Emerging and Priority Pollutants in Rivers: Bringing Science Into River Management Plans

ISBN-13: 9783642257216 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 270 str.

Helena Guasch; Antoni Ginebreda; Anita Geiszinger

Opis

This volume presents scientific advances concerning sampling, analyses, occurrence, bioavailability and effects caused by emerging and priority pollutants in European rivers, the current status of the river management plans in Europe, and the applicability of new techniques for water monitoring purposes.

Recenzje

From the reviews:

"'Emerging and priority pollutants in rivers' provide an overview of methods used for assessing water quality status. The book is clearly written and comprehensive, with a good balance between conceptual definitions and field applications. Both environmental chemists and environmental toxicologists would benefit from this valuable source of methodological information." (Philippe Garrigues, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Vol. 19, 2012)

Spis treści

Occurrence and elimination of Pharmaceuticals during conventional wastewater treatment. Aleksandra Jelić, Meritxell Gros, Mira Petrović, Antoni Ginebreda, Damià Barceló.

 

Bioavailability of organic contaminants in freshwater environments. Jarkko Akkanen, Tineke Slootweg, Kimmo Mäenpää, Matti T. Leppänen, Stanley Agbo, Christine Gallampois and Jussi V.K. Kukkonen

 

The use of attached microbial communities to assess ecological risks of pollutants in river ecosystems. The role of heterotrophs. Lorenzo Proia, Fernanda Cassió, Claudia Pascoal, Ahmed Tlili and Anna M. Romaní.

 

The use of photosynthetic fluorescence parameters from autotrophic biofilms for monitoring the effect of chemicals in river ecosystems. Natàlia Corcoll, Marta Ricart, Stephanie Franz, Frédéric Sans-Piché, Mechthild Schmitt-Jansen, Helena Guasch

 

Consistency in diatom response to metal-contaminated environments. Morin, S., Cordonier, A., Lavoie, I., Arini, A. Blanco, S., Duong, T.T., Tornés, E., Bonet, B., Corcoll, N., Faggiano, L., Laviale, M., Pérès, F., Becares, E., Coste, M., Feurtet-Mazel, A., Fortin, C., Guasch, H., Sabater, S.

Advances in the multi-biomarker approach for risk assessment in aquatic ecosystems. Chloé Bonnineau, Anya Moeller, Carlos Barata, Berta Bonet, Lorenzo Proia, Frederic Sans-Piché, Mechthild Schmitt-Jansen, Helena Guasch, Helmut Segner

 

How to link field observations with causality? Field and experimental approaches linking chemical pollution with ecological alterations. Helena Guasch; Berta Bonet, Chloé Bonnineau, Natàlia Corcoll, Júlio C. López-Doval, Isabel Muñoz, Marta Ricart; Alexandra Serra; William Clements.

 

Evaluating ecological integrity in multi-stressed rivers: from the currently used biotic indices to newly developed approaches using biofilms and invertebrate.  Isabel Muñoz, Sergi Sabater, Carlos Barata

 

Comparing Chemical and Ecological Status in Catalan rivers. Analysis of river quality status following the Water Framework Directive. Antoni Munné, Lluís Tirapu, Carolina Solà, Lourdes Olivella, Manel Vilanova, Antoni Ginebreda, Narcís Prat 

Blurb

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.