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Main Title Water quality indices /
Author Abbasi, Tasneem.
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Abbasi, S. A.
Publisher Elsevier Science,
Year Published 2012
OCLC Number 761856657
ISBN 9780444543042; 044454304X
Subjects Water quality--India ; Wassergèute ; Kennzahl
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ESBM  TD370.A23 2012 CPHEA/PESD Library/Corvallis,OR 07/12/2017 STATUS
Collation xi, 362 pages ; 25 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Notes
"This book covers water quality indices (WQI) in depth - it describes what purpose they serve, how they are generated, what are their strengths and weaknesses, and how to make the best use of them. It is a concise and unique guide to WQIs for chemists, chemical/environmental engineers and government officials. Whereas it is easy to express the quantity of water, it is very difficult to express its quality because a large number of variables determine the water quality. WQIs seek to resolve the difficulty by translating a set of a large number of variables to a one-digit or a two-digit numeral. They are essential in communicating the status of different water resources in terms of water quality and the impact of various factors on it to policy makers, service personnel, and the lay public. Further they are exceedingly useful in the monitoring and management of water quality."--Back cover. Part 1: Water Quality Indices Based Predominantly on Physico-chemical characteristics -- Part 2: Water Quality Indices Based on Bioassessment -- Part 3: Looking Back, Looking Ahead.