The papers appearing in this volume reflect the current attention in sediment/water science to five main topics of investigation: Sediment dynamics in estuaries, coastal waters, lakes, reservoirs and rivers; Sediment-associated biological processes; Contaminant accumulation, distribution and geochemistry; Fluxes from sediments; and Element cycling.
Contributors address sediment/water interactions related to both fresh and salt water conditions.

Zusammenfassung
Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium

Inhalt
Sediment dynamics in estuaries and coastal waters.- Sediment transport and deposition in lakes and reservoirs.- Sediment and water movement in rivers and their catchments.- Microbial processes.- Interactions between sediments and benthic organisms.- Sediment bioassays.- Biological processes.- Sediment-water interactions.- Element cycling.- Contaminant accumulation, distributions and geochemistry.- Management.