A review of hydrological and chemical stressors in the Adige catchment and its ecological status

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 540, Issue , 2016, Pages 429-443

  Chiogna, Gabriele ^b   Majone, Bruno ^a   Cano Paoli, Karina ^a   Diamantini, Elena ^a   Stella, Elisa ^a   Mallucci, Stefano ^a   Lencioni, Valeria ^c   Zandonai, Fabiana ^d   Bellin, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c MUSE Museo delle Scienze   (Italy)

^d Civic Museum of Rovereto   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adige; Contaminants; Ecology; Hydrology; Quality; Stressor; Water

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; ECOSYSTEMS; HYDROLOGY; IMAGE QUALITY; IMPURITIES; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT; RIVERS; RUNOFF; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

ADIGE; ECOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HYDRO POWER PRODUCTION; HYDROLOGICAL ALTERATIONS; INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES; STRESSOR;

ECOLOGY;

ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; FRESH WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CATCHMENT; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; POLLUTION EFFECT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; CHEMICAL STRESS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GEOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDROLOGY; HYDROPOWER; INDUSTRY; ITALY; LAND USE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PLANT WATER USE; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER BASIN; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; RIVER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADIGE RIVER; ITALY;

ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYDROLOGY; ITALY; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84945450001     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.06.149     Document Type: Article

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