Hazardous heavy metals contamination of vegetables and food chain: Role of sustainable remediation approaches-A review

S Kumar, S Prasad, KK Yadav, M Shrivastava… - Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
This review emphasizes the role of toxic metal remediation approaches due to their broad
sustainability and applicability. The rapid developmental processes can incorporate a large …

Overview of integrative tools and methods in assessing ecological integrity in estuarine and coastal systems worldwide

A Borja, SB Bricker, DM Dauer, NT Demetriades… - Marine pollution …, 2008 - Elsevier
In recent years, several sets of legislation worldwide (Oceans Act in USA, Australia or
Canada; Water Framework Directive or Marine Strategy in Europe, National Water Act in …

[HTML][HTML] The EU Water Framework Directive: From great expectations to problems with implementation

N Voulvoulis, KD Arpon, T Giakoumis - Science of the Total Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC (WFD) is widely accepted as the most
substantial and ambitious piece of European environmental legislation to date. It has been …

Using historical data, expert judgement and multivariate analysis in assessing reference conditions and benthic ecological status, according to the European Water …

I Muxika, Á Borja, J Bald - Marine pollution bulletin, 2007 - Elsevier
The European Water Framework Directive (WFD) establishes a framework for the protection
and improvement of estuarine and coastal waters, trying to achieve 'good surface water …

Review and evaluation of estuarine biotic indices to assess benthic condition

R Pinto, J Patrício, A Baeta, BD Fath, JM Neto… - Ecological …, 2009 - Elsevier
Recently there has been a growing interest and need for sound and robust ecological
indices to evaluate ecosystem status and condition, mainly under the scope of the Water …

Framework for understanding marine ecosystem health

P Tett, RJ Gowen, SJ Painting, M Elliott… - Marine Ecology …, 2013 - int-res.com
Although the terms 'health'and 'healthy'are often applied to marine ecosystems and
communicate information about holistic condition (eg as required by the Ecosystem …

An approach to the intercalibration of benthic ecological status assessment in the North Atlantic ecoregion, according to the European Water Framework Directive

A Borja, AB Josefson, A Miles, I Muxika, F Olsgard… - Marine pollution …, 2007 - Elsevier
The European Water Framework Directive (WFD) establishes a framework for the protection
and improvement of transitional and coastal waters; its final objective is to achieve at least …

Coastal marine eutrophication assessment: a review on data analysis

D Kitsiou, M Karydis - Environment international, 2011 - Elsevier
A wide variety of data analysis techniques have been applied for quantitative assessment of
coastal marine eutrophication. Indicators for assessing eutrophication and frequency …

Implementation of the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive: a methodological approach for the assessment of environmental status, from the Basque …

A Borja, I Galparsoro, X Irigoien, A Iriondo… - Marine Pollution …, 2011 - Elsevier
The implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) is directing
European marine research towards the coordinated and integrated assessment of sea …

Current status of macroinvertebrate methods used for assessing the quality of European marine waters: implementing the Water Framework Directive

A Borja, A Miles, A Occhipinti-Ambrogi, T Berg - Hydrobiologia, 2009 - Springer
This contribution reviews the current status of the macroinvertebrate methodologies
proposed for European coastal and transitional waters under the Water Framework Directive …