Groundwater quality assessment using entropy weighted water quality index (EWQI) in Lenjanat, Iran

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 3479-3490

  Amiri, Vahab ^a   Rezaei, Mohsen ^a   Sohrabi, Nasim ^b  

^a KHARAZMI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b SHAHID CHAMRAN UNIVERSITY OF AHVAZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

Entropy weight; EWQI; Factor analysis; Iran; Lenjanat; Quality of drinking water

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; DECISION MAKING; FACTOR ANALYSIS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; POTABLE WATER; QUALITY ASSURANCE; WATER QUALITY; CHLORINE; FLUORINE; MAGNESIUM; STANDARDS;

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ENTROPY WEIGHTS; EWQI; GROUNDWATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT; INFORMATION ENTROPY METHOD; IRAN; LENJANAT; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PARAMETERS;

QUALITY CONTROL;

GROUNDWATER; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

IRAN;

EID: 84919835954     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-014-3255-0     Document Type: Article

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