Comparison of Dalmatian water evaluation indices.
Water quality in the Dalmatian waters of Southern Croatia was assessed using four different indices: an arithmetic index, arithmetic modified index, geometric modified index, and Solway-modified index. The waters were sampled 12 times during 1 year (from July 1998 to July 1999) at 50 sampling sites in Dalmatia. Nine water quality parameters were evaluated: temperature, mineralization, corrosion coefficient, dissolved oxygen, biochemical oxygen demand, total nitrogen, protein nitrogen, total phosphorus, and total coliform. A comparison of the indices showed that the arithmetic modified index and Solway modified index are relatively similar for high-quality water (i.e., they enable better discrimination between high- and low-quality water). Both indices, however, tend to yield a lower index number for low-quality waters.
Croatian Institute of Public Health, Split. zjz-split@hi.hinet.hr
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Stambuk-Giljanović
D017523:Croatia; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae; D015233:Models, Statistical; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000032:analysis; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000032:analysis; D011786:Quality Control; D013696:Temperature; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry; D014871:Water Microbiology; D014873:Water Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*
D014873:Water Pollutants; D014867:Water; D010758:Phosphorus; D009584:Nitrogen