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Marine Dredging Engineering: Environmental Dredging
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Marine Dredging Engineering: Environmental Dredging

A special issue of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (ISSN 2077-1312). This special issue belongs to the section "Ocean Engineering".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 May 2019) | Viewed by 3276

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Robert J. Weaver

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Florida Institute of Technology, Department of Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences, Melbourne, FL, USA
Interests: coastal engineering; living shorelines; storm surge; hurricane; ADCIRC; 3D numerical modeling; hydrodynamic; SWAN; Indian River Lagoon
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

As coastal populations continue to grow worldwide, so do issues involving impaired coastal water. One strategy for the mitigation of poor water quality involves the removal of accumulated fine and organic matter (muck). The removal of the legacy load of organics and fine sediment will reduce internal sources of nutrients and turbidity. The dredging community has traditionally been focused on large-scale navigation projects or shoreline stabilization projects. Targeted environmental dredging, operating at smaller scales, requires the development of hardware designed for that purpose. The treatment of the slurry for efficient removal of contaminants and reuse of the solids remain challenges for the community. The goal of this Special Issue is to bring together the state-of-the-science and engineering concerning environmental dredging.

To achieve this goal, the Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (JMSE) is seeking manuscripts for a Special Issue focused on environmental dredging. The issue is seeking the submission of manuscripts that address targeted or precision dredging techniques for the removal of fine and organic matter, dredging around structures, the environmental benefits from dredging, the disposal and/or reuse of dredged material, and the treatment of the slurry for the removal of nutrients and contaminants.

Prof. Dr. Robert J. Weaver
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • precision or targeted dredging
  • environmental dredging
  • slurry treatment
  • fines
  • remediation
  • water quality
  • nutrient removal
  • muck

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An Investigation into the Suitability of GGBS and OPC as Low Percentage Single-Component Binders for the Stabilisation and Solidification of Harbour Dredge Material Mildly Contaminated with Metals
by Michael O’Shea, Kim Gray and Jimmy Murphy
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2019, 7(4), 106; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse7040106 - 18 Apr 2019
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The occurrence of contaminated materials encountered during harbour dredging is becoming increasingly problematic for harbour and port authorities. The risks to human health, wildlife and port infrastructure of exposure to such contaminants necessitates the removal or containment of such risks. As with contaminated [...] Read more.
The occurrence of contaminated materials encountered during harbour dredging is becoming increasingly problematic for harbour and port authorities. The risks to human health, wildlife and port infrastructure of exposure to such contaminants necessitates the removal or containment of such risks. As with contaminated terrestrial sites the solidification and stabilization (S/S) of this material has been proven to be an effective alternative to disposing of contaminants off-site, typically via dumping at sea or in a landfill. Research, to date, on S/S has been focused on heavily contaminated sediments in large industrial ports. However, with tightening environmental regulations, the limits of acceptable contamination are generally decreasing. This means the number of port dredging projects requiring contaminant remediation is increasing. There is now a need to examine the effectiveness of S/S on harbour sites that are mildly contaminated from both an environmental and project feasibility viewpoint. To that end, this study examines the effectiveness of various S/S mix percentages of ordinary Portland cement (OPC) and ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) in retarding the leaching of contaminants from a mildly contaminated harbour site. Full article
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