- 3.5.1.3. Impacts from nutrient loads in the Danube River Basin District

This paragraph discusses the impacts from the emissions of nutrients in the Danube Basin District (see Chapter 4.4). The impact assessment starts from the moment that the emitted nutrients reach the surface waters in the catchment. In the surface waters, the nutrients undergo a range of transformation processes, which together with the emissions determine the status of the surface waters. Some of the transformation processes result in loss or (semi-) permanent storage of nutrients in the catchment. The remaining nutrients are transported downstream, eventually towards the Danube Delta and the Black Sea. The present paragraph discusses the emissions (pressures), the status of the surface waters and the impacts. The focus is on the transboundary, large scale impacts. (4.5.1.3. Impacts from nutrient loads in the Danube River Basin District - p.100)