Heavy metal contamination of the aquatic environment is of worldwide concern, due to the
toxicity of metals and their lethal effects on aquatic organisms. The investigation of heavy …

This review evaluates and summarizes the results of long-term research projects, monitoring
programs and published papers concerning the pollution of surface waters (rivers and lakes) …

Eutrophication is a major water quality issue in lakes worldwide and is principally caused by
the loadings of phosphorus from catchment areas. It follows that to develop strategies to …

The length–weight relationships of the cyprinid fish Carassius gibelio (Bloch, 1782) are
described for the 12 most important lakes of Greece. Carassius gibelio is an allogynogenetic …

Fifteen major Balkan rivers with over 80% of the inflows in Eastern Mediterranean were
examined for their environmental state within the DPSIR framework. Physicogeographic and …

Distribution records (historical, contemporary) for native and non-native freshwater fish
species from 105 hydrographic basin areas were compiled and analysed in order to develop …

Twenty-nine small-and mid-sized permanent rivers (thirty-six sites) scattered throughout
Greece and equally distributed within three geo-chemical-climatic zones, have been …

Industrial and agricultural activities often impose significant pressures to the groundwater
quality and consequently degrade wetland ecosystems that depend mostly on subsurface …

Two hundred and forty water samples (in four seasons) and seventeen sediment samples
have been analyzed to monitor the natural and anthropogenic influences on the water and …

The Axios River (Axios R.) receives substantial loads of nutrients, heavy metals and other
compounds, resulting from anthropogenic activities within its catchment. Long-term trends in …