Emerging and priority pollutants in rivers
Subtitle: bringing science into river management plans
By: volume editors, Helena Guasch, Antoni Ginebreda, Anita Geiszinger ; with contributions by S. Agbo ... [et al.]..
Series: The handbook of environmental chemistry -- v. 19; Handbook of environmental chemistry -- v. 19.
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Heidelberg; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9783642257216; 9783642257223
Subjects: Water; Environmental aspects; Pollution potential; Pollution
Other titles: Bringing science into river management plans
Description: The enduring changes in the aquatic environment and the increasing influx of contaminants call for novel conceptual and methodological approaches to relating chemical pollution and ecological alterations in ecosystems. This volume highlights the latest advances concerning the sampling, analyses, occurrence, bioavailability, and effects of emerging and priority pollutants in European rivers, the current status of the River Management Plans in Europe, and the applicability of the newly developed techniques for water monitoring purposes. The topics are discussed in the context of the EU Water Framework Directive, evaluating their shortcomings and providing a basis for doing away with them. Linking scientific research and river management practices, this book is an invaluable source of information for environmental chemists, aquatic scientists, ecologists and water managers.