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E3S Web Conf.
Volume 92, 2019
7th International Symposium on Deformation Characteristics of Geomaterials (IS-Glasgow 2019)
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| Article Number | 18001 | |
| Number of page(s) | 6 | |
| Section | Integrated Laboratory/Site Investigations, Geophysical Methods and Field Monitoring | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20199218001 | |
| Published online | 25 June 2019 | |
Geo-chemo-mechanical characterization of a polluted marine basin
Politecnico di Bari, DICATECh, 70125 Bari, Italy
* Corresponding author: francesca.sollecito@poliba.it
The work shows the first results of the characterization of the heavily polluted sediments in the Mar Piccolo basin (Taranto, south of Italy), obtained thanks to an integrated investigation method. In the field of the actions promoted by the Italian Government to select the most sustainable remediation strategies, a multidisciplinary investigation of the site has been carried out involving the reconstruction of the geological set-up of the basin, the analysis of the chemical contamination and the geo-mechanical properties of the sediments collected up to 30 m below the sea floor. The devices and methodologies used for the off-shore sampling, storage and transport of the sediments and for the laboratory testing were specifically designed to obtain the best possible picture of the site. The quality of the soil sampling resulted to be high enough for chemical, geochemical and geotechnical characterization and to develop integrated analyses. With this purpose, the paper discusses preliminary correlations of data, focusing on the geotechnical properties of plasticity that have been interpreted in the light of soil composition and chemical and geological facets of the sediments.
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