Development of a technique for Lake Habitat Survey (LHS) with applications for the European Union Water Framework Directive

2006 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 637-657 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.S. Rowan ◽  
J. Carwardine ◽  
R.W. Duck ◽  
O.M. Bragg ◽  
A.R. Black ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Water Framework Directive ◽  
The European Union

Classification of Two Swedish Forest Streams in Accordance with the European Union Water Framework Directive

AMBIO ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 38 (7) ◽  
pp. 394-400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Löfgren ◽  
Maria Kahlert ◽  
Mats Johansson ◽  
Jakob Bergengren
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Water Framework Directive ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Forest Streams

On-going evaluation of the WFD 2000/60/EC implementation process in the European Union, seven years after its launch: are we behind schedule?

Water Policy ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Kanakoudis ◽  
S. Tsitsifli
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Framework Directive ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Considerable Progress ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Water Legislation ◽  
The Eu

Although the European Union (EU) has made some considerable progress regarding protection of water resources (tackling significant problems at national and at EU level), increased efforts are still needed to get and keep its waters clean. After 30 years of developing EU water legislation, all the involved stakeholders express this demand. In 2000, the Water Framework Directive (WFD) 2000/60/EC, establishing a framework for Community actions regarding protection of water resources, was adopted. Its implementation is now well underway, as most of the EU-Member States have fulfilled their current obligations of submitting their reports. An on-going evaluation of the WFD implementation process is attempted here, based on all available data seven years after its launch. Special focus is given to Greece regarding problems that have occurred.

“REGIONAL HYDROCHEMISTRY OF UKRAINE” (2019) – A MODERN TEXTBOOK ON THE STUDY OF THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF SURFACE, GROUNDWATER AND SEA WATERS IN THE COUNTRY

2019 ◽  
pp. 164-173
Author(s):  
M.R. Zabokrytska
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Water Framework Directive ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Surface Waters ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Hydrochemical Characteristics ◽  
Chemical Composition Of Water ◽  
Modern Textbook

The article reviewed and analyzed the textbook “Regional Hydrochemistry of Ukraine” (authors V.K. Khilchevskyi, V.I. Osadchyi, S.M. Kurylo), published in 2019. The textbook comprehensively summarizes and covers materials on the hydrochemistry of precipitation, rivers, lakes, reservoirs and ponds, underground and sea waters in Ukraine. The authors used the latest results of studies of the chemical composition of water of various water bodies in the country, applied the hydrochemical characteristics of the river basin districts according to the modern hydrographic zoning of Ukraine (2016), which takes into account the requirements of the European Union Water Framework Directive (WFD 2000/60/EC). A feature of the textbook is that the authors were largely based on the materials of their own studies of the chemical composition of surface waters. They also systematized and generalized the monographic works of leading Ukrainian scientists, in different years (from the 1950s to the present day) they studied fundamental and applied issues of hydrochemistry of surface, underground and sea waters. The structure of the textbook consists of a preface, 11 sections, applications and a list of references. The textbook is intended for students of the specialty “Earth Sciences”, studying in educational programs of hydrological, hydroecological and hydrogeological profile. It may be useful for students of the specialty “Geography”, students in educational programs of a physical-geographical and geo-ecological profile.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Chemical and Physico-Chemical Indicators of Water and Bottom Macrofauna the Starzyc Lake on the Basis of the European Union Water Framework Directive

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 66-75
Author(s):  
Piotr Daniszewski ◽  
Ryszard Konieczny
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Water Framework Directive ◽  
Small Variation ◽  
Biological Degradation ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Test Bed ◽  
Level Ii ◽  
Lake Bottom ◽  
Level I

Have studied lake close to neutral pH 7.70 to 7.74. All lakes in accordance with the classification of the European Union Water Framework Directive have been included in the first class. Studies have shown a diverse water quality in lakes in relation to tested indicators. By analyzing the average annual values can be noted that the pH of the water, the O2diss and the concentration of NH4+, NO2ˉ, NO3ˉ, PO43-diss showed a relatively small variation in all investigated Lakes. The level of the total suspended solids in Starzyc lake the peasant was on level II class. The concentration in the surface layer of Ptot. Lake is little differentiated, is at level II and III quality class according to the classification of the European Union Water Framework Directive. In the case of nitrogen-compounds nitrates and nitrites values for these indicators were at level I and II class in all the surveyed lakes in accordance with the classification of the European Union Water Framework Directive. In 2008 attendance related macrofauna test bed showed that the most common they were mud-eating and larvae chironomids, oligochaeta (F = 100 %), which consisted of Tischlera classification of the species is absolutely solid. Among larvae of Chironomidae the species is absolutely integral were Chironomus f. l. plumosus (F = 100 %). However Chaoborus sp. belong to the accesoric species. Other designated species of fauna were accidental species of benthic (F) = 25 %. In 2009 attendance related macrofauna test bed showed that the most common they were mud-eating and larvae chironomids, oligochaeta (F = 100 %), which consisted of Tischlera classification of the species is absolutely solid. Among larvae of Chironomidae the species is absolutely integral were Chironomus f. l. plumosus (F = 100 %). However Asellus aquaticus Racov. and Chaoborus sp. belong to the accesoric species. Other designated species of fauna were accidental species of benthic (F) = 25 %. Fauna of the Starzyc Lake bottom during summer stagnation was poor in terms of quality, which proves its considerable biological degradation. In terms of the concentration in the test macrozoobenthos Lake dominated and Oligochaeta, Diptera larvae.

Integrating the implementation of the European Union Water Framework Directive and Floods Directive in Ireland

2011 ◽  
Vol 64 (10) ◽  
pp. 2044-2051 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. R. Earle ◽  
S. Blacklocke ◽  
M. Bruen ◽  
G. Almeida ◽  
D. Keating
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Water Framework Directive ◽  
Physical Property ◽  
River Basin Management ◽  
The European Union ◽  
River Basin Management Plans ◽  
Safety Risks ◽  
Management Plans ◽  
Policy Objectives ◽  
Floods Directive

Water Framework Directive (WFD) statutory authorities and stakeholders in Ireland are now challenged with the issue of how the proposed programmes of measures in the newly required River Basin Management Plans – designed to protect and restore good ecology by reverting as closely as possible back to natural conditions – are to be implemented in a way that concurrently complies with other existing and emerging intersecting European Union legislation, such as the Floods Directive (FD). The WFD is driven largely by ecological considerations, whereas the FD and other legislation are more geared towards protecting physical property and mitigating public safety risks. Thus many of the same waterbodies, especially heavily modified waterbodies, arguably have somewhat competing policy objectives put upon them. This paper explores the means by which Ireland might best achieve the highest degrees of cost effectiveness, economic efficiency and institutional durability in pursuing the common and overarching objective of the WFD and FD – to ensure Irish waterways are put to their highest valued uses.

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