The Water Framework Directive: Ecological and Chemical Status Monitoring

Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

The Water Framework Directive: Ecological and Chemical Status Monitoring

Editor(s): Philippe Quevauviller, Ulrich Borchers, Clive Thompson, Tristan Simonart

Published Online: 31 OCT 2008

Print ISBN: 9780470518366

Online ISBN: 9780470716090

DOI: 10.1002/9780470716090

Series Editor(s): Philippe Quevauviller

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  • Deals with new EC legislation - the Water Framework Directive; the main driver within Europe for groundwater monitoring which addresses integrated water resource management across 27 different countries
  • Provides comprehensive approach and guidance on the theoretical and practical aspects for implementing the directive
  • Edited by EC representatives involved in the setting up of the framework, along with colleagues in various water institutions who have the task of implementing the legislation
  • Part of the Water Quality Measurement Series

Table of contents

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      Front Matter (pages i–xix)

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      Colour Plates (pages c1–c10)

  3. Section 1: General WFD Monitoring Features

    1. Chapter 1

      Water Status Monitoring under the WFD (pages 1–9)

      Philippe Quevauviller

    2. Chapter 2

      Chemical Monitoring of Surface Waters (pages 11–28)

      Peter Lepom and Georg Hanke

    3. Chapter 3

      The Monitoring of Ecological Status of European Freshwaters (pages 29–60)

      Angelo G. Solimini, Ana Cristina Cardoso, Jacob Carstensen, Gary Free, Anna-Stiina Heiskanen, Niels Jepsen, Peeter Nõoges, Sandra Poikane and Wouter van de Bund

  4. Section 2: Case Studies on Monitoring Different Aquatic Environments under the WFD

    1. Chapter 4

      Lake Monitoring in Sweden (pages 61–76)

      Håkan Marklund

    2. Chapter 5

      River Monitoring (pages 77–86)

      Elena Pérez Gallego

    3. Chapter 6

      Groundwater Monitoring: Implementation in Two Member States (pages 87–101)

      Rob Ward, Johannes Grath and Andreas Scheidleder

    4. Chapter 7

      Coastal and Marine Monitoring (pages 103–129)

      Patrick Roose

  5. Section 3: Analytical Tools in Support of WFD Monitoring

    1. Chapter 8

      Emerging Methods for Water Monitoring in the Context of the WFD (pages 131–152)

      Richard Greenwood and Graham A. Mills

    2. Chapter 9

      Diagnostic Water Quality Instruments for Use in the European Water Framework Directive (pages 153–162)

      J. L. Maas, C. A. Schipper, R. A. E. Knoben, M. J. van den Heuvel-Greve, P. J. den Besten and P. G-J. de Maagd

  6. Section 4: Modelling Tools in Support of WFD Monitoring

    1. Chapter 10

      Joint Modelling and Monitoring of Aquatic Ecosystems (pages 163–180)

      J. C. Refsgaard, L. F. Jørgensen, A. L. Højberg, C. Demetriou, G. Onorati and G. Brandt

    2. Chapter 11

      Integrated River Basin Management: Harmonised Modelling Tools and Decision-Making Process (pages 181–194)

      Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz and Fred F. Hattermann

  7. Section 5: Hydrogeological Components and Groundwater Status

    1. Chapter 12

      Groundwater Quality Monitoring: The Overriding Importance of Hydrogeologic Typology (and Need for 4D Thinking) (pages 195–214)

      Didier Pennequin and Stephen Foster

    2. Chapter 13

      Contribution of Hydrogeological Mapping to Water Monitoring Programmes (pages 215–227)

      Wilhelm F. Struckmeier

    3. Chapter 14

      Establishing Environmental Groundwater Quality Standards (pages 229–240)

      Dietmar Müller

  8. Section 6: Sediment Monitoring

    1. Chapter 15

      Sediment Dynamics and their Influence on the Design of Monitoring Programmes (pages 241–253)

      Sue White

    2. Chapter 16

      Monitoring Sediment Quality Using Toxicity Tests as Primary Tools for any Risk Assessment (pages 255–269)

      Wolfgang Ahlf, Ute Feiler, Peter Heininger and Susanne Heise

  9. Section 7: Risk Assessment Linked to Monitoring

    1. Chapter 17

      River Basin Risk Assessment Linked to Monitoring and Management (pages 271–285)

      Jos Brils, Damia Barceló, Winfried E. H. Blum, Werner Brack, Bob Harris, Dietmar Müller, Philippe Négrel, Vala Ragnarsdottir, Wim Salomons, Thomas Track and Joop Vegter

    2. Chapter 18

      Emerging Contaminants in the Water-Sediment System: Case Studies of Pharmaceuticals and Brominated Flame Retardants in the Ebro River Basin (pages 287–298)

      Mira Petrovic, Ethel Eljarrat, Meritxell Gros, Agustina de la Cal and Damià Barceló

    3. Chapter 19

      Assessment of Metal Bioavailability and Natural Background Levels – WFD Monitoring from the Perspective of Metals Industry (pages 299–312)

      Patrick Van Sprang, Katrien Delbeke, Lidia Regoli, Hugo Waeterschoot, Frank Van Assche, William Adams, Delphine Haesaerts, Claire Mattelet, Andy Bush, Lynette Chung and Violaine Verougstraete

    4. Chapter 20

      Freshwater Ecosystem Responses to Climate Change: The Euro-Limpacs Project (pages 313–354)

      Richard W. Battarbee, Martin Kernan, David M. Livingstone, Uli Nickus, Piet Verdonschot, Daniel Hering, Brian Moss, Richard F. Wright, Chris D. Evans, Joan O. Grimalt, Richard K. Johnson, Edward Maltby, Conor Linstead and Richard A. Skeffington

  10. Section 8: Ensuring Data Quality

    1. Chapter 21

      NORMAN – Network of Reference Laboratories for Monitoring of Emerging Substances (pages 355–369)

      Jaroslav Slobodnik and Valeria Dulio

    2. Chapter 22

      Data Quality Assurance of Sediment Monitoring (pages 371–386)

      Ulrich Förstner, Susanne Heise, Wolfgang Ahlf and Bernard Westrich

  11. Section 9: Reporting Requirements

    1. Chapter 23

      Reporting Requirements for Priority Substances (pages 387–408)

      Valeria Dulio and Anne Morin

  12. Section 10: Conclusions

    1. Chapter 24

      Needs for an Operational Science–Policy Mechanism in Support of WFD Monitoring – National and Regional Examples (pages 409–444)

      Philippe Quevauviller, Bob Harris and Philippe Vervier

    2. Chapter 25

      Support for WFD Research Needs: Current Activities and Future Perspectives in the Context of RTD Framework Programmes (pages 445–458)

      Andrea Tilche

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      Index (pages 459–476)

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