Abstract
• Both human activities and natural processes have caused a
continuous degradation of surface water quality in recent decades.
• In order to reverse this negative trend, many countries have adopted
a range of policies, guidelines and tools to manage surface water
quality and provide more effective water resource management.
Member states of the European Union are obliged to achieve at least
a "good environmental status" of coastal waters, rivers and lakes.
• Here, we present an improved water quality index (WQI) model for
assessment of coastal water quality using Cork Harbour, Ireland, as
the case study. The model involves the usual four: (i) WQI
components – selection of water quality indicators for inclusion, (ii)
sub-indexing of indicator values, (iii) sub-index weighting and (iv)
sub-index aggregation – with improvements to make the approach
more objective and data-driven and less susceptible to eclipsing and
ambiguity errors.
continuous degradation of surface water quality in recent decades.
• In order to reverse this negative trend, many countries have adopted
a range of policies, guidelines and tools to manage surface water
quality and provide more effective water resource management.
Member states of the European Union are obliged to achieve at least
a "good environmental status" of coastal waters, rivers and lakes.
• Here, we present an improved water quality index (WQI) model for
assessment of coastal water quality using Cork Harbour, Ireland, as
the case study. The model involves the usual four: (i) WQI
components – selection of water quality indicators for inclusion, (ii)
sub-indexing of indicator values, (iii) sub-index weighting and (iv)
sub-index aggregation – with improvements to make the approach
more objective and data-driven and less susceptible to eclipsing and
ambiguity errors.
Original language | English |
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Pages | 1-1 |
Number of pages | 1 |
Publication status | Published - 27 May 2022 |
Event | MaREI 2022 End-of-Life Issues for Onshore Wind Farms Conference - University College Cork, Cork, Ireland Duration: 27 May 2022 → 27 May 2022 https://www.marei.ie/end-of-life-issues-for-onshore-wind-farms-conference/ |
Conference
Conference | MaREI 2022 End-of-Life Issues for Onshore Wind Farms Conference |
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Abbreviated title | Energy, Climate and Marine |
Country/Territory | Ireland |
City | Cork |
Period | 27/05/22 → 27/05/22 |
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