More than half of surface water bodies in Europe are at less than good ecological status
according to Water Framework Directive assessments, and diffuse pollution from agriculture …

This review considers enhanced approaches to river water quality monitoring in north-
western Europe following a series of study visits (11 sites in 7 countries). Based on the …

Open ocean carbonate chemistry is altered by the dissolution of atmospheric CO 2 in
seawater. Up to 40% of anthropogenic CO 2 emissions have dissolved in the surface ocean …

Increased nutrient delivery to estuarine systems results in elevated growth of primary
producers. This is evidenced by high chlorophyll concentrations and increased frequency of …

In the Irish environment, anthropogenic pressures have led to widespread nutrient over-
enrichment and eutrophication in surface waters. In the past 25 years European Directives …

Environmental managers of coastal regions must consider the combined effects of climate
change and multiple other stressors simultaneously. While routine monitoring programmes …

Increased nutrient delivery to estuarine systems results in elevated growth of primary
producers. This is evidenced by high chlorophyll concentrations and increased frequency of …

Recent declines in coastal water quality in SW Ireland have led to changes in the
abundance of algal-associated bryozoans and a hydroid. These common North Atlantic …

Dissolved oxygen (DO) concentrations of the fully marine Lough Hyne, SW Ireland, were
sampled in biologically different habitats between 2014 and 2019 to investigate the …

As the need for more temporal and spatial monitoring grows due to the pressures from
legislation and regulatory bodies, there is an increasing demand for low-cost nutrient …