Water Science & Technology

Volume 51 Number 11

Contents

1–8

Comparative analysis of heavy metal and radionuclide contaminants in Black Sea green and red macroalgae

A.S. Strezov and Tz.P. Nonova

9–18

Phytoplankton community and hydrochemical characteristics of the Western Black Sea

V. Velikova, A. Cociasu, L. Popa, L. Boicenco and D. Petrova

19–31

Long-term evolution and trends of the hydrological and hydrochemical parameters in Bulgarian Black Sea waters during the period 1992–2000

S. Dineva

27–35

Rehabilitation studies and recovery of a once lifeless estuary: the Golden Horn

A. Yüksek, E. Okuş and N. Yılmaz

37–43

Multivariate statistical assessment of the pollution sources along the stream of Kamchia River, Bulgaria

G. Mihailov, V. Simeonov, N. Nikolov and G. Mirinchev

45–52

Legal aspects of sea water quality: Turkish and EU directives

D. Dolgen

53–61

Implementing the Water Framework Directive in Bulgaria: integrated river basin management on the Black Sea coast

A. Pratt, J. Lønholdt, P.E. Jørgensen, B. Persson, V. Nikolov, R. Ianev, V. Dontchev and M. Klint

63–70

Clinoptilolite: a possible support material for nitrifying biofilms for effective control of ammonium effluent quality?

H. Inan and B.Beler Baykal

71–77

Ion exchange with natural zeolites: an alternative for water softening?

S. Cinar and B. Beler-Baykal

79–85

Characteristic of the sludge from the wastewater treatment plants near Varna city and possibilities for use in agriculture

S. Marinova-Garvanska

87–93

BTEX degradation by fungi

N. Nikolova and V. Nenov

95–103

The effect of temperature and sludge age on COD removal and nitrification in a moving bed sequencing batch biofilm reactor

H. Dulkadiroglu, E.U. Cokgor, N. Artan and D. Orhon

105–114

Effect of primary sludge fermentation products on mass balance for biological treatment

E. Ubay-Cokgor, S. Oktay, G.E. Zengin, N. Artan and D. Orhon

115–120

Behavior of an Up-flow Anaerobic Sludge Bed (UASB) reactor at extreme salinity

C.Y. Gomec, S. Gonuldinc, N. Eldem and I. Ozturk

121–129

Evaluation of sludge management alternatives in Istanbul metropolitan area

M. Cakmakci, E. Erdim, C. Kinaci and L. Akca

131–139

Evaluation of denitrification potential of rotating biological contactors for treatment of municipal wastewater

O. Hanhan, D. Orhon, Kh. Krauth and B. Günder

141–149

Recent practices on wastewater reuse in Turkey

A. Tanik, A. Ekdal, F.Germirli Babuna and D. Orhon

151–158

Influence of extracellular polymeric substances on nitrogen removal in an intermittently-aerated membrane bioreactor

H. Nagaoka and H. Nemoto

159–166

Evaluation of the performance of the Tyson Foods wastewater treatment plant for nitrogen removal

E. Ubay-Cokgor, C.W. Randall and D. Orhon

167–174

Effectiveness of flow stabilization in small-scale wastewater treatment facilities

J. Nakajima and R. Tanaka

175–181

Nitrogen management in reservoir catchments through constructed wetland systems

B. Tunçsiper, S.Ç. Ayaz, L. Akça and A. Samsunlu

183–191

Lessons learned from investigations on case study level for modelling of nutrient emissions in the Danube basin

C. Schilling, H. Behrendt, A. Blaschke, S. Danielescu, G. Dimova, O. Gabriel, U. Heinecke, A. Kovacs, C. Lampert, C. Postolache, H. Schreiber, P. Strauss and M. Zessner

193–204

Considerations on the influence of extreme events on the phosphorus transport from river catchments to the sea

M. Zessner, C. Postolache, A. Clement, A. Kovacs and P. Strauss

205–212

Changes of the nutrient loads of the Danube since the late eighties: an analysis based on long term changes along the whole Danube River and its main tributaries

J.van Gils, H. Behrendt, A. Constantinescu, F. Laszlo and L. Popescu

213–220

GIS supported solid waste management in coastal areas

H. Sarptas, N. Alpaslan and D. Dolgen

221–229

Linking integrated water resources management and integrated coastal zone management

P.S. Rasch, N. Ipsen, A. Malmgren-Hansen and B. Mogensen

231–238

2D numerical modelling of bed profile changes due to tsunami effects on near shore coasts: Kadikoy case study

M.S. Kabdasli, V.S.Ozgur Kirca and A. Aydingakko

239–244

Remote sensing and GIS integration for land cover analysis, a case study: Bozcaada Island

F. Bektas and C. Goksel

245–251

Land use change analysis of Beykoz-Istanbul by means of satellite images and GIS

N. Musaoglu, M. Coskun and V. Kocabas