Water quality evaluation and trend analysis in selected watersheds of the atlantic region of Canada

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 88, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 221-248

  Khan, Faisal ^a   Husain, Tahir ^a   Lumb, Ashok ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

CCME; EMAN sites; Guidelines and standards; Trend analysis; Water quality index

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ERROR ANALYSIS; IMPURITIES; LAKES; RIVERS; WATERSHEDS;

PARAMETRIC SIGNIFICANCE TESTS;

WATER QUALITY;

DRINKING WATER; NITRATE; RIVER WATER; SULFATE;

STANDARD (REGULATION); TREND ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LINEAR SYSTEM; PARAMETRIC TEST; PH MEASUREMENT; PLANT WATER USE; RELIABILITY; RIVER; STATISTICAL MODEL; WATER QUALITY; WATER STANDARD; WATER TREATMENT; WATERSHED;

CANADA;

EID: 0141726537     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025573108513     Document Type: Article

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