Evaluating urban surface water quality in Luton
dc.contributor.author | Ajmal, Tahmina | en |
dc.contributor.author | Anyachebelu, Tochukwu Kene | en |
dc.contributor.author | Conrad, Marc | en |
dc.contributor.author | Rawson, David M. | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-08-19T10:17:32Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-08-19T10:17:32Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-02-09 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Ajmal T, Anyachebelu TK, Conrad M, Rawson DM (2019) 'Evaluating urban surface water quality in Luton', Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 191 (3), pp.147-. | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0167-6369 | |
dc.identifier.pmid | 30737564 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s10661-019-7264-z | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10547/623389 | |
dc.description.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. | |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Springer | en |
dc.relation.url | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10661-019-7264-z | en |
dc.relation.url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6373320/ | en |
dc.rights | Green - can archive pre-print and post-print or publisher's version/PDF | |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | * |
dc.subject | surface water | en |
dc.subject | water quality index | en |
dc.subject | environmental assessment | en |
dc.subject | River Lea | en |
dc.subject | D443 Water Resource Management | en |
dc.title | Evaluating urban surface water quality in Luton | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1573-2959 | |
dc.contributor.department | University of Bedfordshire | en |
dc.identifier.journal | Environmental Monitoring and Assessment | en |
dc.identifier.pmcid | PMC6373320 | |
dc.date.updated | 2019-08-19T10:14:57Z | |
dc.description.note | open access article | |
html.description.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. |