Assessing reference conditions and physico-chemical status according to the European Water Framework Directive: A case-study from the Basque Country (Northern Spain)

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1508-1522

  Bald, J ^a   Borja, A ^a   Muxika, I ^a   Franco, J ^a   Valencia, V ^a  

^a MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

Author keywords

Implementation; Methodological approach; Physico chemical status; Quality assessment; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ENGINEERING; QUALITY ASSURANCE; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

IMPLEMENTATION; QUALITY ASSESSMENT; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE;

LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

COASTAL WATER; MARINE POLLUTION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; QUALITY CONTROL; SALINITY; SPAIN; WATER QUALITY;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; EUROPE; FRESH WATER; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE VALUES; RIVERS; SEAWATER; SPAIN; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER SUPPLY;

BASQUE COUNTRY; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 28544444840     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.06.019     Document Type: Article

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