PURPOSE: This technical note provides references to publications produced under the U.S. Army Engineer Long-Term Effects of Dredging Operations (LEDO) Program describing research in bioaccumulation of contaminants and the effects of chemical residues in organisms exposed to contaminated dredged sediments. The references are grouped according to subject and are accompanied by abstracts and links...

This report describes a series of investigations conducted examining a number of specific factors that control air emissions associated with the dredging of Indiana Harbor and Canal (IHC) and associated IHC Confined Disposal Facility (CDF) operations. Three primary objectives were addressed: (1) measurement of Henry’s Law constants and sediment-water desorption constants for various chemicals i...

Coastal seagrass habitats are at risk from a range of anthropogenic activities that modify the natural light environment, including dredging activities associated with coastal and port developments. On Australia’s east coast, the tropical seagrass Zostera muelleri ssp. capricorni dominates intertidal mudbanks in sheltered embayments which are also preferred locations for harbors and port facili...