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Sediment Management Solutions

Battelle offers a comprehensive, science-based approach to sediment management through a broad array of technical expertise and a comprehensive methodology of considering environmental, economic and regulatory requirements.
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Insights For Asking The Right Questions 

When it comes to sediment management, you need more than standard answers—you need to ask the right questions. Battelle has the expertise and resources you need to evaluate the risks, understand the options and develop a strategic sediment management plan.  

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How We Can Help


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Sediment Characterization
  • Conceptual site modeling
  • Full-service site investigation support
  • Ecological and human health risk assessment 
  • In-house analytical chemistry services
  • Fate and transport modeling
  • Data gap analyses
  • Application of innovative passive sampling tools
Dredged Materials Management
  • Physical, chemical and biological testing of dredged material
  • Disposable suitability determinations
  • NEPA support
  • Dredged material beneficial usage analysis
  • Long-term monitoring of dredging effectiveness
Sediment Remediation Planning
  • Conceptual site modeling
  • Develop RAOs, ARARs and clean up goals
  • Develop and evaluate new technologies
  • Evaluate clean up alternatives
  • Prepare detailed cost estimates
  • Remedial design support
  • Construction oversight

Battelle Sediments Conference

The Eleventh International Conference on the Remediation and Management of Contaminated Sediments will be held Jan. 24-27, 2022 in Nashville, Tenn. The conference is a forum for sharing research results, practical experiences and opportunities associated with investigating, remediating and restoring the environmental and economic vitality of waterways.
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Featured Experts


  • Lisa Lefkovitz

    Project Manager
    Lisa is an environmental chemist with more than 20 years of experience in the design and management of chemical and biological evaluations of sediments and dredged materials, as well as the fate and transport of organic and inorganic contaminants in the environment.

  • Eliza Kaltenberg, Ph.D.

    Chemist
    Eliza specializes in environmental assessment, the use and development of passive sampling methods, contaminant partitioning and bioavailability, development of methods for measuring sediment-water-benthos interactions, and nutrient retention in sediments.