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Harper, D. M., Janine Gilbert, Dan L. Danielopol, and Jack A. Stanford. "Groundwater Ecology." Journal of Applied Ecology 33, no. 4 (August 1996): 908. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2404964.

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Colten, Craig E. "Industrial ecology and groundwater contamination." Global Environment 10, no. 1 (April 1, 2017): 229–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.3197/ge.2017.100109.

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Holland, Marge. "Progress in Groundwater Ecology Groundwater Ecology Janine Gibert Dan L. Danielopol Jack A. Stanford." BioScience 46, no. 2 (February 1996): 156–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1312820.

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Danielopol, Dan Luca, and Christian Griebler. "Changing Paradigms in Groundwater Ecology - from the ‘Living Fossils' Tradition to the ‘New Groundwater Ecology’." International Review of Hydrobiology 93, no. 4-5 (October 2008): 565–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/iroh.200711045.

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Stournaras, George. "Groundwater bodies in ecology and ecosystems." Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology 11, no. 3-4 (January 2011): 159–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/v10104-011-0047-y.

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Nwankwoala, H. O. "Towards a Conceptual Understanding of Groundwater Ecology." European Journal of Sustainable Development 1, no. 3 (October 1, 2012): 493. http://dx.doi.org/10.14207/ejsd.2012.v1n3p493.

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In recent times, ecohydrology and hydroecology are making a mark on theenvironmental agenda, as evidenced by the proliferation of these terms in theacademic literature. There is an increasing recognition that groundwater is essentialto many ecological communities. Surface ecological processes (such asevapotranspiration) significantly impact hydrological responses and relatedhydrochemical function. Thus, the relation of groundwater hydrology to patternsand processes in ecology is a ‘two-way street’ where understanding the feedback ofone to the other serves as a powerful lens through which to evaluate and explainthe functioning of natural ecosystems. Influxes of groundwater to lakes, rivers, andwetlands can change whole-system physico-chemical properties such astemperature and salinity, while also providing more subtle influences onmicroenvironments and their ecological processes. The recognition of thesignificance and power of this tandem has not always been followed with effectiveinterdisciplinary science. The ecological, hydrological, and physico-chemical linksbetween groundwater, surface water and associated ecosystems are seldom fullyunderstood even though true characterization and wise management will require amultidisciplinary approach. This means biologists need to understand theimportance of magnitude and timing of groundwater flows for their system, whichrequires the skills of hydrogeologists to achieve. Hydrogeologists, in turn, mustunderstand how and why groundwater influences ecological processes so that theirexpertise is brought to bear at a scale commensurate to the ecological researchquestion. In this paper therefore, an overview of general concepts, research effortsand future perspectives are presented. More importantly, the paper asserts that it isnot simply the integration of hydrology and ecology that will determine the futureprospects for ecohydrology/hydroecology, but the way in which this integrativescience is conducted.

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Craig, D., and L. M. Johnston. "Acid Precipitation and Groundwater Chemistry at the Turkey Lakes Watershed." Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 45, S1 (December 19, 1988): s59—s65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f88-267.

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To determine correctly the response of a basin to various acid loading events, the groundwater hydrology must be considered as a function of the basin stratigraphy and mineralogy. Groundwaters in the Turkey Lakes Watershed are well buffered and in general provide a reservoir of alkalinity for surface waters in the basin. The groundwater chemistry is dominated by the weathering of carbonates present in the tills. Groundwater can follow a variety of pathways through the subsurface. These pathways can have very different flow rates and groundwater chemistry. As a result of this the influence of groundwater on surface water is highly site specific.

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Gibert, Janine. "Groundwater systems and their boundaries: Conceptual framework and prospects in groundwater ecology." SIL Proceedings, 1922-2010 24, no. 3 (June 1991): 1605–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03680770.1989.11899029.

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Aldous, Allison R., and Leslie B. Bach. "Hydro-ecology of groundwater-dependent ecosystems: applying basic science to groundwater management." Hydrological Sciences Journal 59, no. 3-4 (April 3, 2014): 530–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2014.889296.

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GALASSI, DIANA M. P., RONY HUYS, and JANET W. REID. "Diversity, ecology and evolution of groundwater copepods." Freshwater Biology 54, no. 4 (April 2009): 691–708. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2427.2009.02185.x.

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Chu, Wai-yan Cherry. "Effect of submarine groundwater discharge on coastal ecology /." View the Table of Contents & Abstract, 2006. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B36616734.

