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Danube: Sediment Quality Management Under the ICPDR Sediment Quality Management under the ICPDR Igor Li ška ICPDR Secretariat 2 The Danube River Protection Convention A legal frame for co -operation to assure the protection of water and ecological resources and their sustainable use in the Danube River Basin 3 According to the Article 9 of the DRPC the Contracting Parties to DRPC have agreed to co -operate in the field of monitoring and assessment of the water resources. 4 TNMN • Based on national monitoring networks • 78 sampling stations (72 provided data in 2002) • 52 determinands in water • Minimum sampling frequency 12/year (chem ) 2/year ( biol ) 5 o o o o o o o o o 10 12 30' 15 17 30' 20 22 30' 25 27 30' 30 o Praha 50 M PL o UA ra v a D S v it a a cv Be O CZ v a n b d a a a A v l N S a Pr tm v Ho ut ü Jih ra rna h la tk a d MD01 l R v a v o e a ra h a ge D D o a tr n yj M V i Hron Sl Sire 47 30' e y N ana t je a Jiji MD av g a e SK m ro a ub CZ01 i d sz n D02 R o Ti Da CZ02 B H09 o j P A03 a a B z r ar S s u r D01 Is Bratislava T Ti t i n S g In A02 Ipel a ome o r s h A01 SK01 n c a M c o h ldo e Wien A04 SK04 C va Kishinev L S ra a Danube sn l a a z eth SK03 H s München a L Z B s o reg i D04 c g h yv R A H01 a B r i H03 lyd st e th r l e it l H02 - er j I D03 r B a e MD04 o s Enn ib de re Budapest epe 47 30' a t ul R es b h m Cris m a ü a So K e R tr s S n i In r S ös e io Kör t 3 H04 Cri 0 tz l sul i e Neg D v n ro M o n P T l e Zala E a sn i ic s h Ismail a s Danube z c Crisu Drava o a l A p lb SL01 M a ur K H08 o a H06 45 Sav Dravina inja Mures RO Sa RO v D ca 05 a HR03 ra H05 SCG10 ran HR04 va A H07 ga I Ljubljana Zagreb SCG01 Be Tamis HR HR01 SCG02 SCG11 SL S Ialomita HR06 a HR05 SCG03 v HR02 BLACK a HR07 SCG09 SCG12 Ar ges Kupa Bucuresti SEA HR08 SCG04 RO04 BIH01 SCG06 J SCG14 SCG07 i SCG05 RO01 u RO09 BIH02 Beograd o a a S in n r BIH04 O 45 U a BIH03 k B SCG13 BG05 n SCG08 l a U t V o va SCG16 SCG17 s r a RO03 b SCG15 n S RO02 BG04 a a s M BG02 BG08 Be o l r Danube i L a BG01 om v R a u FRY s BIH . BG03 L om Ja o L nt m S m a ra J ta k a c o u s s i z go û s . O t r O o 42 30' M R a a t Sarajevo n o k i ri s ra I V D v a Z a Ta p ra . M Piv o a r a Sofia v a BG FYROM 0 50 100 150 250 250 km Monitoring location on the Danube River on the tributary 6 Determinand Unit Class I II - TV III IV V Class limit values Oxygen/Nutrient regime Dissolved oxygen * mg.l -1 7 6 5 4 < 4 -1 BOD 5 mg.l 3 5 10 25 > 25 -1 COD Mn mg.l 5 10 20 50 > 50 -1 COD Cr mg.l 10 25 50 125 > 125 pH - > 6.5 * and < 8.5 Ammonium -N mg.l -1 0.2 0.3 0.6 1.5 > 1.5 Nitrite -N mg.l -1 0.01 0.06 0.12 0.3 > 0.3 Nitrate -N mg.l -1 1 3 6 15 > 15 Total -N mg.l -1 1.5 4 8 20 > 20 Ortho -phosphate -P mg.l -1 0.05 0.1 0.2 0.5 > 0.5 Total -P mg.l -1 0.1 0.2 0.4 1 > 1 Chlorophyll -a µg.l -1 25 50 100 250 > 250 Metals (total) Zinc µg.l -1 bg 100 200 500 > 500 Copper µg.l -1 bg 20 40 100 > 100 Chromium (Cr -III +VI) µg.l -1 bg 50 100 250 > 250 Lead µg.l -1 bg 5 10 25 > 25 Cadmium µg.l -1 bg 1 2 5 > 5 Mercury µg.l -1 bg 0.1 0.2 0.5 > 0.5 Nickel µg.l -1 bg 50 10 0 250 > 250 Arsenic µg.l -1 bg 5 10 25 > 25 Toxic substances AOX µg.l -1 10 50 100 250 > 250 Lindane µg.l -1 0.05 0.1 0.2 0.5 > 0.5 p,p´ -DDT µg.l -1 0.001 0.01 0.02 0.05 > 0.05 Atrazine µg.l -1 0.02 0.1 0.2 0.5 > 0.5 Trichloromethane µg.l -1 0.02 0. 