Abstract

Introduction

Description

Sampling methods

Suspended-solids transport during dredging

PCB concentration changes during dredging

PCB loading in the Fox River due to the dredging operation

PCB transport back into the river from the onshore-processing operation

Postdredging PCB concentration and loads

Adjusting water-column PCB concentrations to allow comparison with onshore-sample PCB data

Lessons learned

References

Acknowledgments and Information

A Mass-Balance Approach for Assessing PCB Movement During Remediation of a PCB-Contaminated Deposit on the Fox River, Wisconsin

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