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Chu, Wai-yan Cherry, and 朱慧欣. "Effect of submarine groundwater discharge on coastal ecology." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2006. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B45014346.

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Grant, Jane D. "The significance of groundwater-surface water interactions on hyporheic physico-chemistry and stream ecology in two Scottish mountain rivers." Thesis, Available from the University of Aberdeen Library and Historic Collections Digital Resources. Online version available for University members only until Apr. 7, 2010, 2008. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?application=DIGITOOL-3&owner=resourcediscovery&custom_att_2=simple_viewer&pid=26046.

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Cooke, Caro Anne. "Hyporheic controls on salmonid embryo survival." Available from the University of Aberdeen Library and Historic Collections Digital Resources, 2009. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?application=DIGITOOL-3&owner=resourcediscovery&custom_att_2=simple_viewer&pid=53349.

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Misiti, Teresa Marie. "Groundwater nitrate reduction in a simulated free water surface wetland system." Thesis, Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/31847.

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Thesis (M. S.)--Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010.
Committee Member: Pavlostathis, Spyros; Committee Member: Spain, Jim; Committee Member: Tezel, Ulas. Part of the SMARTech Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Collection.

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Tse, Kiu-chung. "Estimation of submarine groundwater discharge into Tolo Harbour." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2006. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B38230926.

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Rich, J. F. "Integrated mass, solute, isotopic and thermal balances of a coastal wetland /." Access via Murdoch University Digital Theses Project, 2004. http://wwwlib.murdoch.edu.au/adt/browse/view/adt-MU20040520.130717.

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Thesis (Ph.D.) --Murdoch University, 2004.
Thesis submitted to the Division of Science and Engineering. Includes bibliographical references (leaves R-1 - R-24). Also available via the World Wide Web at.

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Burkett, Danny, and danny burkett@deakin edu au. "Nutrient contribution to hyper-eutrophic wetlands in Perth, Western Australia." Deakin University. School of Life and Environmental Sciences, 2005. http://tux.lib.deakin.edu.au./adt-VDU/public/adt-VDU20071115.082506.

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This thesis investigates nutrient contribution to six hyper-eutrophic lakes located within close proximity of each other on the Swan Coastal Plain and 20 kilometres south of the Perth Central Business District, Western Australia. The lakes are located within a mixed land use setting and are under the management of a number of state and local government departments and organisations. These are a number of other lakes on the Swan Coastal Plain for which the majority are less than 3 metres in depth and considered as an expression of the groundwater as their base is below the regional groundwater table throughout most of the year. The limited amount of water quality data available for these six lakes and the surface water and groundwater flowing into them has restricted a thorough understanding of the processes influencing the water quality of the lakes. Various private and public companies and organisations have undertaken studies on some of the individual wetlands and there is a wide difference in scientific opinion as to the major source of the nutrients to those wetlands. These previous studies failed to consider regional surface water and groundwater effects on the nutrient fluxes and they predominantly only investigated single wetland systems. This study attempts for the first time to investigate the regional contribution of nutrients to this system of wetlands existing on the Swan Coastal plain. As such, it also includes new research on the nutrient contribution to some of the remaining wetlands. The research findings indicate that the lake sediments represent a considerable store of nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus). These sediments in turn control the nutrient status of the lake's water column. Surface water is found to contribute on an event-basis load of nutrients to the lakes whilst the groundwater surprisingly appears to contribute a comparatively low input of nutrients but governs the water depth. Analysis of the regional groundwater shows efficient denitrifying abilities as a result of denitrifying bacteria and the transport is localised. Management recommendations for the remediation of the social and environmental value of the lakes include treatment of the lakes sediments via chemical bonding or atmospheric oxidation; utilising the regional groundwaters denitrifying abilities to treat the surface water via infiltration basins; and investigating the merits of managed or artificial aquifer recharge (MAR).

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Olson, Patricia L. "Shallow subsurface flow systems in a montane terrace-floodplain landscape : Sauk River, North Cascades, Washington /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/5605.

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Golovina, A. V. "Regional ecology Kursk region." Thesis, Sumy State University, 2014. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/36069.

