The Danube River Basin
The Danube River Basin
Springer | Environmental Chemistry | January 15, 2016 | ISBN-10: 3662477386 | 523 pages | pdf | 19.21 mb
Springer | Environmental Chemistry | January 15, 2016 | ISBN-10: 3662477386 | 523 pages | pdf | 19.21 mb
by Igor Liska (Editor)
Enables the reader to explore the links between the biology, chemistry and hydromorphology of a large river
Offers a comprehensive overview of our current understanding of the Danube water quality
Written by reputed experts in their fields
About this book
This volume offers a comprehensive review of the chemical, biological and hydromorphological quality of the Danube. The first part examines the chemical pollution of surface waters, focusing on organic compounds (with special emphasis given to EU WFD priority substances and Danube River Basin specific pollutants), heavy metals and nutrients. Attention is also given to pollution of groundwater and drinking water resources by hazardous substances and to radioactivity in the Danube. The second part highlights the biology and hydromorphology of the Danube. It focuses on benthic macroinvertebrates, phytobenthos, macrophytes, fish, phytoplankton as well as microbiology, with chapters dedicated to gaps and uncertainties in the ecological status assessment and to invasive alien species. Further chapters dealing with the hydromorphology, sediment management and isotope hydrology complete the overall picture of the status of the Danube.
Number of Illustrations and Tables
60 illus., 125 in colour
Topics
Environmental Chemistry
Water Quality / Water Pollution
Geochemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Hydrology / Water Resources
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