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Evaluating urban surface water quality in Luton

  • University of Bedfordshire
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Abstract

Using a single numerical value to indicate the quality of water, a so-called Water Quality Index (WQI) is a well-established way of rating the overall water quality status of a given water body. During the last few years, researchers in the water sector have developed different such indices to address their specific needs. In this study, we attempt to obtain a WQI formula suited for evaluating the water quality of the River Lea. We have selected four different sites on the River Lea and explore the possibility of monitoring using a minimum number of parameters only. The results obtained are very encouraging and provide a strong indication that only three parameters are enough to indicate water quality of a water body.

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Research Output:
Contribution to journal
Article
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Original language

English

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 147

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (Volume 191, Issue 3)

Publication milestones

  • Accepted/In press - 25/01/2019
  • Published - 09/02/2019

Publication status

Published - 09/02/2019

ISSN

0167-6369

Publication IDs

  • handle.net: 10547/623389
  • Scopus: 85061281606
  • ORCID: /0000-0003-2170-5248/work/180105496

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