Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment

The book attempts to covers the main fields of water quality issues presenting case studies in various countries concerning the physicochemical characteristics of surface and groundwaters and possible pollution sources as well as methods and tools for the evaluation of water quality status. This book is divided into two sections: Statistical Analysis of Water Quality Data;Water Quality Monitoring Studies.

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• Chapter 1  Spatial Decision Support System (SDSS) for Stormwater Management and Water Quality Assessmentby Nally Kaunda-Bukenya, Wubishet Tadesse, Yujian Fu, Teferi Tsegaye and Mezemir Wagaw
• Chapter 2  Water Quality Monitoring and Associated Distributed Measurement Systems: An Overviewby Octavian Postolache, Pedro Silva Girão and José Miguel Dias Pereira
• Chapter 3  Analysis of Water Quality Data for Scientistsby József Kovács, Péter Tanos, János Korponai, Ilona Kovácsné Székely, Károly Gondár, Katalin Gondár-Sőregi and István Gábor Hatvani
• Chapter 4  Detecting and Estimating Trends of Water Quality Parametersby Janina Mozejko
• Chapter 5  Combining Statistical Methodologies in Water Quality Monitoring in a Hydrological Basin - Space and Time Approachesby Marco Costa and A. Manuela Gonçalves
• Chapter 6  Statistical Tools for Analyzing Water Quality Databy Liya Fu and You-GanWang
• Chapter 7  An Innovative Nitrate Pollution Index and Multivariate Statistical Investigations of Groundwater Chemical Quality of Umm Rijam Aquifer (B4), North Yarmouk River Basin, Jordanby Mutewekil M. Obeidat, Muheeb Awawdeh, Fahmi Abu Al-Rub and Ahmad Al-Ajlouni
• Chapter 8  Monitoring and Modelling of Water Qualityby Katarzyna Samborska, Rafal Ulanczyk and Katarzyna Korszun
• Chapter 9  Exploring Potentially Hazardous Areas for Water Quality Using Dynamic Factor Analysisby József Kovács, László Márkus, József Szalai, Márton Barcza, György Bernáth, Ilona Kovácsné Székely and Gábor Halupka
• Chapter 10  Assessment of Groundwater Quality in Industrial Areas of Delhi, India by Indexing Methodby Papiya Mandal and Sunil Kumar
• Chapter 11  Sodium Levels in the Spring Water, Surface and Groundwater in Dalmatia (Southern Croatia)by Nives Štambuk–Giljanovic
• Chapter 12  Groundwater Quality Degradation in Obrenovac Municipality, Serbiaby Nenad Zivkovic, Slavoljub Dragicevic, Ilija Brceski, Ratko Ristic, Ivan Novkovic, Slavoljub Jovanovic, Mrdjan Djokic and Sava Simic
• Chapter 13  Surface Water Quality Monitoring in Nigeria: Situational Analysis and Future Management Strategyby A.M. Taiwo, O.O. Olujimi, O. Bamgbose and T.A. Arowolo
• Chapter 14  Temporal Water Quality Assessment of Langat River from 1995-2006by Zalina Mohd Ali, Noor Akma Ibrahim, Kerrie Mengersen, Mahendran Shitan, Hafizan Juahir and Faridatul Azna Ahmad Shahabuddin
• Chapter 15  Mining and Water Pollutionby Hlanganani Tutu
• Chapter 16  The Influence of Lignite Mining on Water Qualityby Jachimko Jachimko Barbara
• Chapter 17  Relationship Between Water Quality and Oil-Shale Mines in Northern Estoniaby Aare Selberg and Malle Viik
• Chapter 18  Study of the Factors Influencing the Shallow Groundwater Quality in Two Settlements with Different Characteristicsby Gyorgy Szabo, Tímea Vince and Eva Bessenyei
• Chapter 19  Determination and Speciation of Trace Heavy Metals in Natural Water by DPASVby Amra Odobasic
• Chapter 20  Evaluation of Drinking Water Quality in Three Municipalities of Romania: The Influence of Municipal and Customer's Distribution Systems Concerning Trace Metalsby Gabriela Vasile, Liliana Cruceru, Cristina Dinu, Epsica Chiru, Daniela Gheorghe and Aurel Ciupe
• Chapter 21  Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment in a Developing Countryby O.A.A. Eletta
• Chapter 22  Assessing Water Quality in the Developing World: An Index for Mexico Cityby Fabiola S. Sosa-Rodriguez
• Chapter 23  Water Quality Degradation Trends in Kenya over the Last Decadeby Shadrack Mulei Kithiia
• Chapter 24  Water Pollution of Oued Medjerda in Algerian Souk Ahras Regionby A. Nait Merzoug and H. Merazig
• Chapter 25  Water Quality Issues in Developing Countries - A Case Study of Ibadan Metropolis, Nigeriaby Adegbenro P. Daso and Oladele Osibanjo
• Chapter 26  Groundwater Quality Development in Area Suffering from Long Term Impact of Acid Atmospheric Deposition - The Role of Forest Cover in Czech Republic Case Studyby Z. Hrkal, J. Burda, D. Fottová, M. Hrkalová, H. Nováková and E. Novotná
• Chapter 27  Don't Know Responses in Water Quality Surveysby Zhihua Hu and Lois Wright Morton