HS
Hydrological Sciences

soil and water degradation

International initiatives to solve the challenges to trace sediment and contaminant in river systems

International initiatives to solve the challenges to trace sediment and contaminant in river systems

Soil and water resources that are essential to human and aquatic life are increasingly threatened by human activities and the impacts of land use and climate change. Sediments play hereby a key role, particularly fine sediments with sediment-associated pollutants, which can lead to a substantial degradation of water body quality, such as in rivers and reservoirs. Sediment tracing as a first step t ...[Read More]