The reliable assessment of water quality through water quality monitoring programs
(WQMPs) is crucial in order for decision-makers to understand, interpret and use this …

Water quality monitoring (WQM) is crucial for managing and protecting riverine ecosystems.
Current WQM network design practices often rely on unsubstantiated criteria rather than …

Three models are developed for the estimation of water quality mean values at ungauged
sites. The first model is based on artificial neural networks (ANN), the second model is …

Urban clean water is an important component of water resources management and is
essential for achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal. The Chinese …

A crucial part in designing a robust water quality monitoring network is the selection of
appropriate water quality sampling locations. Due to cost and time constraints, it is essential …

Rivers play a significant role in providing water resources for human and ecosystem survival
and health. Hence, river water quality is an important parameter that must be preserved and …

Water quality indices that describe the status of water are commonly used in freshwater
vulnerability assessment. The design of river water quality monitoring programs has always …

In order to rationalize a surface water quality monitoring network (WQMN), it is critical to
appropriately design surface water quality sampling locations. This is due to high …

Considering the growing importance of sustainable development and value engineering in
various fields, especially in water quality management, superior attention has been paid to …

This study develops and tests a method for multiobjective optimization of water-quality
monitoring networks in river-reservoir systems. The optimization method identifies optimal …