Composite water quality: Evaluation and management feedbacks

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 20-25

  Parparov, Arkadi ^a   Hambright, K David ^b  

^a ISRAEL OCEANOGRAPHIC AND LIMNOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Israel)

^b University of Oklahoma Biological Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite water quality index; Lake Kinneret; Sustainable management; Water quality assessment

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; LAKES; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCES;

COMPOSITE WATER QUALITY INDEX; SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT; WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT;

WATER QUALITY;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; LAKES; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCES;

ALGORITHM; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST; NORTHERN DISTRICT; SEA OF GALILEE;

EID: 38949148233     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.2007.004     Document Type: Article

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