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A critical review of the water quality classification system in Turkey: A case study on Meric Basin

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An 11-year period of water quality data, collected by the Directorate of Sate Water Works of Turkey are thoroughly analyzed for the purpose of implementing water quality classes to water resources in the Meric Basin, located on the European land mass of Turkey. Water quality parameters are divided into four groups as physical, organic, inorganic, and bacteriological. The quality class of each group is evaluated by taking into account the poorest quality of any parameter in the group, after which a quality rank is assigned to the sampling station and the waterbody in question. This method of water quality classification imposed by the Turkish Water Quality Act, is then criticized with respect to a statistical approach.

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  1. Institute of Environmental Sciences, Bogazici University, Bebek, 80815, Istanbul, Turkey

    Nilsun Ince & Orhan Yenigün

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Ince, N., Yenigün, O. A critical review of the water quality classification system in Turkey: A case study on Meric Basin. Environmental Management 19, 601–607 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02471971

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