Experiences from Ground, Coastal and Transitional Water Quality Monitoring

The EU Water Framework Directive Implementation in the Catalan River Basin District (Part II)
Herausgegeben:Munné, Antoni; Ginebreda, Antoni; Prat, Narcís

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book details theexperiences gained by the Catalan Water Agency (ACA) in a Mediterraneanwatershed - the Catalan River Basin District - following the launch of the EUWater Framework Directive (WFD) in the year 2000. Groundwater and coastal waterexperts present 13 chapters defining tools for water-status assessmentspecially adapted to Mediterranean conditions. The content of this and thecompanion volume Experiences from SurfaceWater Quality Monitoring: The EU Water Framework Directive Implementation inthe Catalan River Basin District (Part I) are the result of an excellentcollaboration between the ACA and several Catalan universities and researchcenters to cope with new challenges provided by the WFD monitoring requirements.The volume serves as a useful guide for environmental managers and scientistsengaged in other European as well as Non-European river basins.

Produktdetails

• The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry 43
• Verlag: Springer / Springer International Publishing / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-319-23903-3
• 1st ed. 2016
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Januar 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 160mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 697g
• ISBN-13: 9783319239033
• ISBN-10: 3319239031
• Artikelnr.: 44392768

Inhaltsangabe

Specificviruses present in polluted groundwater are indicative of the source ofnitrates and fecal contamination in agricultural areas.- Trend assessment forgroundwater pollutants: a brief review and some remarks.- Occurrence of PolarOrganic Pollutants in Groundwater Bodies of Catalonia.- GIS-based softwareplatform for managing hydrogeochemical data.- Groundwater vulnerability mappingassessment using overlay and DRASTIC method in Catalonia.- Pros and cons ofbiological quality element phytoplankton as a water quality indicator in the NWMediterranean Sea.- Bioindicators, monitoring, and management usingMediterranean seagrasses: what have we learned from the implementation of theEU Water Framework Directive?- Environmental quality of Catalan coastal watersbased on macroalgae: The interannual variability of CARLIT index and itsability to detect changes in anthropogenic pressures over time.- Using MEDOCC(MEDiterranean OCCidental) index to evaluate the Ecological Status of Catalancoastal waters (Northwestern Mediterranean Sea) over time and depths.- Assessingthe environmental quality in heavily modified transitional waters: theapplication of MEDOCC (MEDiterranean OCCidental) index in Ebre Delta bays.- Firstreport on the distribution and impact of marine alien species in coastalbenthic assemblages along the Catalan coast.- Evolution of chemical pollutionin Catalan coastal sediments.- Monitoring Programmes for Bathing Waters withinthe frame of EU Bathing Water Directive: The experience of Catalonia.