The Llobregat The Story of a Polluted Mediterranean River
The Llobregat belongs to the most thoroughly studied rivers in Europe and is a paradigm of the confluence of human and natural disturbances in a single basin. Because of its location in a very densely populated region and its Mediterranean character, the Llobregat supports a mixture of irregular flo...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2012, 2012
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2012 |
| Series: | The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- The Llobregat River basin: a paradigm of impaired rivers under climate change threats
- Low Llobregat aquifers: intensive development, salinization, contamination and management
- Managed artificial recharge in the Llobregat aquifers: quantitative versus qualitative aspects
- In-Stream nutrient flux and retention in relation to land use in the Llobregat River Basin
- The biological communities in the Llobregat as the outcome of multiple stressors
- Occurrence of persistent organic pollutants in the Llobregat River Basin: an overview.-Occurence and behaviour of brominated flame retardants in the Llobregat River Basin
- Inputs of pharmaceuticals and endocrine disrupting compounds in the Llobregat River Basin
- Occurrence and fate of sulfonamide antibiotics in surface waters: climatic effects on their presence in the mediterranean region and aquatic ecosystem vulnerability
- Perfluorinated compounds analysis, environmental fate and occurrence: The Llobregat River as case study. Illicit drugs and metabolites in the Llobregat River Basin
- Risk assessment of pollutants in the Llobregat River Basin
- Human pressure and its effects on water quality and biota in the Llobregat River
- Wastewater reuse in the Llobregat: the experience at the Prat de Llobregat treatment plant
- Ecosystem services in an impacted watershed. The relevance of hydrology, human influence and global change