A computer-based reappraisal of the biological monitoring working party scores using data from the 1990 river quality survey of England and Wales

Water Research

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2086-2094

  Walley, W J ^a   Hawkes, H A ^b  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benthic; Biology; Biotic indices; Classification; Invertebrates; Monitoring; Pollution; Quality; River

Indexed keywords

RIVER WATER;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INVERTEBRATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

INVERTEBRATA;

COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; MONITORING; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

BIOLOGICAL MONITORING WORKING PARTY; BIOTIC INDICES; SCORE SYSTEM;

WATER ANALYSIS;

BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BMWP; DATA INTERPRETATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHOD; METHODOLOGICAL EVALUATION; POLICIES; RIVER QUALITY; RIVER QUALITY SURVEY;

UK, ENGLAND; UK, WALES;

EID: 0030222704     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0043-1354(96)00013-9     Document Type: Article

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