Publication Details |
| Category | Text Publication |
| Reference Category | Journals |
| DOI | 10.1088/3033-4942/ae3636 |
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| Title (Primary) | On the value of indicators for large-scale water quality assessments |
| Author | Peeters, S.; Teuling, F.S.R.; Kumar, R.
; Nkwasa, A.; Gosling, S.N.; Suresh, K.; Micella, I.; Hofstra, N. |
| Source Titel | Environmental Research: Water |
| Year | 2026 |
| Department | CHS |
| Language | englisch |
| Topic | T5 Future Landscapes |
| Abstract |
Global efforts to improve water quality under UN SDG
6.3.2 are undermined by disparate national monitoring standards that
prevent coherent assessment. Additionally, water quality modelling can
help to provide spatially continuous monitoring data for a set of water
quality constituents, but not for all relevant indicators. This
inconsistency hinders accountability in supply chains, management of
biogeochemical cycles, and mitigation of transboundary pollution. To
address this inconsistency, we evaluate and propose a core set of water
quality indicators. We compare this proposed set against the against
water quality constituents currently included in major international
monitoring frameworks (e.g., nutrients, heavy metals, and microbial
contaminants) and modeling projects, which simulate outputs like
nutrient concentrations and pollutant loads, to identify key areas where
modeling efforts could focus. Finally, we propose a tiered roadmap
designed to achieve implementation of these core metrics, focusing on
harmonizing existing outputs, filling model gaps, and incorporating
emerging indicators. |
| Persistent UFZ Identifier | https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=31863 |
| Peeters, S., Teuling, F.S.R., Kumar, R., Nkwasa, A., Gosling, S.N., Suresh, K., Micella, I., Hofstra, N. (2026): On the value of indicators for large-scale water quality assessments Environmental Research: Water 10.1088/3033-4942/ae3636 |
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