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Setting realistic water quality standards should not only take into consideration the hydrologic, ecological conditions and land use of the region but also the time varying behavior of the indicators. Investigatating the time varying structure of water quality indicator using wavelets multiresolution analysis reveal a cyclic behavior of certain indicators. Using data from the Havel River sampled at 10 minutes interval from 1998 to 2002 at the Potsdam measuring station in the state of Brandenburg, Germany, LAWA [1998] water quality standards for certain indicators were investigated. It was found that most indicators portray a cyclic behavior due to internal and external driving forces. A comparism of this behavior and the standards show that some standards seam inappropriate. An upper and or lower limit that takes into consideration the time varying structure of the indicators is more appropriate.
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Alegue, J.D., Gnauck, A. (2007). Evaluating Water Quality Standards Through Time Series Modeling by Wavelets. In: Gómez, J.M., Sonnenschein, M., Müller, M., Welsch, H., Rautenstrauch, C. (eds) Information Technologies in Environmental Engineering. Environmental Science and Engineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-71335-7_47
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