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Thetis at the "3rd International Conference on Remediation of Contaminated Sediments" (New Orleans)
Thetis will be at the “Third International Conference on Remediation of Contaminated Sediments” New Orleans, Louisiana (U.S.A.) from 24th to 27th January 2005 to present a poster entitled “Sediment screening risk in Venice Lagoon and other coastal ecosystems” Parts I and Part II. The work was prepared by Sabine E. Apitz - SEA Environmental Decisions; Anna Carlin, Martina Bocci and Andrea Barbanti - Thetis SpA; Alberto Giulio Bernstein and Laura Montobbio - Consorzio Venezia Nuova, and summarises a part of the results of Activity A of the ICSEL study.
The aim of said study is to assess the effects of water and sediment pollution on the ecosystem, using the traditional chemical methods integrated with biological assessment methods to do so.
The poster provides important information about the current state of the contamination of surface sediments in Venice Lagoon. The pollution levels of the lagoon sediments have been compared with the international numerical criteria utilised for the preliminary assessment of the potential danger of said sediments. The levels of contamination measured in the lagoon have also been compared with those of other international studies.
For information about the conference: http://www.environmentalexpert.com/events/sedimentscon2005/sedimentscon2005.htm
The aim of said study is to assess the effects of water and sediment pollution on the ecosystem, using the traditional chemical methods integrated with biological assessment methods to do so.
The poster provides important information about the current state of the contamination of surface sediments in Venice Lagoon. The pollution levels of the lagoon sediments have been compared with the international numerical criteria utilised for the preliminary assessment of the potential danger of said sediments. The levels of contamination measured in the lagoon have also been compared with those of other international studies.
For information about the conference: http://www.environmentalexpert.com/events/sedimentscon2005/sedimentscon2005.htm