Development and use of modelling techniques for real-time bathing water quality predictions

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 7-18

  Stidson, R T ^a   Gray, C A ^a   Mcphail, C D ^a  

^a SCOTTISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advisory notices; Bathing waters; EU Bathing Water Directive 2006; Faecal indicator organisms; Prediction; Signage

Indexed keywords

ADVISORY NOTICES; BATHING WATERS; EU BATHING WATER DIRECTIVE 2006; FAECAL INDICATORS; SIGNAGE;

BIOLOGY; COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; PUBLIC POLICY; RAIN; WATER QUALITY;

FORECASTING;

RAIN; RIVER WATER;

BIOINDICATOR; EUROPEAN UNION; FECAL COLIFORM; NUMERICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; RAINFALL; RIVER FLOW; WATER QUALITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARTICLE; BATH; BATHING WATER QUALITY; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MEASUREMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; WATER FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER STANDARD;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84857112349     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2011.00258.x     Document Type: Article

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