Editorial: European water framework directive

Nanomaterials and the European Water Framework Directive

Besides the European Union (EU) Regulation on Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of CHemicals (REACH), the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) is probably the single most important piece of environmental legislation in Europe when it comes to dealing with nanomaterials in the future given their widespread and dispersive use. Despite of the importance of the WFD, the WFD has ...

The European Water Framework Directive and Economic Valuation of Wetlands

ZUSAMMENFASSUNG The European Water Framework Directive and Economic Valuation of Wetlands The Restoration of Floodplains along the River Elbe This paper concerns the economic valuation within the European Water Framework Directive (WFD) of riparian wetlands ecological services, such as the protection of biodiversity. The Directive is an integrated approach to river basin management in Europe an...

Implementation of the Water Framework Directive in European marine waters.

In Europe, management and protection of the environment have historically been the responsibility of local or national agencies. This began to change with the long list of water-related European directives, which have set increasingly coordinated European targets for potable, waste and bathing waters. The Water Framework Directive (WFD) is the most significant of these as it draws together the ...

Public Participation and the European Water Framework Directive

Sediment monitoring and the European Water Framework Directive.

Sediment is an essential, integral and dynamic part of our river basins. A healthy river needs sediment as a source of life. Unfortunately, sediment also acts as a potential sink for many hazardous chemicals. Above a certain level of contamination this will result in negative impacts such a loss of biodiversity. This is deemed intolerable by society and hence the European Water Framework Direct...