Development of a water quality index based on a European classification scheme

Water SA

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 101-106

  Boyacioglu, Hülya ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Sub index value; Tahtali Reservoir; Water quality determinant; Water quality index; Water quality standard

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MERCURY (METAL); SELENIUM; SURFACE WATERS; WATER SUPPLY;

TAHTALI RESERVOIR; WATER QUALITY DETERMINANT; WATER QUALITY INDEX; WATER QUALITY STANDARDS;

WATER QUALITY;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MERCURY (METAL); SELENIUM; SURFACE WATERS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

DRINKING WATER; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD (REFERENCE); SURFACE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE;

EURASIA; IZMIR [TURKEY]; TAHTALI LAKE; TURKEY;

EID: 33846555268     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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