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BACKGROUND TO

THE HANDBOOK

This book has been developed through a partnership
led by the Foundation for Water Research (FWR).
Other key partners are the Freshwater Biological
Association (FBA) and the Environment Agency.
Additional expertise, technical and editorial
assistance has been made available from other
organisations and individuals. These contributions
are fully acknowledged at the end of the book.

This handbook is closely linked to a sister book Regulation for
Water Quality: how to Safeguard the Water Environment by
Chris Chubb, Martin Griffiths and Simon Spooner, published by
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FWR in July 2014. This book is published free of charge and
for public good in PDF format.
An initial handbook was written in 2011 for the EU/China River
Basin Management Programme as part of the ongoing dialogue
and transfer of knowledge between Europe and China.
The original handbook Ecological and Biological Monitoring,
European Water Framework Directive Guidance and Methods by
Martin Griffiths, Reinder Torenbeek and Simon Spooner was
published in Chinese in June 2012. PDF copies in Chinese are
available via the China EU Water Platform website.
That book was never published in English. It was the starting
point for this handbook. This new book contains significantly
more information, updated technical best practice and provides Regulation for Water Quality provided
access to the key components for freshwater management an overview of the essential regulatory
using biological approaches. Our aim is to make this information framework necessary to maintain and
available to a global audience and provide the tools necessary improve the water environment.
for practitioners to protect and improve freshwaters.

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