) is affected by many components, such as topography, climatic phenomena, land use (LU), and soil characteristics, but it is...
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Synergistic Approaches for Enhanced Remediation of Polluted River Sediment
In recent years, there has been a growing emphasis on integrated approaches for removing metals from sediment. Electrokinetic (EK) treatment stands...
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Aerobic and anaerobic mineralisation of sediment organic matter in the tidal River Elbe
PurposeThe share of microbially degradable sediment organic matter (SOM) and the degradation rate depend, among others, on the intrinsic properties...
