Abstract characteristic dynamic features of sediment related processes in rivers include dramatic effects of stormwater events on particle transport rapid and far reaching effects of sulphide oxidation during resuspension and biological accumulation and potential release of toxic chemicals pollutant mobility is the net result of the stabilizing . Sediment dynamics and pollutant mobility in rivers an interdisciplinary approach july 2007 sediments play an important role in river engineering and water resources management in the past . Sediment dynamics and pollutant mobility an interdisciplinary approach an interdisciplinary approach to the release of dissolved organic carbon doc nutrients and pollutants into the. 1 sediment management requires a solid mix of pragmatism and sound science the actual discussion on the role of sediments in the european water legislation is a typical example how the development of environmental policies mixes legal requirements with socio economic aspects issues of technical feasibility and sci 2 entific knowledge . Sediment dynamics and pollutant mobility in rivers an interdisciplinary approach bernhard westrich bernhard westrich ulrich farstner this is the first interdisciplinary book on the mobilization of nutrients and pollutants in the water phase due to hydrodynamic processes in its ten chapters a broad set of practical process knowledge is