Comparing Chemical and Ecological Status in Catalan Rivers: Analysis of River Quality Status Following the Water Framework Directive

Handbook of Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 19, Issue , 2012, Pages 243-265

  Munné, Antoni ^a   Tirapu, Lluís ^a   Solà, Carolina ^a   Olivella, Lourdes ^a   Vilanova, Manel ^a   Ginebreda, Antoni ^b   Prat, Narcís ^c  

^a Catalan Water Agency   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biological quality; Catalan rivers; Chemical status; Mediterranean area; Priority substances; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890832160     PISSN: 1867979X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-25722-3_9     Document Type: Chapter

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