TY - BOOK AU - Sabater,Sergi AU - Barceló,Damià ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Water Scarcity in the Mediterranean: Perspectives Under Global Change T2 - The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, SN - 9783642039713 AV - GE1-350 U1 - 577.14 23 PY - 2010/// CY - Berlin, Heidelberg PB - Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Imprint: Springer KW - Environmental sciences KW - Analytical biochemistry KW - Geochemistry KW - Hydraulic engineering KW - Environmental chemistry KW - Environmental pollution KW - Environment KW - Environmental Chemistry KW - Analytical Chemistry KW - Hydrogeology KW - Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution N1 - Possible Climate Change Scenarios with Specific Reference to Mediterranean Regions -- Effects of Hydrologic Alterations on the Ecological Quality of River Ecosystems -- Metal Ecotoxicology in Fluvial Biofilms: Potential Influence of Water Scarcity -- Consequences of Climate Variability and Human Water Demand on Freshwater Ecosystems: A Mediterranean Perspective from the United States -- Water Quality in Reservoirs Under a Changing Climate -- Technologies for Water Regeneration and Integrated Management of Water Resources -- Reuse of Regenerated Waters Under Water Scarcity -- Decision Support Systems for Integrated Water Resources Management Under Water Scarcity -- Water-Borne Infectious Disease Outbreaks Associated with Water Scarcity and Rainfall Events -- Implications of Water Quality on Irrigation Practices Under Water Scarcity -- Effects of Wastewater Treatment Plants on Stream Nutrient Dynamics Under Water Scarcity Conditions -- Occurrence and Fate of Pharmaceuticals and Illicit Drugs Under Water Scarcity N2 - Water scarcity affects hydrologic resources, systems connectivity, biodiversity, water quality, and river ecosystem functioning. It has direct impacts on economic sectors that use and depend on water, such as agriculture, tourism, industry, energy and transport. The Mediterranean Basin is one of the regions in the world most vulnerable to climate changes, as well as one of the most impacted by human water demand. This volume provides an in-depth view of the water quality and quantity implications of water scarcity. It highlights its possible causes and describes the effects in regions under Mediterranean climate. The topics covered include climate effects, water resources (use, storage and new sources), water quality (chemical and microbiological), and the effects on ecosystems suffering from water scarcity. This book is addressed to scientists and students, but also to managers involved in the necessary decision making process to face future periods of drought UR - http://148.231.10.114:2048/login?url=http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-642-03971-3 ER -