NSF-water quality index: Does it represent the experts' opinion?

Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 75-79

  Kumar, Dinesh ^a   Alappat, Babu J ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Air quality; Environmental issues; Quality control; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISH; QUALITY ASSURANCE; QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

AIR POLLUTION INDICES; DELPHI TECHNIQUES; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICES; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; SHORT-COMINGS; TECHNICAL NOTES; UNITED STATES; WATER QUALITY INDICES;

QUALITY CONTROL;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; QUALITY CONTROL; WATER QUALITY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57949089420     PISSN: 1090025X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-025X(2009)13:1(75)     Document Type: Article

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