ABSTRACT
The most obvious application of the work described here is to the problem of contaminated bottom sediments. These sediments and their negative impacts on water quality are a major problem in surface waters throughout the United States as well as in many other parts of the world. Even after elimination of the primary contaminant sources, these bottom sediments will be a major source of contaminants for many years to come. To determine environmentally effective and costeffective remedial actions, the transport and fate of these sediments and associated contaminants must be understood and quantified. More generally, the transport and fate of sediments and contaminants are basic processes that must be understood for assessing water quality and health issues (toxic transport and fate, bioaccumulation); water body management (navigation, dredging, recreation); and potential remediation methods (environmental dredging, capping, natural recovery).
