Final Report - ICPDR

Table of Content
1 Preface -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3
2 Background and objectives---------------------------------------------------------------4
3 Preparation for the ITR survey -----------------------------------------------------------5
3.1 Sampling plan and sites --------------------------------------------------------------5
3.2 Arrangements for the survey -------------------------------------------------------8
3.2.1 Core Team----------------------------------------------------------------------------8
3.2.2 National Teams---------------------------------------------------------------------8
3.2.3 Sample types and treatment in the field-----------------------------------9
3.2.4 On board analytical methods------------------------------------------------ 11
3.2.5 Biological methods ------------------------------------------------------------- 11
4 Results and discussion ------------------------------------------------------------------ 13
4.1 Chemical status characterization------------------------------------------------ 13
4.1.1 On board analysis of water--------------------------------------------------- 13
4.1.2 Inorganic micropollutants in water---------------------------------------- 18
4.1.3 Inorganic micropollutants in suspended solids, sediment and
mussels ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 27
4.1.4 Comparison of heavy metal data to other results-------------------- 40
4.1.5 Organic micropollutants ------------------------------------------------------ 41
4.2 Ecological status characterization---------------------------------------------- 62
4.2.1 Phytoplankton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 62
4.2.2 Rotatoria and crustacea zooplankton ------------------------------------ 65
4.2.3 Macroinvertebrates ------------------------------------------------------------- 73
4.2.4 Multivariate analysis of macroinvertebrates --------------------------- 88
5 Investigation of Tisa River- Fish fauna---------------------------------------------- 91
5.1 Introduction ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 91
5.2 Methods ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 92
5.3. Results and discussion ------------------------------------------------------------ 95
6. Conclusions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 107
References------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 111