Evaluation of water quality using water quality index (WQI) method and GIS in Aksu River (SW-Turkey)

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 584-585, Issue , 2017, Pages 131-144

  Şener, Şehnaz ^a   Şener, Erhan ^a   Davraz, Ayşen ^a  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aksu River; Drinking water; GIS; WQI

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LAKES; POTABLE WATER; QUALITY CONTROL; RIVERS; WATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

DIFFUSE POLLUTANTS; DRINKING WATER STANDARDS; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; RIVER BASINS; WATER QUALITY INDEXES; WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS; WATER SAMPLES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

WATER RESOURCES;

AMMONIA; BICARBONATE; CALCIUM ION; CHLORIDE; CHROMIUM; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; NITRATE; NITRITE; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION; SULFATE;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DRINKING WATER; GIS; MAGNESIUM; POLLUTION EFFECT; RECHARGE; RIVER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM MONITORING; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RIVER BASIN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER QUALITY INDEX; WATER STANDARD; WATER TEMPERATURE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AKSU RIVER [TURKEY]; ANTALYA [TURKEY]; ISPARTA [TURKEY]; KARACAOREN DAM LAKE; TURKEY;

EID: 85010773103     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.01.102     Document Type: Article

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