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Axios river basin water quality management

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This paper presents a consistent methodology to analyze the water quality management of a river basin. Mathematical modelling techniques are used to establish the water quality characteristics of the study area and to assess the effects of alternative management strategies in a quantitative way.

The Axios river basin in Northern Greece is used as a target area to demonstrate the capabilities of the methodology and the computational framework. The study provides a thorough examination of the water use in the river basin, the associated water quality standards, external factors influencing the water quality and alternative measures. Finally, a quantitative comparison of management strategies is given.

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  1. Water Resources and Environment Division, Delft hydraulics, P.O. Box 177, 2600 MH, Delft, The Netherlands

    J. A. G. van Gils Ir.

  2. Division for Environmental Planning, Ministry for the Environment, Patission 147, 11251, Athens, Greece

    D. Argiropoulos

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van Gils, J.A.G., Argiropoulos, D. Axios river basin water quality management. Water Resour Manage 5, 271–280 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00421996

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