Table 1. Ranges in concentrations of chemical constituents of dredged 

 materials (Chen et al . 1976), 



Constituent 



Chemical Oxygen Demand, COD 



Total Organic Carbon, TOC 



pH 



Total sulfides (acid soluble) 



Oil and grease 



Organic nitrogen 



Ammonia 



Total nitrogen 



Total phosphorus 



Calcium 



Chloride 



Magnesium 



Potassium 



Sodi um 



Cadmium 



Chromium 



Copper 



Iron 



Lead 



Manganese 



Mercury 



Nickel 



Zinc 



Chlorinated pesticides 



Polychlorinated Biphenyls, PCB 



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