%0 Book part %A Sárkány-Kiss Endre %D 1999 %G English %B Tiscia monograph series %B The Somes/Szamos river valley : a study of the geography, hydrobiology and ecology of the river system and its environment %@ 1418-0448 %T Description of the sampling sites along the river Someş/Szamos %U http://acta.bibl.u-szeged.hu/10163/1/tiscia_mono_003_007-012.pdf %X The research of the River Some? was accomplished during two field campaigns organised by the Tisza Klub, Szolnok (Hungary) and the Pro Europa League. Targu Mure? (Romania). During the first trip between 15-30 July of 1992 a preliminary examination of the river system was carried out in order to select the sampling sites. Travelling along the rivers. 16 sites were selected, taking into account the geological, geographical and hydrological features, and the main sources of pollution. The sampling sites were localised both upstream and downstream the main localities, in order to asses the effects of pollution. The sampling campaign took place between 1-22 August of 1992. The team was formed by specialists from different fields: chemists, pedologists, geologists-sedimentologists and biologists. The River Some? have different characteristics from other rivers and these are also emphasised by specific anthropogenic influences. Between 1-21 August of 1996 the expedition was repeated almost with the same specialists and with some new ones. Students from the Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj, Lucian Blaga University ofSibiu and from the University of Bucharest also contributed to the success of the research work carried out in these two years. Many of the students wrote their diploma work on the basis of this study. Some of them have become specialists in the field and now they present their original results in this volume.