Water quality analysis of River Yamuna using water quality index in the national capital territory, India (2000-2009)

Applied Water Science

Volumn 1, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 147-157

  Sharma, Deepshikha ^a   Kansal, Arun ^a  

^a TERI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

BOD; CCME WQI 1.0; Coliform; DO; River Yamuna; Water quality index

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RIVER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ACTION PLAN; CCME WATER QUALITY INDEX 1.0; COLIFORMS; DO; DOMESTIC WASTEWATER; RIVER WATER QUALITY; RIVER YAMUNA; WATER QUALITY ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY INDEXES;

RIVERS;

AMMONIA; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; MONSOON; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVER WATER; WATER QUALITY;

INDIA; YAMUNA RIVER;

PALLA;

EID: 84886899645     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21905495     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13201-011-0011-4     Document Type: Article

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