THE GLOBAL CHANGE OF CONTINENTAL AQUATIC SYSTEMS: DOMINANT IMPACTS OF HUMAN ACTIVITIES

Evaluation of chemical, microbial and radioactive contamination of surface waters and coastal zones owing to human activities (mining etc.) bringing about acidification, salinisation, eutrophication, sulphuric and nitric acids fallout. Definition of the syndrome of gloval river changes in the context of the Anthropocene and Antroposphere. Historical and future developments; human responses.