The Norwegian river monitoring programme 2019 – water quality status and trends

Report

Year of publication: 2020
External websites: Cristin; Arkiv
Involved from NIVA: Luca Nizzetto; Ian Allan; Jose-Luis Guerrero; Øyvind Kaste; James Edward Sample; Cathrine Brecke Gundersen; Hans Fredrik V Braaten; Dag Øystein Hjermann; Magnus Dahler Norling
Contributors: Hans Fredrik Veiteberg Braaten, Cathrine Brecke Gundersen, Øyvind Kaste, James Edward Sample, Dag Øystein Hjermann, Magnus Dahler Norling, Jose-Luis Guerrero, Ian Allan, Luca Nizzetto

Summary

In the Norwegian River Monitoring Programme (in Norwegian: Elveovervåkingsprogrammet) 20 rivers along the Norwegian coastline are monitored for chemical and hydrological parameters. It is a continuation of river monitoring with data from 1990. This report presents the current status (2019) and long-term (1990-2019) water quality trends.