Analysis of the British Columbia Water Quality Index for watershed managers: A case study of two small watersheds

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 519-549

  Zandbergen, Paul A ^a   Hall, Ken J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Stormwater runoff; Water quality index; Water quality monitoring; Water quality objectives; Watershed assessment

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; MANAGEMENT; RUNOFF; WATERSHEDS;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY INDEX;

WATER QUALITY;

WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0032232459     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.1998.030     Document Type: Article

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