Review on water quality assessment in the Danube river basin

  • Mădălina Călmuc “Dunarea de Jos“ University of Galati
  • Valentina Andreea Călmuc “Dunarea de Jos“ University of Galati
  • Maria Cătălina Țopa “Dunarea de Jos“ University of Galati
  • Mihaela Timofti “Dunarea de Jos“ University of Galati
  • Cătălina Ilticescu “Dunarea de Jos“ University of Galati
  • Lucian Puiu Georgescu “Dunarea de Jos“ University of Galati
DOI: https://doi.org/10.35219/ann-ugal-math-phys-mec.2018.2.11
Keywords: Danube River, water quality, ecological status, quality indices

Abstract

The main goal of The Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC is to define the state of all bodies of water in the terms of an ecological category according to the 5 classes of quality. Due to the fact that the Danube is the second longest river in Europe, the evaluation of its water quality has always been a very debated topic in domain specific studies. The water ecological status may be established by calculating various quality indices which embrace both physico-chemical parameters and biological ones. The aim of this paper is to synthesize the previous research studies on the assessment and monitoring of water quality in the Danube River basin. According to these studies, the quality of the Danube water was included in various classes throughout the entire stream. This was due to both the anthropogenic and natural influences on the Danube water quality.

Author Biographies

Mădălina Călmuc, “Dunarea de Jos“ University of Galati

Dunarea de Jos“ University of Galati, European Center of Excellence for the Environment, Faculty of Sciences and Environment, 111 Domneasca Street, 800201, Galati, Romania

Valentina Andreea Călmuc, “Dunarea de Jos“ University of Galati

Dunarea de Jos“ University of Galati, European Center of Excellence for the Environment, Faculty of Sciences and Environment, 111 Domneasca Street, 800201, Galati, Romania

Mihaela Timofti, “Dunarea de Jos“ University of Galati

Dunarea de Jos“ University of Galati, European Center of Excellence for the Environment, Faculty of Sciences and Environment, 111 Domneasca Street, 800201, Galati, Romania

Cătălina Ilticescu, “Dunarea de Jos“ University of Galati

Dunarea de Jos“ University of Galati, European Center of Excellence for the Environment, Faculty of Sciences and Environment, 111 Domneasca Street, 800201, Galati, Romania

Lucian Puiu Georgescu, “Dunarea de Jos“ University of Galati

Dunarea de Jos“ University of Galati, European Center of Excellence for the Environment, Faculty of Sciences and Environment, 111 Domneasca Street, 800201, Galati, Romania

Published
2018-11-21
How to Cite
Călmuc, M., Călmuc, V., Țopa, M., Timofti, M., Ilticescu, C. and Georgescu, L. (2018) “Review on water quality assessment in the Danube river basin”, Analele Universității ”Dunărea de Jos” din Galați. Fascicula II, Matematică, fizică, mecanică teoretică / Annals of the ”Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati. Fascicle II, Mathematics, Physics, Theoretical Mechanics, 41(2), pp. 189-195. doi: https://doi.org/10.35219/ann-ugal-math-phys-mec.2018.2.11.
Issue
Vol 41 No 2 (2018)
Section
Articles

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