Open AccessEvaluation of dredged material proposed for ocean disposal from Hudson River, New York
Author(s) -
W.W. Gardiner,
E.S. Barrows,
L.D. Antrim,
B.D. Gruendell,
J.Q. Word,
J.J.S. Tokos
Publication year - 1996
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/408098
Subject(s) - dredging , sediment , bioaccumulation , environmental science , benthic zone , environmental chemistry , water column , core sample , hydrology (agriculture) , oceanography , geology , chemistry , geotechnical engineering , core (optical fiber) , engineering , paleontology , telecommunications
The Hudson River (Federal Project No. 41) was one of seven waterways that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New York District (USACE-NYD) requested the Battelle Marine Sciences Laboratory (MSL) to sample and evaluate for dredging and disposal in March 1994. Sediment samples were collected from the Hudson River. Tests and analyses were conducted on Hudson River sediment core samples. The evaluation of proposed dredged material from the Hudson River included bulk sediment chemical analyses, chemical analyses of site water and elutriate, water-column and benthic acute toxicity tests, and bioaccumulation studies. Individual sediment core samples collected from Hudson River were analyzed for grain size, moisture content, and total organic carbon (TOC). A composite sediment sample, representing the entire area proposed for dredging, was analyzed for bulk density, specific gravity, metals, chlorinated pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners, polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), and 1,4-dichlorobenzene. Site water and elutriate water, prepared from the suspended-particulate phase (SPP) of Hudson River sediment, were analyzed for metals, pesticides, and PCBS. Water-column or SPP toxicity tests were performed with three species. Benthic acute toxicity tests were performed. Bioaccumulation tests were also conducted