Many wetlands around the world act as sinks for pollutants, in particular for trace elements. In comparison to terrestrial environments, wetlands are still far less studied. A collaborative effort among world experts, this book brings the current knowledge concerning trace elements in temporary waterlogged soils and sediments together. It discusses factors controlling the dynamics and release kinetics of trace elements and their underlying biogeochemical processes. It also discusses current technologies for remediating sites contaminated with trace metals, and the role of bioavailability in risk assessment and regulatory decision making. This book is intended for professionals around the world in disciplines related to contaminant bioavailability in aquatic organisms, contaminant fate and transport, remediation technologies, and risk assessment of aquatic and wetland ecosystems.
About the Author: Jörg Rinklebe is a professor for soil and groundwater management at the University of Wuppertal (Germany). From 1997 to 2006, Dr. Rinklebe worked as a scientist and project leader at the department of soil sciences at the UFZ Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle, Germany. He studied ecology for one year at the University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom (1992-1993). He studied agriculture, specializing in soil science and plant nutrition, at the Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Germany, and earned his PhD in soil science at the same university. Currently his research is mainly focused on wetland soils, sediments, waters, plants, and the related pollution (trace elements and nutrients) and biogeochemical issues. He also has a certain expertise in remediation of soils and soil microbiology. Professor Rinklebe is internationally recognized, particularly for his research in the area of the redox-chemistry of trace elements in flooded soils. He has published many scientific papers in international and national journals as well as numerous book chapters. He serves on several editorial boards (Geoderma, Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, Ecotoxicology, Archive of Agronomy and Soil Science). He is also a reviewer for many international journals. He has co-organized several special symposia at various international conferences, such as Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements (10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th ICOBTE) and International Conference on Heavy Metals in the Environment (15th, 16th, and 17th ICHMET). He has been an invited speaker at many international conferences.
Anna Sophia Knox is a fellow scientist at the Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) in Aiken, South Carolina, where she conducts research on the remediation of contaminated sediments and soils and development of new materials for the stabilization of contaminants. She earned a PhD (1993) in agronomy and soil science and was certified as a professional soil scientist by the Soil Science Society of America on December 20, 1999. Dr. Knox has 25 years of responsible experience in environmental science, with emphasis on the biogeochemistry and geochemistry of metals and radionuclides in natural and contaminated soils/sediments; the transformation, transport, and bioavailability of contaminants; and the remediation of contaminated soils/sediments. She has published more than 95 scientific papers, book chapters, and patents; has presented numerous papers at scientific meetings and international conferences; and has organized several sessions and special symposia on contaminants in soils and sediments for international conferences/meetings such as the International Conference on Remediation of Contaminated Sediments, International Conference of Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements (10th,11th, 12th, and 13th ICOBTE), International Conference on Heavy Metals in the Environment (15th, 16th, and 17th ICHMET), and others. Dr. Knox is nationally and internationally recognized as one of the leading authorities in the area of active capping research. She has received several awards, including a DOE Women of Excellence in Science and Engineering award and several Key Contributor Awards because of crucial contributions to the strategic goals of the Savannah River National Laboratory. Her participation in professional societies includes serving on the editorial boards for both the International Society of Environmental Forensic Journal and Journal of Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science.
Michael H. Paller is a senior fellow scientist at the Savannah River National Laboratory in Aiken, South Carolina. He earned a PhD in zoology at Southern Illinois University and has over 35 years of experience studying aquatic ecosystems. Areas of particular interest include fish and macroinvertebrate ecology, environmental impact assessment, aquatic toxicology, ecological risk assessment, remediation of contaminated sediments, the fate and transfer of radionuclides through aquatic ecosystems, and the application of passive samplers to measure environmental contamination. Recent activities include the development of ecological risk assessment protocols for the Savannah River Site, a 780-km2 U.S. Department of Energy facility in South Carolina, and a multiyear effort to develop ecological reference models for coastal plain streams on Department of Defense installations in the southeastern United States. Dr. Paller has served on the editorial board of the American Fisheries Society, has served on several river basin committees, and has helped to organize special symposia on the fate and transport of metals in sediments. He is the author of over 140 refereed publications and technical reports and one book. Dr. Paller also serves as a faculty member at Georgia Regents University in Augusta, Georgia, where he teaches biology and environmental science.
