Appraisal of water quality in the Lakes of Nainital District through numerical indices and multivariate statistics, India

International Journal of River Basin Management

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 219-229

  Dalakoti, Hitesh ^a   Mishra, Saurabh ^b   Chaudhary, Mohit ^b   Singal, S K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Bhimtal lake; Nainital lake; Naukuchiatal lake; Sattal lake; water quality

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; LAKE POLLUTION; LAKE WATER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRIENT; POLLUTANT SOURCE; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY;

BHIMTAL LAKE; INDIA; NAINI LAKE; NAUKUCHIATAL LAKE; SATTAL LAKE; UTTARAKHAND;

EID: 85033707123     PISSN: 15715124     EISSN: 18142060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15715124.2017.1394316     Document Type: Article

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