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Ecology implies the relationship of organisms, communities among themselves and with the environment. Russia has enough difficult situation with ecology, because Russia is one of the most polluted countries in the world. Economic situation exacerbates ecological one, and the severity of the prevailing negative trends is growing every day. Major rivers shallows, large amount of small rivers vanish; superficial water pollution, depletion and pollution of the groundwater, drinking water quality degradation, seas pollution, deforestation are big problems in the Russian Federation. Plowing up of turf-covered slopes, low quality agricultural methods cause accelerated soil erosion. Also there was a large degradation of the land resources in the recent years. When you are citing the document, use the following link http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/36069

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Books on the topic "Groundwater ecology"

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Janine, Gibert, Danielopol Dan, and Stanford Jack Arthur 1947-, eds. Groundwater ecology. San Diego: Academic Press, 1994.

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Groundwater science. Amsterdam: Academic Press, 2002.

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Berg, Richard C. Geologic aspects of a groundwater protection needs assessment for Woodstock, Illinois: A case study. Champaign, IL: Illinois State Geological Survey, 1994.

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Yaocun, Zhang, ed. Cheng shi ren gong shui ti de qi xiang xiao ying yu ju di huan jing bian hua. Beijing: Ke xue chu ban she, 2008.

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Beshent︠s︡ev, V. A. Ėkologii︠a︡ podzemnykh vod I︠A︡malo-Nenet︠s︡kogo avtonomnogo okruga. Ekaterinburg: Institut geologii i geokhimii UrO RAN, 2005.

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1947-, Stanford Jack Arthur, Valett H. Maurice, United States. Environmental Protection Agency., American Water Resources Association, and American Institute of Biological Sciences., eds. Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Ground Water Ecology: Atlanta, Georgia, March 27-30, 1994. Herndon, Va: American Water Resources Association, 1994.

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International Conference on Ground Water Ecology (1st 1992 Tampa, Fla.). Proceedings of the First International Conference on Ground Water Ecology: Tampa, Florida, April 26-29, 1992. Bethesda, MD (5410 Grosvenor Lane, Suite 220, Bethesda 20814-2192): AWRA, 1992.

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Mathieu, Jacques, Frédéric Fournier, and Janine Gibert. Groundwater/surface water ecotones: Biological and hydrological interactions and management options. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009.

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J, Wood Paul, Hannah David M, and Sadler J. P, eds. Hydroecology and ecohydrology: Past, present and future. Chichester, England: Wiley, 2007.

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Uso agrícola das áreas de afloramento do Aqüífero Guarani no Brasil: Implicações para a água subterrânea e propostas de gestão com enfoque agroambiental. Brasília, DF: Embrapa Informação Tecnológica, 2008.

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Book chapters on the topic "Groundwater ecology"

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Malard, F. "Groundwater-Surface Water Interactions." In Ecology of a Glacial Flood Plain, 37–56. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0181-5_3.

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Remmler, Frank, Ulrike Hütter, and Uwe Schöttler. "Infiltration of Storm Water Runoff with Respect to Soil- and Groundwater Protection." In Urban Ecology, 127–32. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1998. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-88583-9_21.

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Anderson, Robert T., and Derek R. Lovley. "Ecology and Biogeochemistry of in Situ Groundwater Bioremediation." In Advances in Microbial Ecology, 289–350. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1997. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9074-0_7.

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Jeet, Inder. "Political Ecology of Groundwater Depletion in Northwestern India." In Spatial Diversity and Dynamics in Resources and Urban Development, 311–24. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9771-9_16.

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Piotrowski, Michael R. "Bioremediation of Hydrocarbon Contaminated Surface Water, Groundwater, and Soils: The Microbial Ecology Approach." In Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soils and Groundwater, 203–38. New York: Routledge, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9780203751572-19.

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Taib, Shazwin Mat, Mohd Nur Farhan Bin Abdul Wahab, Shahabaldin Rezania, and Mohd Fadhil Md Din. "Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Groundwater Quality in Selangor, Malaysia." In Landscape Ecology for Sustainable Society, 321–40. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74328-8_20.

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Galassi, Diana M. P. "Groundwater copepods: diversity patterns over ecological and evolutionary scales." In Copepoda: Developments in Ecology, Biology and Systematics, 227–53. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47537-5_19.

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Smith, Richard L., and Stephen P. Garabedian. "Using Transport Model Interpretations of Tracer Tests to Study Microbial Processes in Groundwater." In Mathematical Modeling in Microbial Ecology, 94–123. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1998. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4078-6_5.

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Lovley, Derek R., and Francis H. Chapelle. "A Modeling Approach to Elucidating the Distribution and Rates of Microbially Catalyzed Redox Reactions in Anoxic Groundwater." In Mathematical Modeling in Microbial Ecology, 196–209. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1998. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4078-6_9.

