A global review of river sediment contamination and remobilization through climate change-induced flooding
A global systematic literature review of river sediment contamination was undertaken, based on secondary data published between 2015 and 2023, to identify the key challenges. It further explores how incidents of flooding, driven by climate change, can exacerbate the remobilization of contaminants, a...
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| description | A global systematic literature review of river sediment contamination was undertaken, based on secondary data published between 2015 and 2023, to identify the key challenges. It further explores how incidents of flooding, driven by climate change, can exacerbate the remobilization of contaminants, and cautiously discusses their potential pathway to the human food chain. As would be predicted, the research demonstrates that the chemical contamination of river sediment is not consistent worldwide. It was also found that often non-standardized approaches to sampling and sample preparation were reported in the published literature, which has implications for the credibility and replicability of research data, making comparison studies challenging and limiting the pool of data for use in data-driven decision-making. Finally, the authors have made five key policy-relevant, not policy-prescriptive recommendations for stakeholders and policymakers to address gaps in the information pool. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ad7a2a6b4f7945449d79c78863c5a76b2024-12-25T06:40:58ZengTaylor & Francis GroupSustainable Environment2765-85112025-12-0111110.1080/27658511.2024.2440957A global review of river sediment contamination and remobilization through climate change-induced floodingSadia L. Alfee0Michelle C. Bloor1School of Social and Environmental Sustainability, University of Glasgow, Dumfries, UKSchool of Social and Environmental Sustainability, University of Glasgow, Dumfries, UKA global systematic literature review of river sediment contamination was undertaken, based on secondary data published between 2015 and 2023, to identify the key challenges. It further explores how incidents of flooding, driven by climate change, can exacerbate the remobilization of contaminants, and cautiously discusses their potential pathway to the human food chain. As would be predicted, the research demonstrates that the chemical contamination of river sediment is not consistent worldwide. It was also found that often non-standardized approaches to sampling and sample preparation were reported in the published literature, which has implications for the credibility and replicability of research data, making comparison studies challenging and limiting the pool of data for use in data-driven decision-making. Finally, the authors have made five key policy-relevant, not policy-prescriptive recommendations for stakeholders and policymakers to address gaps in the information pool.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/27658511.2024.2440957Sediment contaminationremobilizationchemical concentrationextraction methodssediment quality guidelinesglobal review |
| spellingShingle | Sadia L. Alfee Michelle C. Bloor A global review of river sediment contamination and remobilization through climate change-induced flooding Sustainable Environment Sediment contamination remobilization chemical concentration extraction methods sediment quality guidelines global review |
| title | A global review of river sediment contamination and remobilization through climate change-induced flooding |
| title_full | A global review of river sediment contamination and remobilization through climate change-induced flooding |
| title_fullStr | A global review of river sediment contamination and remobilization through climate change-induced flooding |
| title_full_unstemmed | A global review of river sediment contamination and remobilization through climate change-induced flooding |
| title_short | A global review of river sediment contamination and remobilization through climate change-induced flooding |
| title_sort | global review of river sediment contamination and remobilization through climate change induced flooding |
| topic | Sediment contamination remobilization chemical concentration extraction methods sediment quality guidelines global review |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/27658511.2024.2440957 |
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