Impact of non-detects in water quality data on estimation of constituent mass loading

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 219-225

  Kayhanian, M ^a   Singh, A ^b   Meyer, S ^b  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mass loading; Mean; Non detect; Pollutant constituent; Statistical method; Water quality

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA REDUCTION; STORMS;

DATASETS; MASS LOADING;

WATER QUALITY;

STORM WATER;

DATA ACQUISITION; DATA INTERPRETATION; STORMWATER; WATER QUALITY;

CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; METHODOLOGY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER LOADING; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0036269496     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2002.0243     Document Type: Conference Paper

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