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RESEARCH IAD has an permanent observer status for the ICPDR (internationl Commission for the Protection of the Danube River) Expert Groups (click for the Terms of References of each group or visit for more information www.icpdr.org): (Accident Prevention and Control Expert Group) Research topics: • Development of ecological river concepts and models • Studies of fish-ecology to ensure sustainable fishery practices • Interactions between river system, floodplains, and wetland areas • Development and standardization of additional chemical parameters for water • Quality management in data acquisition for improved comparability and • Mapping of the biological quality of waters according to the saprobic system • Long-term studies on the development of invertebrate stocks of Danube • Microbiological and hygienic assessment of the river • Investigation and mathematical modelling of biological transformations of • Definition of quality targets for local uses of river water on the Middle and Lower • Nutrient content and trophic state of the River Danube with special reference to • Inventory of aquatic vegetation in the delta, in the main channel, and in the • Concentrations and ecotoxicity of contaminants in sediments and suspended • Application of ecological short-term and long-term tests for monitoring • Implementation of automatic bioassay systems for the protection of biocoenoses |