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Experiences from Surface Water Quality Monitoring

The EU Water Framework Directive Implementation in the Catalan River Basin District (Part I)

  • different quality elements included in the WFD have been adapted to
  • Mediterranean aquatic ecosystems
  • Provides the basis for better water management
  • Will stimulate future research and developments
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry (HEC, volume 42)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
  2. A First Biopollution Index Approach and Its Relationship on Biological Quality in Catalan Rivers

    • Beatriz Rodríguez-Labajos, Carolina Solà, Antoni Munné
    Pages 37-63
  3. Biological Indices Based on Macrophytes: An Overview of Methods Used in Catalonia and the USA to Determine the Status of Rivers and Wetlands

    • Siobhan Fennessy, Carles Ibañez, Antoni Munné, Nuño Caiola, Nicole Kirchner, Carolina Sola
    Pages 81-99
  4. Fish as Ecological Indicators in Mediterranean Streams: The Catalan Experience

    • Lluís Benejam, Marc Ordeix, Frederic Casals, Nuno Caiola, Adolf de Sostoa, Carolina Solà et al.
    Pages 101-123
  5. Fish-Based Indices in Catalan Rivers: Intercalibration and Comparison of Approaches

    • Emili García-Berthou, Mi-Jung Bae, Lluís Benejam, Carles Alcaraz, Frederic Casals, Adolf de Sostoa et al.
    Pages 125-147
  6. New Tools to Analyse the Ecological Status of Mediterranean Wetlands and Shallow Lakes

    • Xavier D. Quintana, Miguel Cañedo-Argüelles, Alfonso Nebra, Stéhanie Gascón, Maria Rieradevall, Nuno Caiola et al.
    Pages 171-199
  7. Assessing Ecological Integrity in Large Reservoirs According to the Water Framework Directive

    • Rafael Marcé, Joan Armengol, Enrique Navarro
    Pages 201-219
  8. Hydromorphological Methodologies to Assess Ecological Status in Mediterranean Rivers: Applied Approach to the Catalan River Basin District

    • Evelyn Garcia-Burgos, Mònica Bardina, Carolina Solà, Montserrat Real, Joana Capela, Antoni Munné
    Pages 221-247
  9. Pollutants of Emerging Concern in Rivers of Catalonia: Occurrence, Fate, and Risk

    • Antoni Ginebreda, Sandra Pérez, Daniel Rivas, Maja Kuzmanovic, Damià Barceló
    Pages 283-320
  10. Back Matter

    Pages 321-325

About this book

This book details the experiences gained by the Catalan Water Agency (ACA) in a Mediterranean watershed – the Catalan River Basin District – following the launch of the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) in the year 2000. Experts in rivers, reservoirs, lakes, wetlands and estuaries present 13 chapters defining tools for water-status assessment specially adapted to Mediterranean conditions. The content of this and the companion volume Experiences from Ground, Coastal and Transitional Water Quality Monitoring: The EU Water Framework Directive Implementation in the Catalan River Basin District (Part II) are the result of an excellent collaboration between the ACA and several Catalan universities and research centers to cope with new challenges provided by the WFD monitoring requirements. The volume serves as a useful guide for environmental managers and scientists engaged in other European as well as Non-European river basins.

 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Water Quality and Monitori, Catalan Water Agency (ACA), Barcelona, Spain

    Antoni Munné

  • Department of Environmental Chemistry, IDAEA-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain

    Antoni Ginebreda

  • Department of Ecology, University of Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, Spain

    Narcís Prat

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Softcover Book USD 219.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 219.99
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