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This chapter introduces the book titled “Water Resources Quality and Management in Baltic Sea Countries” by presenting a summary of each chapter. The chapters are grouped into five themes to cover a variety of topics on water resources quality and management in Baltic countries including (Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Germany). Thirteen chapters are presented in this book. The subjects include characteristics of water bodies in Baltic countries, water resources and their Baltic Sea reliability and overview of publications. The volume also discusses groundwater quality, wetlands, and water contamination management.
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Negm, A.M., Omran, ES.E., Kubiak-Wójcicka, K., Zelenakova, M. (2020). Introduction to “Water Resources Quality and Management in Baltic Sea Countries”. In: Negm, A., Zelenakova, M., Kubiak-Wójcicka, K. (eds) Water Resources Quality and Management in Baltic Sea Countries. Springer Water. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39701-2_1
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