Water quality assessment of Malad Creek, Mumbai, India: An impact of sewage and tidal water

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2037-2043

  Sardar, V K ^a   Vijay, R ^a   Sohony, R A ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Creek; Sewage; Statistics; SW II; Tide; Water quality

Indexed keywords

CREEK; HIGH TIDES; MUMBAI , INDIA; SAMPLING LOCATION; SW-II; TIDAL WATER; TREATED EFFLUENT; WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENTS;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; RATING; SEWAGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; TURBIDITY; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

EFFLUENTS;

WATER;

BACTERIUM; DISCHARGE; EFFLUENT; GPS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SAMPLING; SEWAGE; SOFTWARE; TIDAL CHANNEL; WASTE FACILITY; WASTE TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOLOGICAL PARAMETER; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; EBB TIDE; FLOOD TIDE; HYDROLOGY; INDIA; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDIA; RIVERS; SEAWATER; SEWAGE; TIDAL WAVES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

INDIA; MAHARASHTRA; MALAD CREEK; MUMBAI;

EID: 79951602244     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.528     Document Type: Article

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