Our Division of Water is specialized in the evaluation of Ecologial State of Water Bodies with the
elements established in the Annex V of the Water Framework Directive 2000/60/CE).

Chemical and physico-chemical elements supporting the biological elements.

• Transparency (lakes and reservoirs).
• Thermal conditions.
• Oxygenation conditions.
• Salinity.
• Acidification conditions.
• Nutrient conditions.
  

Biological elements

• Phytoplankton
• Composition and abundance of aquatic flora: Macrophytes and Phytobenthos
• Composition and abundance of benthic invertebrate fauna
• Composition, abundance and age structure of fish fauna
  

Hydromorphological elements supporting the biological elements

• Hydrological regime
• River continuity
• Morphological conditions