Title The Llobregat : the story of a polluted Mediterranean river / volume editors: Sergi Sabater, Antoni Ginebreda, Damià Barceló ; with contributions by V. Acuña [and others]

Published Berlin ; New York : Springer, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource : maps (some color) Series The handbook of environmental chemistry, 1867-979X ; v. 21 Handbook of environmental chemistry ; v. 21 Contents The Llobregat River Basin: A Paradigm of Impaired Rivers Under Climate Change Threats / Rafael Marcé, Jordi Honey-Rosés, Andreu Manzano, Lucas Moragas and Bernardette Catllar, et al. -- Low Llobregat Aquifers: Intensive Development, Salinization, Contamination, and Management / Emilio Custodio -- Managed Artificial Recharge in the Llobregat Aquifers: Quantitative Versus Qualitative Aspects / Xavier Sanchez-Vila, Josep-Lluïs Armenter, Felip Ortuño, Enric Queralt and Daniel Fernàndez-Garcia -- In-Stream Nutrient Flux and Retention in Relation to Land Use in the Llobregat River Basin / Rosana Aguilera, Sergi Sabater and Rafael Marcé -- The Effect of Multiple Stressors on Biological Communities in the Llobregat / I. Muñoz, E. García-Berthou and S. Sabater -- Occurrence of Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Llobregat River Basin: An Overview / Daniel Guillén, Antoni Ginebreda, Ethel Eljarrat, Mira Petrovic and Damià Barceló -- Occurrence and Behavior of Brominated Flame Retardants in the Llobregat River Basin / E. Eljarrat and D. Barceló -- Inputs of Pharmaceuticals and Endocrine Disrupting Compounds in the Llobregat River Basin / Mira Petrovic and Damia Barceló Occurrence and Fate of Sulfonamide Antibiotics in Surface Waters: Climatic Effects on Their Presence in the Mediterranean Region and Aquatic Ecosystem Vulnerability / María Jesús García-Galán, M. Silvia Díaz-Cruz and Damià Barceló -- Perfluorinated Compounds' Analysis, Environmental Fate and Occurrence: The Llobregat River as Case Study / Marta Llorca, Francisca Pérez, Marinella Farré, Yolanda Picó and Damià Barceló -- Illicit Drugs and Metabolites in the Llobregat River Basin / Cristina Postigo, Nicola Mastroianni, Miren López de Alda and Damià Barceló -- Risk Assessment of Pollutants in the Llobregat River Basin / Antoni Ginebreda, Carles Barata and Damià Barceló -- Human Pressure and Its Effects on Water Quality and Biota in the Llobregat River / Antoni Munné, Carolina Solà, Lluís Tirapu, Carlos Barata and Maria Rieradevall, et al. -- Wastewater Reuse in the Llobregat: The Experience at the Prat de Llobregat Treatment Plant / Sandra Pérez, María-Eugenia Rubiano, Antoni Ginebreda, Cristina Postigo and Rebeca López-Serna, et al. -- Ecosystem Services in an Impacted Watershed / The Relevance of Hydrology, Human Influence, and Global Change / Marta Terrado, Jordi Honey-Rosés, Vicenç Acuña and Sergi Sabater Summary 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 flow, water abstraction, excess nutrients, mining debris, and a wide array of pollutants. The aquatic organisms strive to survive in a dramatically changing river that passes through a succession of dams, weirs and channels. The long-term river monitoring as well as the research that has been carried out in the river for a long time have provided an extensive knowledge of these disturbances and their effects on the biological communities. This book highlights the available information, with emphasis on the hydrological, chemical and biological elements interspersed in the river. Experts in the field discuss the main nutrient patterns and pollutant occurrence and the responses of the biological quality elements as well as the river ecosystem to the overall natural and man-made influences Analysis Environmental sciences Analytical biochemistry Geochemistry Aquatic biology Environmental chemistry Environmental pollution Environment Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution Marine & Freshwater Sciences Freshwater & Marine Ecology Analytical Chemistry Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Water -- Pollution -- Spain -- Llobregat River Water -- Pollution SUBJECT Llobregat River (Spain) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86007987 Llobregat River Watershed (Spain) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh93004094 Subject Spain -- Llobregat River Spain -- Llobregat River Watershed Form Electronic book Author Sabater, Sergi. Ginebreda, Antoni. Barceló, Damià. ISBN 9783642309397 3642309399 3642309380 9783642309380 9783642309403 3642309402 9783642436550 3642436552

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