Water Quality Assessment in Terms of Water Quality Index

Shweta Tyagi; Bhavtosh Sharma; Prashant Singh; Rajendra Dobhal

American Journal of Water Resources. 2013, 1(3), 34-38
DOI: 10.12691/AJWR-1-3-3

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Water Quality Assessment in Terms of Water Quality Index

Shweta Tyagi¹, Bhavtosh Sharma^2,, Prashant Singh¹ and Rajendra Dobhal^{2, 3}

¹Department of Chemistry, DAV Post Graduate College, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

²Uttarakhand Science Education and Research Center, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

³Uttarakhand Council of Science and Technology, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

Pub. Date: August 07, 2013

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Shweta Tyagi, Bhavtosh Sharma, Prashant Singh and Rajendra Dobhal. Water Quality Assessment in Terms of Water Quality Index. American Journal of Water Resources. 2013; 1(3):34-38. doi: 10.12691/AJWR-1-3-3

Abstract

Water quality index (WQI) is valuable and unique rating to depict the overall water quality status in a single term that is helpful for the selection of appropriate treatment technique to meet the concerned issues. However, WQI depicts the composite influence of different water quality parameters and communicates water quality information to the public and legislative decision makers. In spite of absence of a globally accepted composite index of water quality, some countries have used and are using aggregated water quality data in the development of water quality indices. Attempts have been made to review the WQI criteria for the appropriateness of drinking water sources. Besides, the present article also highlights and draws attention towards the development of a new and globally accepted “Water Quality Index” in a simplified format, which may be used at large and could represent the reliable picture of water quality.

Keywords

ground water, surface, water quality, water quality index

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