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Introduction

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Assessment of water resources requires knowledge and full understanding of both the water quantity and the water quality processes. The quality of water itself is a significant factor to put limits on the amount of available water that may be used for various purposes. That is, what nature provides as available quantities may be reduced if the quality of water does not permit its use for a specific purpose. This implies extra costs in the development of the resource to meet both the quantity and quality requirements imposed by the particular need. Thus, water quality directly affects the quantity of water that can be employed for various purposes. This fact further implies both the technical and the economical impact of water quality upon attempts at maximal development of the natural resource in the general perspective.

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Abbreviations

EDMED:

European Directory of Marine Environmental Data (EC-MAST)

EC:

European Community

EEA:

European Environment Agency (EC)

EU:

European Union

FAO:

Food and Agriculture Organization (UN)

GCOS:

Global Climate Observing System (WMO)

GEMS:

Global Environment Monitoring System

GOOS:

Global Ocean Observing System (IOC)

GRID:

Global Reference Information Database (UNEP)

GTOS:

Global Terrestrial Observing System (UNEP)

IAWQ:

International Association on Water Quality

IAHS:

International Association of Hydrological Sciences

ICSU:

International Council of Scientific Unions

IOC:

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (UNESCO)

IPPC:

Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (EC)

IRC:

International Rhine Commission

MEDI:

Marine Environmental Data Inventory (IOC)

NATO:

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

UN:

United Nations

UNCED:

United Nations Conference on Environment and Development

UNEP:

United Nations Environment Programme

WHYCOS:

World Hydrological Cycle Observing System (WMO and World Bank)

WMO:

World Meteorological Organization

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  1. Civil Engineering Department, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey

    Nilgun B. Harmancioglu, Okan Fistikoglu & Sevinc D. Ozkul

  2. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

    Vijay P. Singh

  3. Environmental Engineering Department, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey

    M. Necdet Alpaslan

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Harmancioglu, N.B., Fistikoglu, O., Ozkul, S.D., Singh, V.P., Alpaslan, M.N. (1999). Introduction. In: Water Quality Monitoring Network Design. Water Science and Technology Library, vol 33. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9155-3_1

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