The Danube River Basin

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Managing an International River Basin Towards Water Quality Protection: The Danube Case....Pages 1-19
Nutrient Management in the Danube River Basin....Pages 23-38
Pollution by Nutrients in the Danube Basin....Pages 39-59
The Danube Water Quality Model and Its Application in the Danube River Basin....Pages 61-83
Pollution by Heavy Metals in the Danube River Basin....Pages 85-93
Identification of the Danube River Basin Specific Pollutants and Their Retrospective Risk Assessment....Pages 95-110
EU WFD Organic Priority Substances in Water, Suspended Particulate Matter, Sediments, and Biota in the Danube....Pages 111-131
Semivolatile Organic Compounds in Water, Suspended Particulate Matter, Sediments and Biota in the Danube....Pages 133-195
Alkylphenolic Compounds in the Danube River....Pages 197-215
PAH and Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contamination in Water, Suspended Particulate Matter, Sediments, and Biota in the Danube....Pages 217-233
Pollution of Groundwater in the Danube River Basin by Hazardous Substances....Pages 235-250
Hazardous and Emerging Substances in Drinking Water Resources in the Danube River Basin....Pages 251-270
Radioactivity in the Danube....Pages 271-284
Short Overview on the Benthic Macroinvertebrate Fauna of the Danube River....Pages 287-315
Phytobenthos of the River Danube....Pages 317-340
Macrophytes in the Danube River....Pages 341-358
Current Status of Fish Communities in the Danube....Pages 359-388
Invasive Alien Species in the Danube....Pages 389-409
Phytoplankton of the River Danube: Composition, Seasonality and Long-Term Dynamics....Pages 411-428
Gaps and Uncertainties in the Ecological Status Assessment in the Danube River Basin District....Pages 429-438
Microbiological Water Quality of the Danube River: Status Quo and Future Perspectives....Pages 439-468
Hydromorphology of the Danube....Pages 469-479
Danube River Sediment Transport and Morphodynamics....Pages 481-501
Hydrological and Biogeochemical Characterization of the Danube River System Using Isotopes....Pages 503-518
Back Matter....Pages 519-523