An investigation of urban water and sediment ecotoxicity in relation to metal concentrations
Conference paper
Lundy, L., Mensah, R., Revitt, D. and Jones, H. 2007. An investigation of urban water and sediment ecotoxicity in relation to metal concentrations. Morrison, G. and Rauch, S. (ed.) 8th Highway and Urban Environment Symposium (8HUES). Nicosia, Cyprus 12 - 14 Jun 2006 Springer. pp. 359-370 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6010-6_32
Type | Conference paper |
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Title | An investigation of urban water and sediment ecotoxicity in relation to metal concentrations |
Authors | Lundy, L., Mensah, R., Revitt, D. and Jones, H. |
Abstract | The majority of urban rivers and watercourses routinely receive pollution inputs from a wide variety of sources such as separately sewered stormwater and combined surface water outfalls (CSOs). Although the physico-chemical characteristics of urban runoff have been widely reported, the ecotoxicological impacts of these discharges are less certain. Implemen-tation of the EU Water Framework Directive, with its over-arching aim of protecting, restor-ing and enhancing the ecological status of aquatic ecosystems and its specific reference to the need to control diffuse pollution, has refocused attention on the impact of non-point source discharges on receiving water bodies. However, the implementation of this Directive has also raised several key and complex questions such as how should the ecological status of various water body types be determined. Should the proposed all-encompassing Environmental Qual-ity Standards (EQS) be developed in relation to water, sediment or biotic components? And, once determined, how should compliance with EQS be assessed? |
Conference | 8th Highway and Urban Environment Symposium (8HUES) |
Page range | 359-370 |
Proceedings Title | Highway and Urban Environment: Proceedings of the 8th Highway and Urban Environment Symposium |
Series | Alliance For Global Sustainability Bookseries (AGSB) |
Editors | Morrison, G. and Rauch, S. |
ISSN | 1571-4780 |
Electronic | 2215-1699 |
ISBN | |
Hardcover | 9781402060090 |
Paperback | 9789048175024 |
Electronic | 9781402060106 |
Publisher | Springer |
Publication dates | |
18 Sep 2007 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 23 Apr 2015 |
Output status | Published |
Copyright Statement | Access to full text restricted pending copyright check [Post-print version now included as permitted by publisher 12 months after publication (as indicated in Sherpa/Romeo).] |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6010-6_32 |
Web of Science identifier | WOS:000251161300032 |
Web address (URL) of conference proceedings | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6010-6 |
Language | English |
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