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Zimmerman, D. A., C. L. Axness, G. De Marsily, M. G. Marietta, and C. A. Gotway. "Results from a Comparison of Geostatistical Inverse Techniques for Groundwater Flow." In Parameter Identification and Inverse Problems in Hydrology, Geology and Ecology, 105–20. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1996. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1704-0_5.

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Conference papers on the topic "Groundwater ecology"

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Masuda, Nao, Akito Ishikawa, Yohey Suzuki, and Kazuyoshi Endo. "Microbial ecology in deep subsurface granites: Insights from groundwater meta-proteomics." In Goldschmidt2021. France: European Association of Geochemistry, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.7185/gold2021.4943.

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Kovacova, Viera. "INFLUENCE OF GROUNDWATER COMPOSITION ON IONS CONTENT IN THE SOIL PROFILE." In 14th SGEM GeoConference on ECOLOGY, ECONOMICS, EDUCATION AND LEGISLATION. Stef92 Technology, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.5593/sgem2014/b52/s20.049.

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Melkonyan, D. V., E. A. Cherkez, and V. Н. Tyuremina. "Processes and factors controlling the groundwater chemistry of the Pleistocene aquifer of Black Sea artesian basin, South Ukraine." In Challenges, threats and developments in biology, agriculture, ecology, geography, geology and chemistry. Baltija Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.30525/978-9934-26-111-4-43.

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Sada, Donald W., John Umek, Khaled Pordel, and Ariel D. Friel. "INTEGRATING HYDROGEOLOGY AND AQUATIC ECOLOGY IN DESERT SPRINGS: THE INFLUENCES OF PHYSICAL HABITAT, GEOCHEMISTRY, AND GROUNDWATER RESIDENCE TIME." In GSA Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, USA - 2019. Geological Society of America, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/abs/2019am-340155.

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Burlakovs, Juris, Jovita Pilecka, Inga Grinfelde, and Ruta Ozola-Davidane. "Clay minerals and humic substances as landfill closure covering material constituents: first studies." In Research for Rural Development 2020. Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.22616/rrd.26.2020.032.

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Soil and groundwater as the leachate may contaminate surrounding watersheds, thus different pollutants from closed dumps and landfills pose significant risks to human health and ecology. Pollution may lead to soil and water degradation however it might be diminished through sustainable dump site closure projects and processual management. Several decades of clays and clay minerals studies lead to modified clay composites concept that is one of the potential promising solutions for building the landfill covering material and serve as capping biocover layer at the same time. As humic substances are constituents of soil organic matter, pollutants can be sorbed on the surfaces of complex molecules. This kind of humic acid-clay mineral composite materials thus might become as low cost building material component - covering material. Construction of such layer are to be performed as a combination of clay-humic composites and landfill mined fine fraction of waste with small amendment of natural soil. Several hypotheses that are already proven has to be mentioned: a) Clay minerals produce composites with humic substances; 2) Clay-humic complexes reduce through sorption both organic and inorganic pollutants; 3) Low risk of toxic byproducts from landfill mined waste fine fraction can be the problem; 4) Such composites mostly would trap toxic contaminants (e.g., pharmaceuticals) found in reworked fine fraction of waste. The aim of the work is to provide alternative solution for landfill closure by giving theoretical considerations from multidisciplinary knowledge of environmental engineering, chemistry and waste management.

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Schindler, Rob, Sean Comber, and Andrew Manning. "METAL POLLUTANT PATHWAYS IN COHESIVE COASTAL CATCHMENTS: INFLUENCE OF FLOCCULATION ON PARTITIONING AND FLUX." In GEOLINKS International Conference. SAIMA Consult Ltd, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.32008/geolinks2020/b2/v2/09.

