The Suquía River Basin (Córdoba, Argentina) : An Integrated Study on Its Hydrology, Pollution, Effects on Native Biota and Models to Evaluate Changes in Water Quality

This book covers all relevant aspects involved in conducting water quality surveys of rivers. Focusing on the Suquía River (Argentina), it starts with a description of its hydrology and hydraulics before discussing the spatial and temporal changes in its water quality. A short chapter is dedicated to its limnology and particular characteristics due to the presence of a constructed dam and reservoir. Further chapters explore the changes in native biota inhabiting the river basin and assess various physical, chemical and microbiological parameters, as well as organic pollutants, metals and metalloids resulting from human activities. The book closes with a chapter providing an integrated approach to surveying river water quality, focusing on methods for data mining, from the simple use of water quality indexes to more formal mathematical-statistical methods (chemometrics) for evaluating changes in water quality. The book offers an invaluable reference guide for all environmental managers and scientists involved in water resources, their quality and management. This book covers all relevant aspects involved in conducting water quality surveys of rivers. Focusing on the Suquâia River (Argentina), it starts with a description of its hydrology and hydraulics before discussing the spatial and temporal changes in its water quality. A short chapter is dedicated to its limnology and particular characteristics due to the presence of a constructed dam and reservoir. Further chapters explore the changes in native biota inhabiting the river basin and assess various physical, chemical and microbiological parameters, as well as organic pollutants, metals and metalloids resulting from human activities. The book closes with a chapter providing an integrated approach to surveying river water quality, focusing on methods for data mining, from the simple use of water quality indexes to more formal mathematical-statistical methods (chemometrics) for evaluating changes in water quality. The book offers an invaluable reference guide for all environmental managers and scientists involved in water resources, their quality and management Front Matter ....Pages i-xiii Hydrology and Hydraulics of the Suquía River Basin (Érica Díaz, Mariano Corral, María Lábaque, Leticia Vicario, Cecilia Pozzi Piacenza, Gonzalo Moya et al.)....Pages 1-35 Limnology of the San Roque Reservoir (María Inés Rodriguez, Marcia Ruiz)....Pages 37-59 Biota Along the Suquía River Basin (M. A. Bistoni, F. Chiarini, A. Mangeaud, M. Tatián, R. Torres, A. Visintín)....Pages 61-91 Spatial and Temporal Changes in Water Quality Along the Basin (María Valeria Amé, Silvia Fabiana Pesce)....Pages 93-111 Metals and Metalloids in Water and Sediment of the Suquía River Basin: Spatial and Temporal Changes (Magdalena Victoria Monferrán)....Pages 113-143 Organic Pollutants in the Suquía River Basin (Ana Noemí Santiago, Rocío Inés Bonansea, María Eugenia Valdés)....Pages 145-180 Integrating Data from Suquía River Basin: Chemometrics and Other Concepts (María Verónica Baroni, Daniel A. Wunderlin)....Pages 181-202 Back Matter ....Pages 203-207