One of the major source of complaint in relation to water quality in rivers is linked to odour emissions. However, in the monitoring and regulations for water quality, odour normally is not directly considered. This paper explores the application of the Odour Emission Capacity (OEC) as a surrogate parameter in the assessment of river water… Continue reading Odour emission capacity as a surrogate parameter for the assessment of river water quality
More than ten years ago, European Union defined guidelines for surface water quality with the 2000/60/EC Directive, or Water Framework Directive (WFD); this is one of the most important water legislation acts for both Member States and candidate countries, which aims to identify strategies in order to safeguard the EU environment. Main subjects of WFD… Continue reading River water quality assessment: Implementation of non-parametric tests for sampling frequency optimization
