Reducing pollution of the river Rhine: The influence of international cooperation Author Bernauer T., Moser P. Journal/Series The Journal of Environment & Development | Vol. 5(4); 389 - 415; 27 p. Date 1996 Source IUCN (ID: ANA-059656) Publisher | Place of publication University of California | San Diego, CA, USA Language English Field of application International Subject Water Keyword Surface water Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution Basin Rhine Abstract This article examines the widely held view that transboundary political and legal efforts to reduce pollution of the river Rhine by heavy metals have been a success story. In doing so, it seeks to contribute to the analysis of the performance of transboundary environmental cooperation, and to gain insights that may be relevant to environmental cleanup efforts in other international river basins.