International Sediment Symposium Program

The symposium I2SM, which was held on July 9 -11th 2008 in Lille, France

Co-organized by Ecole des Mines of Douai and Cd2e, the symposium has reviewed recent advances on sediments management related research and focus on engineering aspects. It was a excellent opportunity for experts and engineers all over the world to meet and share their experience.

Remember Topics

- For many decades, waterways have been exposed to a wide variety of contaminants. Over the ages, river estuaries have given economic prosperity to those who live on their embankments. Much of this prosperity is based on the sediments brought by the rivers.

Even if regulations and a better control of contaminants have been established tu reduce their emission, many contaminants are still present in bottom sediments. In fact, some of them are persistent and continue to pose a risk to the environment.

Since contaminated sediment problematic is extended throughout the world, this symposium will be international event.

>> Dowload the symposium programm (05/21/08 - Pdf 255Ko) here: Programm.pdf

• Managements of dredging operation and storage of sediments
• Treatments of contaminated sediments
• Transport of contaminants
• Ecotoxicological approaches and developments of biotests
• Analyses and water treatments
• Beneficial uses of dredged marine and river sediments in Civil engineering
• Other beneficial uses in other fields