We investigate relationships between environmental governance and water quality in two adjacent growing metropolitan areas in the western US. While the Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington metro areas share many common biophysical characteristics, they have different land development histories and water governance structures, providing a unique opportunity for examining how differences in...

The prime purpose of the research study was to elucidate the potential of remotely sensed data for estimation of water quality parameters (WQPs) in inland and coastal waters. The useful application of remotely sensed data for operational monitoring of water bodies demand for improved algorithms and methodology. The in situ hyperspectral Spectroradiometer data, water quality data and Airborne Im...

Forested catchments are generally assumed to provide higher quality water. However, this hypothesis must be validated in various contexts as interactions between multiple land use and land cover (LULC) types, ecological variables and water quality variables render this relationship highly complex. This paper applies a straightforward multivariate approach on a typical large monitoring dataset o...

the development of a surface water evaluation index is a critical factor in the assessment, restoration and protection of stream water quality. quantifying water pollution in specific grade using dominant parameters is important, as this can explain the current state of water pollution with accuracy. as a result, an integrated multi-parameter water quality index has been developed. it is based ...

The Kashkan River basin is one of the most important watersheds in the west of Iran, where major urban, agricultural and livestock regions are located in its catchment area. The aim of the study reported here is to evaluate the spatial and long temporal variations of surface water quality in the Kashkan River by using Water Quality Index, which aggregates different parameters and their dimensio...

background and purpose: water is the most important limiting factor of sustainable development. poor quality of water sources and lack of appropriate management in some regions are the main reasons of water crises in the country. this study was conducted to assess water sources quality and the trend of their change in rural area of sabzevar county in a five year period. materials and methods: i...

background: the spread of urbanization in floodplains as well as increase of industrial and agricultural activities in river discharges may lead to water pollution by physical, chemical and biological pollutants. one of the major concerns in monitoring the water resources system is indentifying major quality parameters and determining a relationship between physical and chemical parameters. thi...

Water is a key resource in all economic activities ranging from agriculture to industry. Only a tiny fraction of the planet’s abundant water is available to us as fresh water. Assessment of water quality has always been paramount in the field of environmental quality management. It is the foundation for health, hygiene, progress and prosperity.With ever increasing pressure of human population, ...