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Sedimentology of Aqueous Systems
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The book aims to explore sediments logically, from their origins, impacts on the aquatic environment to their collection in the fi eld and subsequent analytical methodologies, in order to provide a thorough examination of one of the symptoms of anthropogenic impact on the environment.There are therefore various themes that run through the book:
• establishment of the sources of sediments, and how they can be characterized and traced;
• transportation of sediments, their pollutant burden in the environment and their fi nal destination;
• their potential to impact negatively on receiving waters and biota;
• the production of useful and accurate data for use in models and management strategies to mitigate such impacts.
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