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Monitoring: 



• Monitor the surface contours of the 

 capped mound to document any 

 physical breaching or alteration. 



• Compare the recolonization status 

 of the benthic ecosystem on the 

 surface of the capped mound to 

 reference sites. 



• Sample the capped mound, and 

 analyze for contaminants of concern 

 as updated methods and 

 geochemical data for contaminated 

 marine sediments become available. 



• Develop a response program, 

 similar to the Tiered Monitoring 

 Program for DAMOS (Germano et 

 al. 1994), for any problems that 

 become apparent during 

 monitoring. 



Sediment Capping of Subaqueous Dredged Material Disposal Mounds 



