The Rhine

Description

The Rhine, in many ways the most important river in Europe has undergone not only tremendous contamination but also recreation. This book clearly demonstrates that the Rhine is by far the best investigated water body worldwide. Many well known scientists have presented their knowledge in this book covering a wide span of different topics. The development of the Rhine, its catchment area and hydrology is as well presented as the development of water protection requirements and early warning systems on the Rhine. Additionally the book describes many aspects of water quality from the Rhine but also from alpine lakes, tributaries, estuary and adjacent coastal waters connected with the Rhine. This work provides a great deal of data obtained from the analysis and up-to-date monitoring of organic micro pollutants, such as e.g. pesticides, pharmaceuticals, synthetic aromatic sulfonates, chelating agents, industrial chemicals and by-products from chemical syntheses. Hydrology....Pages 3-46 The Recovered Rhine and Its History....Pages 47-87 The Development of Water Protection Requirements from the Point of View of Waterworks, with Emphasis on 30 Years of the Memorandum of the International Association of Waterworks in the River Rhine Catchment Area (IAWR)....Pages 89-97 Early Warning Strategies and Practices Along the River Rhine....Pages 99-124 Water Quality of Lake Constance....Pages 127-138 MTBE in Lake Zurich....Pages 139-151 Trends in Pesticide Transport into the River Rhine....Pages 155-175 Pharmaceuticals in the River Rhine....Pages 177-184 Analysis, Occurrence, and Fate of Aromatic Sulfonates in the Rhine and Its Tributaries....Pages 185-210 Occurrence, Fate and Relevance of Aminopolycarboxylate Chelating Agents in the Rhine Basin, Germany....Pages 211-234 Pollutants as Byproducts and Degradation Products of Chemical Syntheses....Pages 235-254 Natural and Artificial Radioactivity in the Rhine and Its Tributaries....Pages 255-306 Assessment of Organic Compounds in the Rhine Estuary....Pages 307-368