Comparative analysis of regional water quality in Canada using the Water Quality Index

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 156, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 223-240

  de Rosemond, Simone ^a   Duro, Dennis C ^a   Dubé, Monique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian Water Quality Guidelines; Canadian Water Quality Index; Metal mines; Region specific objectives; Water quality assessment

Indexed keywords

CANADIAN WATER QUALITY GUIDELINES; CANADIAN WATER QUALITY INDEX; METAL MINES; REGION-SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES; WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT;

MINES; MINING; QUALITY CONTROL; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

RIVERS;

ALUMINUM; AMMONIA; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; COPPER; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; IRON; LEAD; MERCURY; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; NITRATE; ZINC;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; MINE WASTE; NUMERICAL METHOD; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION MONITORING; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ANALYTIC METHOD; AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; CANADA; CANADIAN WATER QUALITY GUIDELINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MINING; PH; REGION SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER QUALITY INDEX; WATER SAMPLING; WATER STANDARD;

CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; WATER; WATER POLLUTION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 68649110334     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-008-0480-6     Document Type: Article

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