Microbiological water quality in rivers of the Scheldt drainage network (Belgium): impact of urban wastewater release

10 p. ; International audience ; The Scheldt watershed is characterized by a high population density, intense industrial activities and intensive agriculture and breeding. Due to these anthropogenic pressures, microbiological water quality of the main rivers of the Scheldt drainage network is low as demonstrated by our recent monitoring survey. An evaluation of the sources of microbiological pollutions at the scale of the watershed showed that the release of treated urban wastewaters was the major cause of faecal contamination. The Zenne river, a small stream crossing the Brussels area where i... Mehr ...