Water quality in the Dawu water source area is primarily studied through traditional assessment method that measures chemical parameters of against existing standards, which simple but cannot accurately describe quality. Although index (WQI) proposed by Horton widely used for comprehensive evaluation, parameter selection and weight determination are based on Delphi method, subjective random. Mo...

The Zarivar Lake a freshwater lake in west of Kurdistan Province is home for large number of native plant and animal species therefore water quality and health of the lake are vital for conservation of these species. The present study aimed at evaluation of the Zarivar Lake using NSF- WQI as an indicator of water quality. WQI is a suitable tool to examine and classify spatial and temporal varia...

The Zarivar Lake a freshwater lake in west of Kurdistan Province is home for large number of native plant and animal species therefore water quality and health of the lake are vital for conservation of these species. The present study aimed at evaluation of the Zarivar Lake using NSF- WQI as an indicator of water quality. WQI is a suitable tool to examine and classify spatial and temporal varia...

Coal mine generated open pit lakes are well distributed in Raniganj coal field area, West Bengal, India. This paper screened out ecological state macrophyte index (ESMI), water quality (WQI) and multivariate statistical methods to assess the status of four lakes, Nagrakonda, Joyalbhanga, Dalurbandh, Kumardihi. Seven parameters (pH, total dissolved solids, oxygen, Secchi depth nitrate, chloride,...

The operationalization of water resource protection initiatives for surface quality and equitable allocation is critical sustainable socio-economic development. This paper assessed Blesbokspruit River Catchment’s status, using the South African Water Quality standards Index (WQI). Protection levels quality, waste discharge point sources were set evaluated total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) chemi...