Oxygen consuming substances in rivers
Indicator Assessment
Prod-ID:
IND-20-en
Also known as:
CSI 019
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WAT 002
Created 16 Sep 2014
Published 23 Feb 2015
Last modified 06 Nov 2018
17
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Topics:
Water and marine environment
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Concentrations of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and total ammonium have decreased in European rivers in the period 1992 to 2012 (Fig. 1), mainly due to general improvement in waste water treatment.
Key messages
Concentrations of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and total ammonium have decreased in European rivers in the period 1992 to 2012 (Fig. 1), mainly due to general improvement in waste water treatment.