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Presentation: Liliana Cortellini
DG ENV/B3
DG ENV/B3
Water monitoring and identification of polluted waters (3)
Eutrophic Status
ØFresh surface waters
ØEstuarial and coastal waters
Definition of
Eutrophication
ØEnrichment of water by nitrogen compounds causing an accelerated growth
of algae and higher forms of plant
life to produce an undesirable disturbance to the balance of organisms present in the water and to the quality of water concerned