PCB fluxes from the sediment to the water column following resuspension – A column experiment

Philippe Bataillard (1) , Anne-Gwenaelle Guezennec (1) , Christophe Mouvet (1) , Blandine Clozel (1) , Pascal E. Reiller (2, 3) , Fanny d'Orlyé (2) , Juliana Lecourt (4) , Doucet Noëlle (4)

1 BRGM - Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM)
2 LSRM - Laboratoire de Spéciation des Radionucléides et des Molécules
3 LAMBE - Laboratoire Analyse et Modélisation pour la Biologie et l'Environnement
4 Sogreah

Many French rivers and lakes sediments are contaminated by PCBi at levels ranging from 50 to 150 µg/kg. Currently, French regulators are asking for adequate solutions to manage the billions of cubic meters of contaminated sediments and to improve the understanding of the behavior of PCB in the aquatic ecosystem. Stainless steel columns of 2 m high and of a section of 0.2 m, have been specially designed to study PCB behavior during sediment resuspension, settling and compression. They enable the monitoring of the water column, of the interstitial water of the sediment and of gas produced in the course of the experiment.

Keywords: sediment; PCB behavior; resuspension; column experiment

Domains: Environmental Sciences

Philippe Bataillard, Anne-Gwenaelle Guezennec, Christophe Mouvet, Blandine Clozel, Pascal E. Reiller, et al.. PCB fluxes from the sediment to the water column following resuspension – A column experiment. 7th international SedNet event - Sediments and Biodiversity: bridging the gap between science and policy, Apr 2011, Venise, Italy. ⟨hal-00574626⟩