Original scientific paper

Saprobic status of running waters in Croatia based on benthic macroinvertebrates

Renata Ćuk orcid.org/0000-0003-4650-1428 ; Hrvatske vode, Central Water Management Laboratory, Ulica grada Vukovara 220, HR-10000 Zagreb
Ivan Vučković orcid.org/0000-0001-6627-8898 ; Hrvatske vode, Central Water Management Laboratory, Ulica grada Vukovara 220, HR-10000 Zagreb
Marija Šikoronja ; Hrvatske vode, WMD Rijeka, Water Protection Division, Đure Šporera 3, HR-51000 Rijeka
Dagmar Šurmanović ; Hrvatske vode, Department of Development, Ulica grada Vukovara 220, HR-10000 Zagreb
Siniša Širac ; Hrvatske vode, General Managers’ Office, Deputy of General Manager, Ulica grada Vukovara 220, HR-10000 Zagreb
Mladen Kerovec ; Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Rooseveltov trg 6, HR-10000 Zagreb
Zlatko Mihaljević ; Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Rooseveltov trg 6, HR-10000 Zagreb

Abstract

In the period 1999–2010 biological investigations were conducted at 369 sampling stations all over Croatia, which included water-quality assessment according to benthic macroinvertebrates, involving 10 institutions. Water quality is assessed according to a type-specific approach which is demanded by the EU Water Framework Directive. From all the investigated sampling stations, 264 sampling stations (71.54%) indicate high or good water quality and therefore meet the requirements of WFD EU. 105 sampling stations (28.46%) indicate moderate or poor water quality, and thus do not meet the requirements of WFD EU.

Keywords

saprobic status; running waters; macroinvertebrates; Croatia; WFD

Hrčak ID:

62800

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/62800

Publication date:

31.12.2010.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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