Development, application, and sensitivity analysis of a water quality index for drinking water management in small systems

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 187, Issue 11, 2015, Pages

  Scheili, A ^a   Rodriguez, Manuel J ^a   Sadiq, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

CCME water quality index; Drinking water quality index; Sensitivity analysis; Small systems; Spatio temporal variability

Indexed keywords

BYPRODUCTS; DECISION MAKING; DISINFECTION; IMPURITIES; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; POLLUTION DETECTION; POTABLE WATER; QUALITY ASSURANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

DECISION MAKING TOOL; DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCT; SEASONAL VARIABILITY; SMALL SYSTEMS; SPATIOTEMPORAL VARIABILITY; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL; WATER QUALITY INDEXES; WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS;

WATER;

DRINKING WATER;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPRING; SUMMER; VALIDATION STUDY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WINTER; CANADA; CHEMISTRY; STANDARDS;

CANADA; DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84943616581     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-015-4908-5     Document Type: Article

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