A construction of water quality index considering physicochemical properties for drinking purposes in a rural settlement: A case study of Gajraula region, Ganga River Basin (North India)

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 818-828

  Singh, Bineet ^a   Chauhan, Jaspal Singh ^b   Mohan, Anuraag ^a  

^a BAREILLY COLLEGE   (India)

^b G B PANT UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Effluent irrigation; Industrial pollution; Rating curve; Water quality index (WQI)

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; EFFLUENTS; GROUNDWATER; LOCATION; POTABLE WATER; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RATING; RIVER POLLUTION; WATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

COMMUNICATION TOOLS; EFFLUENT IRRIGATION; GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY; INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RATING CURVE; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS; WATER QUALITY INDEXES;

RURAL AREAS;

DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; IRON;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; INDUSTRIALIZATION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RATING CURVE; RURAL POPULATION; URBANIZATION; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDIA; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RATING SCALE; RIVER BASIN; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; URBANIZATION; WATER HARDNESS; WATER QUALITY;

INDIA;

EID: 84873908998     PISSN: 16069749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/ws.2012.058     Document Type: Article

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