Navigation Links
Poor outlook for water quality in Germany
Date:9/6/2011

This press release is available in German.

The good chemical and ecological status of water bodies as defined by the EU Water Framework Directive is unlikely to be attained in Germany by 2015. This is the conclusion of a study in which data from the four largest rivers in northern Germany - the Elbe, Weser, Aller and Ems - were analysed over ten years. The study was carried out by the University of Koblenz-Landau, the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ and Freiberg University of Mining and Technology, and published in the international scientific journal Environmental Science & Technology.

"This study is the biggest of its kind anywhere in the world," stated Ralf B. Schfer, an assistant professor at the Institute for Environmental Sciences at the University of Koblenz-Landau. River monitoring data spanning from 1994 until 2004 were analysed. The study was only recently made possible by a new technique enabling the prediction of the toxicity of previously untested substances. Explaining the cut-off date, Prof Schfer added that data after 2004 weren't available to the extent required owing to the closure of Lower Saxony's Department of Environment. The occurence and possible toxic effects of 331 organic pollutants were examined in order to evaluate the quality of the rivers. A total of 257 of these compounds were detected in the rivers - sometimes in concentrations likely to have acute toxic effects on river organisms. Yet despite being potentially harmful to aquatic organisms, many of these compounds are not among the priority substances defined by the European Union and used to assess the chemical status of surface water under the Water Framework Directive. In fact just two of the 33 priority substances were found to exceed the recommended limits. Banned pesticides were also frequently detected in the river water raising the question
'/>"/>

Contact: Andreas Staak
presse@ufz.de
49-341-235-1232
Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
Source:Eurekalert  

0

GOOD

Page: 1 2

Related biology news :

