Author(s): Francisco M. Cortes Sanchez; Maria Diaz-Redondo; Manuel Garcia
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Abstract: The environmental monitoring of water quality is widely adopted in the European Union upon the entry into force of the Water Framework Directive (WFD). However, the sampling frequency of the monitoring programmes have barely change in some Member States since then, more than 20 years ago. In the Manzanares River, where there exist several sampling points from public institutions and where the project “Recovery of the fluvial ecosystem Manzanares-Gavia-Bulera. Green and blue infrastructure Metropolitan Forest of Madrid” is being developed, an opportunity has arisen to study the sampling frequency on physicochemical quality element indicators. From the analysis of the available data, the aim is to determine whether the sampling frequency could affect the assessment of the physicochemical status, and hence influence the classification of the ecological status. To do this, data will be used from the Tagus River Basin Authority and from the Madrid City Council.
Year: 2024