Utilization of the water quality index method as a classification tool

Boyacıoğlu, Hülya

doi:10.1007/s10661-009-1035-1

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“…The WQIs are commonly used in either the classification of surface waters (Boyacıoglu, 2010;Lermontov et al, 2011) or the assessment of beneficial use (Said et al, 2004) and water pollution (Akkoyunlu and Akıner, 2012;Bakan et al, 2010;Kannel et al, 2007;Zhang and Zhang, 2007). For example, Pesce and Wunderlin (2000) calculated the objective WQI (WQI obj ) on 20 parameters and the minimum WQI (WQI min ) on three key parameters (dissolved oxygen, electrical conductivity or total dissolved solids, and turbidity) to assess the effect of urban discharge on a receiving river water quality.…”

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Water Quality Index as a Tool for Assessment of Status of an Urban Lake of Mumbai

Usman¹,

Dube²,

Shukla³

et al. 2018

Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci

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Section: Issn: 2319-7706 Volume 7 Number 04 (2018)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Water Quality Index as a Tool for Assessment of Status of an Urban Lake of Mumbai

Usman¹,

Dube²,

Shukla³

et al. 2018

Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci

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“…In addition to the above-mentioned applications of CCME WQI in Canada, this index also has been adopted in several other countries. For example, it was employed in Turkey (Boyacioglu 2010), India (Sharma and Kansal 2011), Spain (Terrado et al 2010), Chile (Espejo et al 2012), Albania (Damo and Icka 2013) and Iran (Mostafaei 2014). …”

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Development of river water quality indices—a review

Sutadian

Muttil

Yilmaz

et al. 2015

Environ Monit Assess

359

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The use of water quality indices (WQIs) as a tool to evaluate the status of water quality in rivers has been introduced since the 1960s. The WQI transforms selected water quality parameters into a dimensionless number so that changes in river water quality at any particular location and time could be presented in a simple and easily understandable manner. Although many WQIs have been developed, there is no worldwide accepted method for implementing the steps used for developing a WQI. Thus, there is a continuing interest to develop accurate WQIs that suit a local or regional area. This paper aims to provide significant contribution to the development of future river WQIs through a review of 30 existing WQIs based on the four steps needed to develop a WQI. These steps are the selection of parameters, the generation of sub-indices, the generation of parameter weights and the aggregation process to compute the final index value. From the 30 reviewed WQIs, 7 were identified as most important based on their wider use and they were discussed in detail. It was observed that a major factor that influences wider use of a WQI is the support provided by the government and authorities to implement a WQI as the main tool to evaluate the status of rivers. Since there is a lot of subjectivity and uncertainty involved in the steps for developing and applying a WQI, it is recommended that the opinion of local water quality experts is taken, especially in the first three steps (through techniques like Delphi method). It was also observed that uncertainty and sensitivity analysis was rarely undertaken to reduce uncertainty and hence such an analysis is recommended for future studies.

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“…Various methods have been established to assess groundwater quality for different purposes, such as irrigation or drinking (Wilcox, 1955;Ayers and Westcot, 1985;Aller et al, 1987;Simsek and Gunduz, 2007;Boyacioglu, 2010).…”

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Doğu Trakya Bölgesi’nde Yeraltı Suyu Kalitesinin Araştırılması Amacıyla Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemi Yardımı ile Su Kalite İndeksi Uygulaması

Arkoç¹

2016

Jeoloji Mühendisliği Dergisi

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Water quality assessment has always been a major part of environmental management plans. In this study, the groundwater quality and spatial distribution in the eastern Thrace region was assessed and mapped for agricultural and drinking purposes. Groundwater samples (n = 18) were collected from deep wells in the study area and analyzed for hydrochemical properties for the water quality assessment. The Water Quality Index (WQI) was calculated for the quantification of water quality for human consumption.The WQI values showed that 52 % of the groundwater samples fall in the "poor" and "very poor" category due to agricultural impact. Nevertheless, the majority of the groundwater were suitable for irrigation in terms of sodium absorption ratio (SAR), residual sodium carbonate (RSC), sodium ratio (Na%) and magnesium hazard (MH).Keywords: Geographical Information System, Groundwater, Thrace, Water Quality Index. ÖZ

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Utilization of the water quality index method as a classification tool

Cited by 81 publications

References 8 publications

Water Quality Index as a Tool for Assessment of Status of an Urban Lake of Mumbai

Water Quality Index as a Tool for Assessment of Status of an Urban Lake of Mumbai

Development of river water quality indices—a review

Doğu Trakya Bölgesi’nde Yeraltı Suyu Kalitesinin Araştırılması Amacıyla Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemi Yardımı ile Su Kalite İndeksi Uygulaması

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