A Broad-Scale Method for Estimating Natural Background Levels of Dissolved Components in Groundwater Based on Lithology and Anthropogenic Pressure

A Broad-Scale Method for Estimating Natural Background Levels of Dissolved Components in Groundwater Based on Lithology and Anthropogenic Pressure

The Water Framework Directive (WFD) requires EU member states to assess the chemical status of groundwater bodies, a status defined according to threshold values for harmful elements and based on/the natural background level (NBL). The NBL is defined as the expected value of the concentration of ele...

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Main Authors: Julie Lions, Nicolas Devau, Daniel Elster, Denitza D. Voutchkova, Birgitte Hansen, Jörg Schullehner, Tanja Petrović Pantić, Katarina Atanasković Samolov, Victor Camps, Georgina Arnó, Ignasi Herms, Nina Rman, Sonja Cerar, Juan Grima, Elena Giménez-Forcada, Juan Antonio Luque-Espinar, Eline Malcuit, Laurence Gourcy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Water
Subjects:
natural background level
groundwater
water quality
anthropogenic pressure
trace element
groundwater monitoring
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/11/1531

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