Estuarine Water Quality Management

All over the world, the awareness of the increasing pollution of rivers, estuaries and the sea with its associated impact on these ecosystems, its effect on organisms, food-chains, water supply and finally on man himself is growing. Estuaries form a link between the limnetic and marine environments, characterized by a variety of complex processes. Most of these phenomena are not yet sufficiently understood, making efficient water quality management a difficult task. The volume has two main objectives: to present the latest information on current estuarine research and to elaborate fundamentals and criteria for planners and decision-makers in water quality management.

Inhalt
I Review on Estuarine Water Quality Management.- II Estuarine Modelling.- III Integrated Concepts, Stragegies.- IV Water Dynamics and Transport Processes.- V Estuarine Measurement Techniques.- VI Sediment-Water Interface.- VII Monitoring.- VIII Nutrients and Oxygen Budget.- IX Biological Processes, Environmental Impact.- X Water Chemistry and Speciation.- Author Index.