Alpine Waters

Most of the world’s mountains are rich in water and, as such, play a pivotal role in the global water cycle. They provide water for diverse human uses and ecosystems. Growing water demands as well as climate change will lead to ever-increasing pressure on

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Andrey G. Kostianoy

Volume 6

Advisory Board: Jacob de Boer, Philippe Garrigues, Ji-Dong Gu, Kevin C Jones, Thomas Knepper, Alice Newton, Donald L. Sparks

The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry Recently Published and Forthcoming Volumes

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Alpine Waters

Volume Editor: Ulrich Bundi in cooperation with Armin Peter, Christopher Robinson, Bruno Scha¨dler, Bernhard Truffer, Stefan Vollenweider, Bernhard Wehrli, and Rolf Weingartner

With contributions by J.E. Brittain  L.E. Brown  U. Bundi  L. Colombo A. Eichler  L. Fu¨reder  D.M. Hannah  B. Kawecka A.M. Milner  A. Peter  C.T. Robinson  B. Scha¨dler H. Schreier  M. Schwikowski  S.M. Steingruber B. Truffer  D. Viviroli  F. Wania  B. Wehren R. Weingartner  J.N. Westgate  A. Wu¨est  J. Zobrist

Editor Ulrich Bundi Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology ¨ berlandstrasse 133 U 8600 Du¨bendorf Switzerland [email protected]

The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry ISSN 1867-979X e-ISSN 1616-864X ISBN 978-3-540-88274-9 e-ISBN 978-3-540-88275-6 DOI 10.1007/978-3-540-88275-6 Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2009931712 # Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, rep