Experiences from Ground, Coastal and Transitional Water Quality Monitoring: The Eu Water Framework Directive Implementation in the Catalan River Basin

ISBN-13: 9783319795508 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 339 str.

Antoni Munne; Antoni Ginebreda; Narcis Prat

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Specific viruses present in polluted groundwater are indicative of the source of nitrates and fecal contamination in agricultural areas.- Trend assessment for groundwater pollutants: a brief review and some remarks.- Occurrence of Polar Organic Pollutants in Groundwater Bodies of Catalonia.- GIS-based software platform for managing hydrogeochemical data.- Groundwater vulnerability mapping assessment using overlay and DRASTIC method in Catalonia.- Pros and cons of biological quality element phytoplankton as a water quality indicator in the NW Mediterranean Sea.- Bioindicators, monitoring, and management using Mediterranean seagrasses: what have we learned from the implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive?- Environmental quality of Catalan coastal waters based on macroalgae: The interannual variability of CARLIT index and its ability to detect changes in anthropogenic pressures over time.- Using MEDOCC (MEDiterranean OCCidental) index to evaluate the Ecological Status of Catalan coastal waters (Northwestern Mediterranean Sea) over time and depths.- Assessing the environmental quality in heavily modified transitional waters: the application of MEDOCC (MEDiterranean OCCidental) index in Ebre Delta bays.- First report on the distribution and impact of marine alien species in coastal benthic assemblages along the Catalan coast.- Evolution of chemical pollution in Catalan coastal sediments.- Monitoring Programmes for Bathing Waters within the frame of EU Bathing Water Directive: The experience of Catalonia.