Assessment of Ganga river ecosystem at Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India with reference to water quality indices

Applied Water Science

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 107-113

  Bhutiani, R ^a   Khanna, D R ^a   Kulkarni, Dipali Bhaskar ^a   Ruhela, Mukesh ^a  

^a GURUKUL KANGRI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Drinking purpose; River Ganges; Water pollution; Water quality; Water Quality Index (WQI)

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEMS; POTABLE WATER; QUALITY ASSURANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; RIVER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ASSESSMENT OF WATER RESOURCES; BASE LINE; CRITICAL ELEMENTS; DRINKING PURPOSE; INDEX VALUES; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; RIVER GANGES; RIVER WATER QUALITY; WATER QUALITY INDEX; WATER QUALITY INDEXES;

RIVERS;

DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; IRRIGATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RIVER POLLUTION; SANITATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

GANGES RIVER; HARIDWAR; INDIA; UTTARAKHAND;

EID: 85114080980     PISSN: 21905487     EISSN: 21905495     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13201-014-0206-6     Document Type: Article

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