Contaminated Sediments The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry
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Contaminated Sediments The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry
Editors-in-Chief: O. Hutzinger ·D. Barceló ·A. Kostianoy
Volume 5 Water Pollution
Part T
Contaminated Sediments
Volume Editors: Tarek A. Kassim · Damià Barceló
Table of Contents
The Influence of Contaminated Sediments on Sustainable Use of the Planet
J.Cairns Jr.
Chlorinated and Brominated Organic Pollutants in Contaminated River Sediments
E.Eljarrat ·D.Barceló
Effects of Static vs. Tidal Hydraulic Conditions on Biogeochemical Processes inMesocosms: Degradation of Aromatic Hydrocarbons (AHs)
W.J.Catallo· J.L.Comeaux·T. Junk
Marine Sediment Toxicity Identification Evaluations (TIEs): History, Principles, Methods, and Future Research
K.T.Ho·R.M.Burgess
Nucleic Acid-Based Techniques for Studying Diversity and Activity of Bacterial Communities in Oil-Contaminated Sediments
R.M.M.Abed
Steady-State Model of Chemical Migration in a Sediment Cap
D.Reible·C.Kiehl-Simpson·A.Marquette
Subject Index
The Influence of Contaminated Sediments
on Sustainable Use of the Planet
John Cairns Jr.
1 Information Flow Between Different Levels of Organization
2 sustainable use
3 Connecting the Dots
4 Carrying Capacity
5 Cascading Effects of Toxics in Large, Complex Systems
6 Multiple-Response Thresholds and Tipping Points
7 Ecotoxicology, Ecosystem Services, and Resilience
8 Restoring Damaged and Aquatic Ecosystems—The Role of Sediments
9 Ecological Monitoring of Sediments for Sustainable Use
10 Natural Capital, Industrial Ecology, and Ecosystem Services
The Role of Sediments
11 Meeting the Requirements of Decision-Makers
12 Epilogue
References
Abstract Sustainable use of the planet requires systems-level thinking and data management
over large temporal and spatial spans. The 20th century was an era of specialization;
the 21st century is almost certain to be an era of integration, but this integration will
require robust data about contaminated sediments and other components. Moreover, all
essential information must be in a form that is understandable to and operational for
decision-makers. Sediments are an important part of the physical subsystem that humans
propose to use indefinitely (i.e., for an estimated 15 billion years). A living subsystem
is closely associated with this physical subsystem. Humans must modify the management
of this subsystem to protect the integrity of the geophysical, ecological, climatic,
and cyclic (e.g., hydrologic) components of the planet’s biospheric life support system if
they expect to use it sustainably. Human requirements from natural capital (i.e., living
systems) and the services it provides must not exceed the capabilities of the resource. To
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this end, human economics and resource use must mesh with the economics of nature.
Since resources are finite on a finite planet, human activities must be consistent with the
ability of Earth’s biospheric life support systems to absorb the effects of human activities.
Sediments offer an excellent microcosm to develop this mutualistic relationship. A broad
systems-level approach (i.e., the role of the sediment subsystem in the biospheric life support
system) is a critical need for decision-makers. Some factors essential to meeting the
needs of decision-makers involved with sustainable use of the planet are included.
Keywords Biospheric life support system · Cascading ecological effects ·
Decision-making · Ecotoxicology · Sustainability · Tipping points
Abbreviations
NRC National Research Council
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