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La Houille Blanche
Number 8, Décembre 2001
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| Page(s) | 57 - 61 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/lhb/2001091 | |
| Published online | 01 July 2009 | |
La Houille Blanche, N°8 (Décembre 2001), pp. 57-61
Le bouchon vaseux estuarien : filtre actif ou passif
The estuarian silt plug active or passive filter
IFREMER, Département Polluants Chimiques, Zone Industrielle de Brégaillon, BP 330, 83507 La Seyne sur Mer, Direction de l'Environnement Littoral et de l'Aménagement
Abstract
The estuarial environment shows certain specific features which must absolutely be taken into account as part of their management. The tide is specially responsible of a large amount of fine sedimentary material named in France as "bouchon vaseux (split plug)". We shall explain in this paper, the origin, the importance and the environmental consequences of this turbid mass, and try to find out some simple ideas about the operational management of the estuarial sediments.
© Société Hydrotechnique de France, 2001