Advancing Risk-Based, Scientifically Sound Approaches for Evaluation of Sediment Management Decisions

    May 2008 - Great Lakes Legacy Act of 2008 - Update

Introduced Senate Legislation        Document Showing Changes to GLLA

Press Release

 February 2008:  ERDC/EL TR-08-4

The Four Rs of Environmental Dredging:  Resuspension, Release, Residual, and Risk

Todd S. Bridges, Stephen Ells, Donald Hayes, David Mount, Steven C. Nadeau, Michael R. Palermo, Clay Patmont, and Paul Schroeder

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NAS Committee on Dredging Effectiveness Report:

Sediment Dredging at Superfund Megasites: Assessing the Effectiveness - link to purchase report

NRC Report Brief ; Executive Summary

 

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Jan. 2007 SMWG Comments - Proposed Fox River ROD Amendments

 

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Jan. 2007 SWMG Letter re Draft GLBTS Report - Sediments

 

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