Role of macrophyte communities as bioindicators of water quality: Application on the Tiber River basin (Italy)

The research results of water supply reservoirs and their tributaries in the Morava River basin showed the important role of the biological and microbiological investigations by monitoring the influence of diffuse pollution on the reservoir's water quality. Our report brings the critical evaluation of the possibility to use some microbiological and biological methods by monitoring of diffuse pollution, it also includes some practical results received from monitoring the streams and reservoirs within the Morava River basin (in the frame of research projects of the T. G. Masaryk Water Research Institute, branch office Brno).

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Surface Water Quality and Landscape Gradients in the North Carolina Cape Fear River Basin: The Key Role of Fecal Coliform

Southeastern Geographer ◽

10.1353/sgo.2016.0045 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 56 (4) ◽

pp. 428-453

Author(s):

Jennifer B. Alford ◽

Keith G. Debbage ◽

Michael A. Mallin ◽

Zhi-Jun Liu

Keyword(s):

Water Quality ◽

North Carolina ◽

Surface Water ◽

River Basin ◽

Fecal Coliform ◽

Surface Water Quality ◽

The North ◽

Landscape Gradients ◽

Cape Fear

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Future role of desalting for water quality improvement - Colorado River Basin, U.S.A.

Desalination ◽

10.1016/s0011-9164(00)88203-x ◽

1977 ◽

Vol 20 (1-3) ◽

pp. 1-18 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

G.G. Stamm ◽

M.B. -Bessler

Keyword(s):

Water Quality ◽

Quality Improvement ◽

River Basin ◽

Colorado River ◽

Colorado River Basin ◽

Water Quality Improvement ◽

Future Role

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The Role of Impervious Cover as a Watershed-based Zoning Tool to Protect water Quality in the Christina River Basin of Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Maryland

Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation ◽

10.2175/193864700785150132 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 2000 (6) ◽

pp. 1656-1667 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Gerald J. Kauffman ◽

Tammy Brant

Keyword(s):

Water Quality ◽

River Basin ◽

Impervious Cover

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Aquatic bryophytes as ecological indicators of the water quality status in the Tiber River basin (Italy)

Ecological Indicators ◽

10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.08.020 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 74-81 ◽

Cited By ~ 37

Author(s):

Simona Ceschin ◽

Michele Aleffi ◽

Sara Bisceglie ◽

Valentina Savo ◽

Vincenzo Zuccarello

Keyword(s):

Water Quality ◽

River Basin ◽

Ecological Indicators ◽

Aquatic Bryophytes ◽

Tiber River ◽

Water Quality Status ◽

Quality Status

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Trend in river water quality: tracking the overall impacts of climate change and human activities on water quality in the Dez River Basin

Journal of Water and Health ◽

10.2166/wh.2020.123 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Nariman Mahmoodi ◽

Khaled Osati ◽

Ali Salajegheh ◽

Mohsen Mohseni Saravi

Keyword(s):

Water Quality ◽

River Water ◽

River Basin ◽

Groundwater Resources ◽

Kendall Test ◽

Quality Parameters ◽

Quality Parameter ◽

River Water Quality

Abstract A perceptible degradation in water quality complicates safe water supply for drinking and irrigation purposes. Therefore, this study aims at monitoring water quality changes and effective factors in the Dez River Basin, which are required to manage water resources effectively. To this end, the common influence of flow rate changes on water quality was separated by implementing seasonal Mann–Kendall test on residuals resulting from the LOWESS test. The results show that after adjusting the effects of seasonality and streamflow fluctuations, significant positive trends in most water quality parameters are still observed. It emphasizes the role of other factors controlling river water quality in the basin. Comparison of the trends of modified quality parameter time series (residuals) in different subbasins having natural or mad-made conditions, with or without significant groundwater resources, shows almost the same presented trends in water quality. This supports that, overall, minor changes occurred in land use, groundwater table, and environmental and human factors with no important influences on presented trends in water quality. Our analyses show that overall reduction in precipitation as well as positive trends in temperature and evaporation led to intensified streamflow variations, explaining the main changes in the river water quality of the basin.

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