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Remedial approaches and options for the Neponset River in Southeaster Massachusetts are described. The advantages of combining restoration, in particular restoration of the river as an ecological resource, with remediation is identified. Dredging and capping are identified as possible remedial approaches. Dredging in the small areas be hind the dams where PCBs are concentrated was identified as potentially very effective. Capping over larger areas requiring remediation was also identified as effective and also as contributing directly to improvement in habitat values for the river.
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Reible, D.D. (2006). Options for the Neponset. In: Calabrese, E.J., Kostecki, P.T., Dragun, J. (eds) Contaminated Soils, Sediments and Water., vol 10. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-28324-2_26
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