According to the European Water Framework Directive, Italy introduced two aggregate indices for evaluating the ecological status of rivers, called respectively LIM (Pollution Level of the Macro-descriptors) from 2000 to 2008, and LIMeco from 2010 onwards. The LIM index considered the % of Dissolved Oxygen (DO%), ammonium nitrogen (NH4-N), nitrate nitrogen (NO3-N), total phosphorus (P), Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), and Escherichia (E.) coli, while LIMeco considered only DO%, NH4-N, NO3-N, and total P. The aim of this study was to evaluate differences between LIM and LIMeco for defining quality status of freshwaters. For this purpose, data obtained during an annual monitoring campaign of four main rivers...
EnThe purpose of the EU's Water Framework Directive (WFD)is the achievement of ecological good statu...
More than ten years ago, European Union defined guidelines for surface water quality with the 2000/6...
The European Union (EU) Water Framework Directive (WFD, 2000/60/EC), which came into force in Italy ...
This study aims to present an overview of incorporating the Water Framework Directive into Italian l...
The quality of the river Chienti (eastern-central Apennines, Italy) has been evaluated according to ...
The EU directive (2000/60/EC) known as the Water Framework Directive (WFD), identifies new methodol...
The European Water Framework (WFD) establishes a framework for the protection and the monitoring con...
River management and planning of restoration actions require a detailed analysis of stream condition...
Riparian areas support a set of river functions and of ecosystem services (ESs). Their role is essen...
TheWFD/60/2000/EC establishes the use of different biological indicators to assess the ecological st...
Assessment of quality of the Apennine rivers (Italy) using the diatom indices: the River Foglia. Wi...
Hydro-climatic changes and the increasing release of pollutants into rivers by human activities tend...
EnThe purpose of the EU's Water Framework Directive (WFD)is the achievement of ecological good statu...
More than ten years ago, European Union defined guidelines for surface water quality with the 2000/6...
The European Union (EU) Water Framework Directive (WFD, 2000/60/EC), which came into force in Italy ...
This study aims to present an overview of incorporating the Water Framework Directive into Italian l...
The quality of the river Chienti (eastern-central Apennines, Italy) has been evaluated according to ...
The EU directive (2000/60/EC) known as the Water Framework Directive (WFD), identifies new methodol...
The European Water Framework (WFD) establishes a framework for the protection and the monitoring con...
River management and planning of restoration actions require a detailed analysis of stream condition...
Riparian areas support a set of river functions and of ecosystem services (ESs). Their role is essen...
TheWFD/60/2000/EC establishes the use of different biological indicators to assess the ecological st...
Assessment of quality of the Apennine rivers (Italy) using the diatom indices: the River Foglia. Wi...
Hydro-climatic changes and the increasing release of pollutants into rivers by human activities tend...
EnThe purpose of the EU's Water Framework Directive (WFD)is the achievement of ecological good statu...
More than ten years ago, European Union defined guidelines for surface water quality with the 2000/6...
The European Union (EU) Water Framework Directive (WFD, 2000/60/EC), which came into force in Italy ...