Alpine Waters, 2010 The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry Series, Vol. 6

Synthesis: features of alpine waters and management concerns Ulrich Bundi Part I Alpine Water Resources General Characteristics of Alpine Waters Bernhard Wehren, Rolf Weingartner, Bruno Schädler, Daniel Viviroli Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources in the Alpine Regions of Switzerland Bruno Schädler and Rolf Weingartner Human Interventions Bernhard Wehren, Bruno Schädler, Rolf Weingartner Part II Biogeochemistry and Pollution of Alpine Waters Water Chemistry of Swiss Alpine Rivers Jürg Zobrist Effect of acid deposition on chemistry and biology of high Alpine lakes S.M. Steingruber, L. Colombo Alpine Glaciers as archives of atmospheric deposition M. Schwikowski, A. Eichler Persistent Organic Contaminants in Alpine Waters John N. Westgate, Frank Wania Part III Ecology of Alpine Waters Water Sources and Habitat of Alpine Streams A.M. Milner, J.E. Brittain, L.E. Brown, D.M. Hannah Biodiversity of Flora and Fauna in Alpine Waters C.T. Robinson, B. Kawecka, L. Füreder, A. Peter Part IV Case Studies Integrated environmental management of hydropower operation under conditions of market liberalization Bernhard Truffer Downstream Relevance of Reservoir Management Alfred Wüest A plea for the restoration of Alpine rivers: basic principles derived from the 'Rhone-Thur' case study Armin Peter Water Management Challenges in Himalayan Watersheds Hans Schreier