Research project landscape mounds

Risks, ecological development prospects and management
of mounds made of brackish dredged silt

Final Report (Dutch)

This is the final report of the ‘landscape mounds’ research project that took from 2000 to 2006. This document reports and discusses ecotoxicological and ecological results of this research.
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Summary report

This document summarizes the results of the research that was done from 2000-2006 on the ecological and ecotoxicological implications of dredged sediment mounds.
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Presentation Hungary

This presentation was given on the Reused conference of March 20-21, 2006 on Contaminated Sediments "European Sediments and Sentiments", Budapest, Hungary.
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Appendices (Final Report)

This is supporting information, including a literature review and the unprocessed data.

App 01. Literature review (Dutch)

This is a literature study that presents the knowledge on the possibilities of afforestation of landscape mounds anno 2000.
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App 02. Spread sheet for costs calculation (Dutch)

This spread sheet estimates the total cost of a planned project in function of different lay-outs and management actions, the area and time.
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App 03. Posters en presentations (Dutch/Eng)

As the project went along, the ongoing research and results were presented at several meetings and study groups.

- Posters:

• Beneficial use of brackish dredged material: from burden to benefit?
  Ecologisch onderzoek in het Scheldebekken, workshop ICBS, 29-30/03/2001, Paleis der Academiën Brussel.
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• Vegetation development on a brackish sludge mound: a case study at the port of Antwerp
  Ecological structures and functions in the Scheldt estuary: from past to future, ECSA Local Meeting, 7-10/10/2002, Antwerp.
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• Boomgroei beïnvloedt de compartimentering van metalen op een 30 jaar oud baggerstort
  Zware metalen in het leefmilieu: nieuwe inzichten, nieuwe wetten? Studiedag KULeuven, VMM en OVAM, 23/09/2005, Leuven.
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- Presentations:

• Strategisch Plan Rechteroever, plenaire werkgroep, 13/11/2003, Antwerpen
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• NECOV wintersymposium, Ecotechniek en Natuurbouw, 14-15/01/2004, Gent
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• Strategisch Plan Rechteroever, 29/09/2005, Antwerpen
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App 04. Publications in international scientific journals

The research resulted in three manuscripts that were published in international scientific journals with peer review, and one manuscript that was submitted for publication.

• Mertens, J., Vervaeke, P., De Schrijver, A. & Luyssaert, S. 2004. Metal uptake by young trees from dredged brackish sediment: limitations and possibilities for phytoextraction and phytostabilisation. Science of the Total Environment, 326, 209-215.
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• Piesschaert, F., Mertens, J., Huybrechts, W. & P. De Rache. 2005. Early vegetation succession and management options on a brackish sediment dike. Ecological Engineering, 25, 349-364.
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• Mertens, J., Piesschaert, F., Luyssaert, S., De Schrijver, A., Tack, F.M.G., Verheyen, K. Redistribution of Cd and Zn in the upper soil layer after 10 year of poplar growth on dredged sediment. Journal of Environmental Monitoring. Submitted.
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• Mertens, J., Vannevel, L., Oosterbaan, A., De Schrijver, A., Piesschaert, F., Tack, F.M.G., Verheyen, K. Effect of tree species on the redistribution of metals in the soil of a 30 year old afforested site for dredged sediment.
  In preparation.

App 05. Report of a scientific meeting (Dutch)

This is the report of a presentation of the preliminary results on 21/04/2004 on a scientific meeting meant to evaluate the scientific basis of the results and adjust the project if needed.
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App 06. Thesis “Broekpolder” (Dutch)

This MSc thesis was made within the framework of this project and the data were incorporated in the final report.
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App 07. Ecotoxicological study: use of sediments for landscape development (Dutch)

This is the report of the ecotoxicological study on which Chapter 9 of the final report was based.
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Download "Bijlagen bij ecotoxicologisch onderzoek" (12.5 MB)

App 08. Metal leachability study (Dutch)

The results of a metal leachability study (KULeuven) are reported in detail.
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App 09. Data of soil sampling campaigns (Dutch)

These are the original data of the different soil sampling campaigns that were executed during this project.
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App 10. Data of soil water (Dutch)

These are the original data of the soil water level measurements and the analyzes of the soil water.
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Download "Figuren grondwaterchemie" (1.1 MB)
Download "Ruwe data grondwaterdynamiek" (132 kb)
Download "Technische gegevens piëzometers" (16 kb)

App 11. Vegetation records (Dutch)

These are the original data of the vegetation records.
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App 12. Biomass analysis (Dutch)

These are the original data of the biomass analysis (trees and herbs).
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