Goodloe Marine

Dredged material is a term used to describe the material excavated from a river, harbor or lake by a dredge. In the case of maintenance dredging, the material is sediment that has accumulated in the channel bottom since the last time it was dredged.In rivers, these sediments are soils that have been eroded from farmlands, forests, and gardens or wa... shed off city street and carried by the water before depositing in a deepened channel. In the harbors and entrance channels that extend out into the lakes, the sediments are sand and silts that have been carried along the lake shoreline by littoral currents and deposited in the deepened channel. Over 90% of the dredged material is a clean soil that is physically and chemically the same as the soil on a field or in the park. The other ten percent may have contaminants that came from a number of possible sources including urban runoff and sewer overflows. © 2016 Goodloe Marine | 2525 Crestview Road | Wimauma, Florida 33598 | fax: 813-633-1337 | office: 813-633-1321 | Equal Opportunity EmployerRead More