Industrial chemicals are substances used as components, additives or admixtures in industrial production processes. The industrial chemicals concerned by this report are organic compounds of xenobiotic origin, such as solvants, surfactants, flame retardants, adhesives and…
Balance of the present state of the Rhine and its catchment – joint progress report for 2012/2013 As decided by the Strategy Group, a „Balance on the progress made due to improvements of the state of the Rhine and its catchment" will be drawn in the beginning of 2013. This…
Since the last great flood of the Rhine in 1995 the countries in the Rhine catchment have invested some 10.3 billion € into improved flood protection and have thus increased the protection of people and goods. According to the balance on the implementation of the Action Plan on…
During the PLEN-CC12, the Dutch delegation referred to the period of extremely low water in 2011, which gave rise to different problems and measures in the Netherlands. It was convened that all delegations would deliver a survey on available national knowledge on all low water…
The WAP distinguishes between warnings, information and search reports.
The International Main Alert Centres (IHWZ) issue warnings in cases of water pollution incidents implying substances noxious to water, if the amounts or concentrations concerned may detrimentally impact the…
Complexing agents are industrial chemicals used for many purposes in and by industry and trade, but also by households and are often discharged into our water bodies. Complexing agents are used by the chemical industry, the paper and photo industry, the beverage dispensing…
Fish reflect the pollution of sediments and of the entire aqatic ecosystem, particularly the accumulation of contaminants in the food chain. The present report brings together data from the Rhine States, for the period 2000 to 2010, on the contamination of fish in the river Rhine…
In Europe, and thanks to Persian heritage, natural musk scents gained from musk deer which also gave its name to the substance have been known since the Antiquity. Since 1888, musk scents are also being produced artificially (synthetically). Apart from further natural scents as…
The WAP distinguishes between warnings, information and search reports.
The International Main Alert Centres (IHWZ) issue warnings in cases of water pollution incidents implying substances noxious to water, if the amounts or concentrations concerned may detrimentally impact the…
