Contamination of Water Bodies Affected by Post-Mining Activities in the Light of the European Water Framework Directive

Autor: Elke Kreyßig, Jana Götze
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Uranium-Past and Future Challenges ISBN: 9783319110585
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-11059-2_70
Popis: According to the EU Water Framework Directive (EU-WFD), all Euro-pean water bodies should achieve the so called “good water status” by 2027 at the latest. In contrast, the German Wismut remediation project, focusing on the elimination of the consequences of a long-lasting uranium industry from the cold war era, will continue beyond that deadline. In spite of intensive and costly water management and treatment measures an impact on water bodies surrounding the sites under remediation cannot be totally avoided. The presentation focuses on the quality levels reached for selected water bodies in comparison to the benchmarks of the EU-WFD and on ways how to deal with the latter.
Databáze: OpenAIRE