• Deals with new EC legislation – the Water Framework Directive; the main driver within Europe for groundwater monitoring which addresses integrated water resource management across 27 different countries
• Provides comprehensive approach and guidance on the theoretical and practical aspects for implementing the directive
• Edited by EC representatives involved in the setting up of the framework, along with colleagues in various water institutions who have the task of implementing the legislation
• Part of the Water Quality Measurement Series

Philippe Quevauviller, K.U. Leuven, Belgium and EC Commission, Brussels.

Anne-Marie Fouillac, BRGM, France (Institution of Geosciences).

Johannes Grath, Umweltbundesamt, Austria.

Rob Ward, Environment Agency, United Kingdom.