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Potentially toxic metals (PTMs) dispersed within catchments from land-based sources pose serious, long-term threats to aquatic ecology and human health. Their chemical state or form affects the potential for transportation and bioavailability and ultimate environmental fate. PTMs are transported either as (1) particulates adsorbed onto sediments, or 2) solutes in groundwater and open channel flow. Cohesive sediment occupies a major part of the world’s coastlines. PTMs are readily sorbed onto clay/silt and consequently particulate-borne PTMs dominate in estuaries and coastal waters. Sediments also represent a considerable ‘sink’ of contaminants which can be periodically remobilized. The role of suspended particulates in the uptake, release, and transport of heavy metals is thus a crucial link in understanding PTM dispersion in these environments. Cohesive sediment is subject to flocculation which dictates the behaviour of suspended sediment. PTM partitioning, flocculation and particulate-borne PTM dynamics are spatially and temporally variable in response to a complex array of inter-related physical and chemical factors exhibited within tidal catchments. However, knowledge of the dispersion and accumulation of both particulate and soluble forms of PTMs within cohesive coastal catchments is limited by little understanding of the association of PTMs with flocculated sediments and their subsequent deposition. This study investigates the influence of changing hydrodynamics and salinities to reveal the partitioning coefficients (Kp) and PTM settling flux (PTMSF) for different spatial and temporal locations within an idealized mesotidal catchment. The data show that the ratio of soluble and particulate-borne PTMs are dependent on salinity and flocculation, and that PTMSF is dependent upon partitioning and flocculation dynamics. Kp is largely dictated by salinity, but floc size and suspended particulate matter concentration (SPMC) are also influential, particular for PTMs with low chloride complexation and in freshwater. PTMSF is a function of Kp, floc size and settling velocity and varies by up to 3 orders of magnitude in response to changing environmental conditions. Findings will improve our ability to predict and monitor contaminant transport for PTMs generated by industries such as agriculture, mining, fisheries, aquaculture & marine engineers. They can be incorporated in existing decision making tools, and help improve numerical modelling parameteristion, to maintain environmental quality standards and limit the impacts of bioavailability of metals in aquatic environment.

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Gershenson, J. K., B. D. Solomon, D. R. Shonnard, D. W. Watkins, and J. W. Sutherland. "Production Decision Making in the Face of Uncertainty About Air Toxics Regulation and Global Climate Change Policy." In ASME 2001 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2001/ts-23414.

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Abstract There is an urgent need to better understand and quantify firm-level decisions made in response to environmental policy. It is to be expected that in the face of new/stricter regulations (e.g., tightened regulations relating to airborne particulate emissions) that the desired intent of the regulation will be achieved (e.g., reduced large-plant emissions in the U.S.). However, the secondary environmental and economic impacts of these policies/regulations are poorly understood. These secondary effects, those beyond the primary environmental effects intended by the policy and what is normally addressed in regulatory impact analyses, are caused by companies’ decisions to pass problems down their supply chain or overseas. As problems are passed down the supply chain, the resources available to address them diminish and the more unrestrained the regulatory restrictions become. A governmental policy decision therefore has a range of potential industrial responses. Each of these responses in turn has their own environmental and economic consequences. Consequently, the ultimate effect of a regulatory policy may be very different from the original intent of the policy. The EPA would certainly not want to establish a new regulation that actually worsens the global environment. A prominent example of a secondary environmental effect caused by a firm-level reaction to environmental regulation is methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE). MTBE was introduced as an automobile fuel additive to help solve urban air quality problems (CO and O3) only to discover that it adversely affects groundwater quality due to its mobility, odor, and persistence. Although this outcome was caused not only by the firm-level decision, it stands out as an example of why a better understanding of the secondary effects of environmental regulations is critically needed in order to protect the environment and to eliminate costly remediation measures. This paper is intended as a framework for future research that combines the elements of supply chain decision making, industrial ecology, and environmental policymaking to shed light on the effect of supply chain decisions on the impact of environmental regulation. The overall goal of our research is to develop a comprehensive framework to account for the interrelationships between competing policy pressures and to apply it to an important industrial sector, chemical manufacturing. This effort seeks to establish a procedure for characterizing the linkage between environmental regulations and their ultimate environmental and economic impacts. The effort will consider the probabilistic nature of industry decisions as well as a wide range of industry responses. With a linkage established that maps regulatory changes to their primary and secondary environmental effects, policy decisions may be made that achieve true environmental improvement. This paper is intended to be a starting point for conversations on how to proceed with this framework. We suggest and describe two major steps with two concomitant objectives. 1) Develop a complete framework for major decisions that industrial facilities can make in response to global climate change policies. The framework will take the form of a set of taxonomies. There will be one taxonomy for each link in the chain between the various policy options and the multitude of potential secondary impacts. This regulation-reaction-impact chain may include intermediate links such as firm size/type and incentives and disincentives. While this typology of responses may appear to be elementary, it can be much more complex given the often competing considerations of cost, profits, and regulatory compliance facing U.S. industry. 2) Identify the relationships among the before-mentioned taxonomies. These relationships will form the web that describes the regulation-reaction-impact process. We recognize that this web of taxonomies may well depend upon the specific industrial sector being considered.

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