1. World Energy Outlook to be presented at Rice University Dec. 9
2. Beckman Coulter Updates 2008 Outlook
3. Researchers issue outlook for a significant New England red tide in 2010
4. DSW Inc. Raises Fiscal 2010 Annual Earnings Outlook
5. Experts to discuss global water crisis
6. Commercial aquatic plants offer cost-effective method for treating wastewater
7. UNC study on properties of carbon nanotubes, water could have wide-ranging implications
8. Waterborne disease risk upped in Great Lakes
9. Turning freshwater farm ponds into crab farms
10. Ripple effect: Water snails offer new propulsion possibilities
11. NJIT professors research suggests changes in underwater data communications
Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
Related Image:
Poor outlook for water quality in Germany
(Date:5/21/2013)... shows that the nation,s land and water resources could ... up to 25 billion gallons of algae-based fuel a ... yearly needs. , The findings come from an in-depth ... to grow significant amounts of algae in large, specially ... May 7 issue of Environmental Science and Technology ...
(Date:5/21/2013)... Mo. Cancers of all types become most deadly ... Once cancer has reached this stage, it becomes very ... tumors that can develop. Now, researchers at the University ... nanoparticles that target lymphoma tumor cells wherever they may ... of oncology in the MU College of Veterinary Medicine, ...
(Date:5/21/2013)... is an uphill battle? Try staying fit in space, ... muscle and bone. , That,s the challenge a group ... new three-year, $1.2 million grant from NASA. Their goal ... exploratory missions. , "You could give astronauts the best ... them to stick to it, it isn,t going to ...
Breaking Biology News(10 mins):Going green: Nation equipped to grow serious amounts of pond scum for fuel 2Going green: Nation equipped to grow serious amounts of pond scum for fuel 3Going green: Nation equipped to grow serious amounts of pond scum for fuel 4MU researchers develop radioactive nanoparticles that target cancer cells 2Fueling fitness on the final frontier 2
... from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana have found ... a park in western Uganda are exchanging gastrointestinal bacteria ... of the E. coli strains migrating to chimps are ... , Their study will appear in the April 2007 ...
... A University of Florida-led study has determined that Titanis ... North America from South America long before a land ... MacFadden said his team used an established geochemical technique ... to revise the ages of terror bird fossils in ...
... for alternative energy, Florida Tech Professor of Biological ... from Aurora Biofuels for large-scale production of microalgae. ... in small-scale cultivation. , Lin will cultivate the ... Laboratory. His work is to test conditions that ...
Cached Biology News:E. coli bacteria migrating between humans, chimps in Ugandan park 2E. coli bacteria migrating between humans, chimps in Ugandan park 3'Terror bird' arrived in North America before land bridge, study finds 2
(Date:5/22/2013)... Envera announced today that Michael McErlean has ... has an extensive background in cell production and served ... , Mike Matheny, President and Owner of ... join our team”. “Mike’s background is perfectly suited to ... and downstream processing equipment”, added Matheny. “Mike’s hands on ...
(Date:5/22/2013)... CAMBRIDGE, Mass. , May 22, 2013  Moderna ... revolutionary new treatment modality to enable the in ... John Reynders will join Moderna ... Reynders is a proven leader in ... phases of drug development, from discovery to translation, clinical ...
(Date:5/21/2013)... Lindsley F. Kimball Research Institute of the New York Blood ... Explorations winner, an initiative funded by the Bill ... , Head of the Laboratory of Molecular Parasitology will ... Innovative 3-D in vitro culturing system for ... to help eliminate onchocerciasis (river blindness) in Africa ...
(Date:5/21/2013)... a new study led by George Washington University ... nucleation of ice in small droplets is strongly ... at the nanoscale. The formation of ice at ... question whose answer also has important implications for ... crystallization of ice from supercooled water is generally ...
Breaking Biology Technology:Envera Appoints Michael McErlean Fermentation Manager 2Industry Leader John Reynders Joins Moderna Therapeutics as Chief Information Officer 2Industry Leader John Reynders Joins Moderna Therapeutics as Chief Information Officer 3New York Blood Center's Research Institute Receives Grand Challenges Explorations Grant For Groundbreaking Research in Global Health and Development 2New York Blood Center's Research Institute Receives Grand Challenges Explorations Grant For Groundbreaking Research in Global Health and Development 3Study led by GW professor provides better understanding of water's freezing behavior at nanoscale 2
... Strive to Measure ROI, Balance Business Benefits with ... Environmental Responsibility, FALLS ... supply chains are most constrained by the,inability to justify cost of ... conducted by CSC (NYSE: CSC ), Manhattan,Associates Inc. (Nasdaq: ...
... for Pandemic Planning -, NUTLEY, N.J., June 26 ... program that will allow U.S. businesses,to maintain access to ... situation, with limited upfront investment and more adaptability,to deal ... the new plan, businesses pay a nominal annual fee ...
... A study published in,the May issue of ... are,associated with improved listening comprehension and vocabulary ... Effect of Docosahexaenoic,Acid on Cognitive Functions in ... Study," evaluated whether DHA,supplementation had an effect ...
Cached Biology Technology:Study Reveals Greatest Barrier to Green Supply Chain Initiatives 2Study Reveals Greatest Barrier to Green Supply Chain Initiatives 3Roche Introduces Program to Facilitate Corporate Pandemic Stockpiling of Tamiflu(R) 2Roche Introduces Program to Facilitate Corporate Pandemic Stockpiling of Tamiflu(R) 3Roche Introduces Program to Facilitate Corporate Pandemic Stockpiling of Tamiflu(R) 4Roche Introduces Program to Facilitate Corporate Pandemic Stockpiling of Tamiflu(R) 5Results of Study in Pre-School Children Published in Clinical Pediatrics Adds to Support for Importance of Dietary DHA Intake 2Results of Study in Pre-School Children Published in Clinical Pediatrics Adds to Support for Importance of Dietary DHA Intake 3Results of Study in Pre-School Children Published in Clinical Pediatrics Adds to Support for Importance of Dietary DHA Intake 4
Mouse monoclonal antibody to PDK2 - pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase, isoenzyme 2...
Mouse polyclonal antibody raised against a partial recombinant WRB. NCBI Entrez Gene ID = 7485...
Mouse monoclonal antibody raised against a partial recombinant PRG4. NCBI Entrez Gene ID = PRG4...
... a direct antibiotic-based selection system for recombinant ... survival, eliminating the need for costly color ... close to 100% accuracy in recombinant selection. ... robot colony picking. This cloning kit ...
Biology Products: