The Ebro River Basin

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Barceló, Damià (Editor), Petrovic, Mira (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
• Series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, 13
• Subjects: Environment.; Water quality.; Water pollution.; Geochemistry.; Hydrogeology.; Environmental chemistry.; Marine sciences.; Freshwater.; Environmental Chemistry.; Water Quality/Water Pollution.; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.; Marine & Freshwater Sciences.

The Ebro is a typical Mediterranean river characterized by seasonal low flows and extreme flush effects, with important agricultural and industrial activity that has caused heavy contamination problems. This volume deals with soil-sediment-groundwater related issues in the Ebro river basin and summa...

Table of Contents:

• The physical framework and historic human influences in the Ebro River
• Hydology and sediment transport
• Hydrological impacts of climate change on the Ebro River basin
• Dams and Reservoirs in the lower Ebro River and its effects on the river thermal cycle
• Dissolved fluxes of the Ebro River basin (Spain): Impact of main lithologies and role of tributaries
• Aquatic and riparian biodiversity in the Ebro watershed: prospects and threats
• Persistent organic pollutants in water, sediments and biota in the Ebro River basin
• Origin, occurrence and behaviour of brominated flame retardants in the Ebro basin
• Pesticides at the Ebro River delta: Occurrence and toxicity in water and biota
• Sources, occurrence and environmental risk assessment of pharmaceuticals in the Ebro River basin
• Mercuty in aquatic organisms of the Ebro River basin
• Drugs of abuse along the Ebro River basin: occurrence in surface and wastewater and derived consumption estimations
• Biological effects of chemical pollution in feral fish and shellfish populations from Ebro River. From molecular to individual level responses
• Climate change, water resources and pollution in the Ebro Basin – towards an integrated approach
• Chemometric analysis and mapping of environmental pollution sources in the Ebro River basin
• Experiences and lessons  learned on the implementation of the water framework directive in selected European river basins.