Management of the Danube drainage basin: Implications of contaminantmetal dispersal for the implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive

International Journal of River Basin Management

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 63-78

  Bird, Graham ^a   Brewer, Paul A ^a   Macklin, Mark G ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catchment management; EU WFD; Metal mining; River danube

Indexed keywords

BASIN MANAGEMENT; CATCHMENT; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; DISPERSION; DRAINAGE BASIN; EUROPEAN UNION; HEAVY METAL; MINING; RIVER MANAGEMENT; SURFACE WATER; WATER PLANNING; WATER RESOURCE;

DANUBE RIVER;

EID: 77954854224     PISSN: 15715124     EISSN: 18142060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15715121003715115     Document Type: Article

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