Search for dissertations about: "Water Framework Directive"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 28 swedish dissertations containing the words Water Framework Directive.

  2. 21. Biotic Ligand model : A tool for risk assessment of metals in Scandinavian fresh waters?

    Author : Sabina Hoppe; Magnus Breitholtz; Jon-Petter Gustafsson; Karel De Schamphelaere; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; BLM; Soft freshwaters; Sweden; Cu; Applied Environmental Science; tillämpad miljövetenskap;

    Abstract : Products from iron and copper mining are among Sweden’s top exports. However, as the metals are excavated, they often end up in the aquatic environment where they can cause toxicity. READ MORE

  4. 22. Chemicals in consumer products : Towards a safe and sustainable use

    Author : Linda Molander; Christina Rudén; Sven Ove Hansson; Mattias Öberg; KTH; []
    Keywords : consumer products; articles; hazardous chemicals; risk management; chemicals regulation; REACH; substitution; regulatory toxicology; European Union;

    Abstract : Health and environmental risks associated with emissions of hazardous chemicals from articles, including everyday consumer products such as clothes and toys, have become widely acknowledged internationally, particularly in the EU. This thesis contributes to new understandings of how these risks are currently managed within the EU and recommends actions for ensuring a safe and sustainable use of chemicals in articles. READ MORE

  5. 23. Quantitative Understanding and Prediction of Lake Eutrophication

    Author : Andreas Christoffer Bryhn; Lars Håkanson; Thorsten Blenckner; Gesa Weyhenmeyer; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Freshwater ecology; Limnisk ekologi;

    Abstract : Many lakes around the world have been exposed to increased nutrient input from anthropogenic sources such as sewage discharge and runoff from fertilised agricultural areas. This has led to eutrophication, manifested as intensified algal blooms, murky waters, oxygen depleted lake bottoms, and alterations of considerable parts of the foodweb. READ MORE

  6. 24. Species distribution models : ecological applications for management of biodiversity

    Author : Simon Hallstan; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Species distribution models are a group of methods often used to estimate consequences of global change, to assess ecological status and for other ecological applications. The main idea behind species distribution models is that the geographical distributions of species can, to a large part, be explained by environmental factors and that species distributions therefore can be predicted in time or space. READ MORE

  7. 25. On the scope and assessment of pesticides in groundwater in Skåne, Sweden

    Author : Maria Åkesson; Kvartärgeologi; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; groundwater; pesticides; Sweden; Skåne; environmental tracers;

    Abstract : Pesticides are known to occur in groundwater worldwide. However, long-term pollution concerns and cause-effect relationships for specific regions remain limited. READ MORE