A water quality index for use with diatoms in the assessment of rivers

Water SA

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 493-498

  Bate, Guy ^a   Smailes, Pat ^a   Adams, Janine ^a  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Epipelic diatoms; River water quality; Water quality index

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DATA ACQUISITION; IRRIGATION; PH EFFECTS; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTION;

PHYTOGEOGRAPHICAL AREAS; RIVER SYSTEM;

WATER QUALITY;

DIATOM; INDEX METHOD; RIVER WATER; WATER QUALITY;

BOD; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DATA PROCESSING; DISSOLVED SOLIDS; IRRIGATION; PH; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 8444228613     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v30i4.5101     Document Type: Article

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