The Water Framework Directive Ecological and

"The EU Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC is probably the most significant legislative instrument in the water field that has been introduced on an international basis for many years. It moves towards integrated environmental management with key objectives to prevent any further deterioration of water bodies, and protect and enhance the status of aquatic ecosystems and associated wetlands. It aims to promote sustainable water consumption and will contribute to mitigating the effects of floods and droughts. This book presents an overview of the legal and technical provisions, implementation and results of assessing water quality within the framework of this EU Water Framework Directive. It is written by experts from different sectors, disciplines and interests within water status monitoring and provides an in-depth analysis of various monitoring features within the Water Framework Directive." "The Water Framework Directive - Ecological and Chemical Status Monitoring will prove useful to students, researchers and professionals involved with environmental and health sciences, analytical chemistry (and related environment monitoring), as well as those working in water companies and water producing industries. In addition, it will be relevant to those in related research institutes, pollution control and environmental monitoring laboratories."--BOOK JACKET.

Philippe Quevauviller, K.U. Leuven, Belgium and EC Commission, Brussels.

Anne-Marie Fouillac, BRGM, France (Institution of Geosciences).

Johannes Grath, Umweltbundesamt, Austria.

Rob Ward, Environment Agency, United Kingdom.

Series Preface	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
List of Contributors	p. xiii
General WFD Monitoring Features	p. 1
Water Status Monitoring under the WFD	p. 3
Chemical Monitoring of Surface Waters	p. 11
The Monitoring of Ecological Status of European Freshwaters	p. 29
Case Studies on Monitoring Different Aquatic Environments Under the WFD	p. 61
Lake Monitoring in Sweden	p. 63
River Monitoring	p. 77
Groundwater Monitoring: Implementation in Two Member States	p. 87
Coastal and Marine Monitoring	p. 103
Analytical Tools in Support of WFD Monitoring	p. 131
Emerging Methods for Water Monitoring in the Context of the WFD	p. 133
Diagnostic Water Quality Instruments for Use in the European Water Framework Directive	p. 153
Modelling Tools in Support of WFD Monitoring	p. 163
Joint Modelling and Monitoring of Aquatic Ecosystems	p. 165
Integrated River Basin Management: Harmonised Modelling Tools and Decision-making Process	p. 181
Hydrogeological Components and Groundwater Status	p. 195
Groundwater Quality Monitoring: The Overriding Importance of Hydrogeologic Typology (and Need for 4D Thinking)	p. 197
Contribution of Hydrogeological Mapping to Water Monitoring Programmes	p. 215
Establishing Environmental Groundwater Quality Standards	p. 229
Sediment Monitoring	p. 241
Sediment Dynamics and their Influence on the Design of Monitoring Programmes	p. 243
Monitoring Sediment Quality Using Toxicity Tests as Primary Tools for any Risk Assessment	p. 255
Risk Assessment Linked to Monitoring	p. 271
River Basin Risk Assessment Linked to Monitoring and Management	p. 273
Emerging Contaminants in the Water-sediment System: Case Studies of Pharmaceuticals and Brominated Flame Retardants in the Ebro River Basin	p. 287
Assessment of Metal Bioavailability and Natural Background Levels - WFD Monitoring from the Perspective of Metals Industry	p. 299
Freshwater Ecosystem Responses to Climate Change: the Euro-limpacs Project	p. 313
Ensuring Data Quality	p. 355
Norman - Network of Reference Laboratories for Monitoring of Emerging Substances	p. 357
Data Quality Assurance of Sediment Monitoring	p. 371
Reporting Requirements	p. 387
Reporting Requirements for Priority Substances	p. 389
Conclusions	p. 409
Needs for an Operational Science-Policy Mechanism in Support of WFD Monitoring - National and Regional Examples	p. 411
Support for WFD Research Needs: Current Activities and Future Perspectives in the Context of RTD Framework Programmes	p. 445
Index	p. 459
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