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Perspective on the use of phototrophs to monitor nutrients in running waters

Perspective on the use of phototrophs to monitor nutrients in running waters BRIAN A. WHITTON* Department of Biological Sciences, Uni6ersity of Durham, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK KEY WORDS: catchment; environmental change; monitoring; nutrients; phosphate; phototroph; river INTRODUCTION Although biological approaches to monitoring river water quality were introduced early in the 20th century (Kolkwitz and Marsson, 1908), they started to be adopted widely about 40 years ago. Since then, a variety of methods have been proposed, some of which have become standardized in particular countries, while others have failed to gain a wide interest. The methods were for a long time based mostly on bacteria or macroinvertebrates, though phototrophs proved important in particular situations, such as when large amounts of biomass were likely to cause a nuisance. Those methods being put to practical use, together with many potential methods, were reviewed by Whitton and Kelly (1995). Since then there has been a considerable increase in the use of phototrophs for monitoring rivers. At least in parts of Europe and North America, this has been influenced by the improvements in the quality of effluents from sewage and other wastes, which has shifted attention from organic to inorganic pollution. Inorganic nutrient concentrations have more of an impact on the growth of phototrophs than http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems Wiley

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BRIAN A. WHITTON* Department of Biological Sciences, Uni6ersity of Durham, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK KEY WORDS: catchment; environmental change; monitoring; nutrients; phosphate; phototroph; river INTRODUCTION Although biological approaches to monitoring river water quality were introduced early in the 20th century (Kolkwitz and Marsson, 1908), they started to be adopted widely about 40 years ago. Since then, a variety of methods have been proposed, some of which have become standardized in particular countries, while others have failed to gain a wide interest. The methods were for a long time based mostly on bacteria or macroinvertebrates, though phototrophs proved important in particular situations, such as when large amounts of biomass were likely to cause a nuisance. Those methods being put to practical use, together with many potential methods, were reviewed by Whitton and Kelly (1995). Since then there has been a considerable increase in the use of phototrophs for monitoring rivers. At least in parts of Europe and North America, this has been influenced by the improvements in the quality of effluents from sewage and other wastes, which has shifted attention from organic to inorganic pollution. Inorganic nutrient concentrations have more of an impact on the growth of phototrophs than

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Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems – Wiley

Published: Nov 1, 1999

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