creator | Kevin Summers, from the edited volume 'Water Quality' |
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topic | parameters, water importance, water quality |
landscape | landscape unknown |
solution | implementation unknown |
regional relevance | Canada |
type | book or chapter |
The increase in water-related diseases provides a real assessment of the degree of pollution in the environment. This chapter summarizes water quality parameters from an ecological perspective not only for humans but also for other living things. According to its quality, water can be classified into four types. Those four water quality types are discussed through an extensive review of their important common attributes including physical, chemical, and biological parameters. These water quality parameters are reviewed in terms of definition, sources, impacts, effects, and measuring methods.