Volume 1 of the Sustainable Management of Sediment Resources mini-series is the first attempt to fill many of these gaps in knowledge and also in practice. The volume includes sections on:

• Sampling
• Characterization of contaminants in sediments being bioavailability the main issue
• Chemical analysis
• Biological analysis
• Effect directed analysis and toxicity
• Identification evaluation
• Benthos sediment quality assessment
• Modelling of pollutant fate and behaviour
• Sediment quality guidelines

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