International Journal of
Water Resources and Environmental Engineering

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Water Res. Environ. Eng.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6613
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJWREE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 348

Review

Critical analysis of existing economic tools available for assessing river water quality

Sudevi Basu
  • Sudevi Basu
  • Department of Biotechnology, Sir M Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology, Bangalore ? 562157, Karnataka, India.
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Lokesh K.S
  • Lokesh K.S
  • Department of Environmental Engineering, Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering (Autonomous), Mysore ? 570006, Karnataka, India.
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  •  Received: 10 January 2014
  •  Accepted: 30 October 2014
  •  Published: 01 December 2014

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