We explore the oft-repeated claim that river water quality in Great Britain is “better now than
at any time since the Industrial Revolution”. We review available data and ancillary evidence …

Lake sediments constitute natural archives of past environmental changes. Historically,
research has focused mainly on generating regional climate records, but records of human …

Local biodiversity trends over time are likely to be decoupled from global trends, as local
processes may compensate or counteract global change. We analyze 161 long-term …

Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentrations in 22 UK upland waters have increased by
an average of 91% during the last 15 years. Increases have also occurred elsewhere in the …

Ecosystems have a critical role in regulating climate, and soil, water and air quality, but
management to change an ecosystem process in support of one regulating ecosystem …

It is critical that the impacts of environmental stressors on natural systems are detected,
monitored and assessed accurately in order to legislate effectively and to protect and restore …

In this paper, we review the current understanding on ecosystem and human health impacts
from the atmospheric deposition of acidifying pollutants, eutrophying nitrogen (N), polycyclic …

The main aim of the international UNECE monitoring program ICP Waters under the
Convention of Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP) is to assess, on a …

This paper presents a review of the trends and geographic variation of impacts of reactive
nitrogen (N) inputs on in Europe through impacts on air, soil and water quality. It illustrates …

Abstract The European Water Framework Directive aims to improve ecological status within
river basins. This requires knowledge of responses of aquatic assemblages to recovery …