6 1.2 1.8 > 1.8 Tetrachloromethane µg.l -1 0.02 1 2 5 > 5 Trichloroethene µg.l -1 0.02 1 2 5 > 5 Tetrachloroethene µg.l -1 0.02 1 2 5 > 5 7 10 o 12o 30' 15 o 17o 30' 20 o 22o 30' 25 o 27o 30' 30 o o Praha 50 M PL o UA ra v a D S v i t a a cv Be O CZ v a n b d a a a A v l N S a Pr tm v Ho ut ü Jih ra rna h la tk a d MD01 l R v a v e a ra h a o ge D o a tr n yj D V i Hron Sl Sir 47 30' e y M N ana et je a Jijia MD av g e SK m ro a ub CZ01 i d z n D02 R o Tis Da CZ02 B H09 jo P A03 a a B z r sar Bratislava S is u r D01 I n T T t i a So g In A02 Ipel mes o r h A01 SK01 n c a M c o h ld e Wien A04 SK04 C ova Kishinev L S ra a Danube sn l a a z eth SK03 s München a L Z H B s o reg i D04 c g h yv R A H01 a B r i H03 lyd st e th r l e i l H02 - er tj I D03 r B a s e MD04 o Enn ib de re Budapest epe 47 30' a t ul R es b h m ris m ü a C o a K e S R tr s S n i In r S s e io Körö t H04 C 3 z l ris 0 t ul i e Neg D v n ro M o n P T l e Zala E a sn i ic s h Ismail a s z c C o Danube risu Drava a l Al SL01 M p b u a ra K H06 H08 o S Dra 45 avin vina Mures RO S ja R av ca O05 a HR03 Dra H05 SCG10 ran HR04 va A H07 ga I Ljubljana Zagreb SCG01 Be Tamis HR HR01 SCG02 SCG11 SL S Ialomita HR06 a HR05 SCG03 v HR02 BLACK a HR07 SCG09 SCG12 Ar ges Kupa Bucuresti SEA HR08 SCG04 RO04 BIH01 SCG06 J SCG14 SCG07 i RO01 u RO09 BIH02 SCG05 a Beograd o a S in n BIH04 O U a BIH03 r 45 k SCG13 BG05 n B SCG08 l U t a V o va SCG16 SCG17 s r a RO03 b SCG15 S n RO02 BG04 a a s M BG02 BG08 Be o li r Danube L a BG01 om v R FRY a u BIH s BG03 . m J L Lo an o S tr m ta m a a Ju s k a ic o z go s s The Danube . O t r O o 42 30' M a a t R Sarajevo n k i ri o s ra I V D v 0 50 100 150 250 250 km a Z a Ta p ra . M Pi o va r a Sofia v a Legend BG class I class II class III FYROM class IV class V Figure 6.5: no data - The classification of NO3 - N in 2002 10 o 12o 30' 15 o 17o 30' 20 o 22o 30' 25 o 27o 30' 30 o o Praha 50 M PL o UA ra v a D S v i t a a cv Be O CZ v a n b d a a a A v l N S a Pr tm v Ho ut ü Jih ra rna h la tk a d MD01 l R v a v e a ra h a o ge D o a tr n yj D V i Hron Sl Sir 47 30' e y M N ana et je a Jijia MD av g e SK m ro a ub CZ01 i d sz n D02 R o Ti Da CZ02 B H09 jo P A03 a a B z r ar Bratislava S is u r D01 Is T T t i n S g In A02 Ipel a omes o r h A01 SK01 n c a M c o h ld e o Wien A04 SK04 C va Kishinev L S ra a Danube sn l a a z eth SK03 Z s München a L o H B s reg i D04 c g h yv R A H01 a B r i H03 lyd st e th r l e it l H02 - er j I D03 r B a s e MD04 o Enn ib de re Budapest epe 47 30' a t ul R es b h m Cris m a ü a So K e R tr s S n i In r S ös e io Kör t H04 C 3 z l ris 0 t ul i e Neg D v n ro M o n P T l es Zala E a n i ic s h C Ismail a s Danube z c risu Drava o a l Al SL01 M p b u a ra K H06 H08 o S Dra 45 avin vina Mures RO S ja R av ca O05 a HR03 Dra H05 SCG10 ran HR04 va A H07 ga I Ljubljana Zagreb SCG01 Be Tamis HR HR01 SCG02 SCG11 SL S Ialomita HR06 a HR05 SCG03 v HR02 BLACK a HR07 SCG09 SCG12 Ar ges Kupa Bucuresti SEA HR08 SCG04 RO04 BIH01 SCG06 J SCG14 SCG07 i RO01 u RO09 BIH02 SCG05 a Beograd o a S in n BIH04 O U a BIH03 r 45 k SCG13 BG05 n B SCG08 l U t a V o va SCG16 SCG17 s r a RO03 b SCG15 S n RO02 BG04 a a s M BG02 BG08 Be o li r Danube L a BG01 om v R a u FRY s BIH .
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