Chemical Quality Status of Rivers for the Water Framework Directive A Case Study of Toxic Metals in North West England.docVIP

Water 2011, 3, 649-666; doi:10.3390/w3020650 OPEN ACCESS water ISSN 2073-4441 /journal/water Article Chemical Quality Status of Rivers for the Water Framework Directive: A Case Study of Toxic Metals in North West England Phil Rowland 1,*, Colin Neal 2, Darren Sleep 1, Colin Vincent 1 and Paul Scholefield 1 1 Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Library Ave, Bailrigg, Lancaster, LA1 4AP, UK; E-Mails: dsleep@ceh.ac.uk (D.S.); cdv@ceh.ac.uk (C.V.); paul1@ceh.ac.uk (P.S.) 2 Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, Oxfordshire， OX10 8BB, UK; E-Mail: cn@ceh.