What is Water Quality?

Water Quality: Research & Overview | Water

Overview

Water quality refers to the chemical, physical, and biological characteristics of Water that determine its suitability for specific uses, including drinking, agriculture, industry, and ecosystem support. Research published in Water examines Water quality across diverse geographic settings and source types, from public and household Water supplies in West Africa to groundwater systems in Algeria and Zanzibar, river systems including the Blue Nile and Amazonian tributaries, and wetland environments such as Uganda's Lubigi Wetland and China's Hengshui Lake. Studies assess physico-chemical parameters, bacteriological contamination in borehole Water, and the impacts of agricultural land use practices on Water bodies. The journal's research also addresses broader environmental factors affecting Water quality, including climate change effects on river Water levels through altered rainfall patterns and Water replenishment strategies for wetland ecosystems. This work matters because Water quality directly affects human health, agricultural productivity, and ecosystem integrity, with contaminated Water sources contributing to waterborne diseases and degraded aquatic habitats. Understanding Water quality variations across different contexts enables development of evidence-based management strategies and informs decision-making for Water resource protection and public health interventions.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2025

Water Quality Analysis on Public and Household Water Sources – A Case Study of Sunyani-West District, Fiapre

Otchere BernardCorresponding author

Exact topic Water doi:10.14302/issn.2769-2264.jw-24-4937

2025

Impact of Agricultural Land Use Practices on Water Quality in Lubigi Wetland

Nyamaizi SylviaCorresponding author

Exact topic Water Cited by 1 doi:10.14302/issn.2769-2264.jw-25-5578

2018

Physico-Chemical and Bacteriological Quality of Water from Boreholes in Otuoke Community, Bayelsa State, Nigeria

V. Zige DouyeCorresponding author

Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Federal University, Otuoke, P.M.B. 126, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria.

Exact topic Water Cited by 12 doi:10.14302/issn.2769-2264.jw-18-2019

2018

Assessment of Water Quality of Blue Nile River in Sudan

Haroun Mohamed Adam AbubakerCorresponding author

Department of Crop Science, College of Agriculture, University of Bahri, Sudan.

Exact topic Agronomy Research Cited by 4 doi:10.14302/issn.2639-3166.jar-18-2457

2018

Effects of Water Replenishment from Yellow River on Water Quality of Hengshui Lake Wetland

Muyuan MaCorresponding author

Institute of Wetland Research, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China

Exact topic Plant and Animal Ecology doi:10.14302/issn.2637-6075.jpae-18-1937

2021

Characterization of Ground Water Quality in Southern and Northern Region of Zanzibar Island

AJM AbdulCorresponding author

Department of Natural Science, School of Natural and Social Sciences, The State University of Zanzibar. P. O. Box 146, Zanzibar-Tanzania.

Exact topic New Developments in Chemistry doi:10.14302/issn.2377-2549.jndc-21-3740

2021

Multivariate Analysis of Amazonian Rivers Located in an Area of Intense Industrial Activity, Barcarena, Pará State, Brazil

Danielly da Silva Lopes IrisCorresponding author

Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia. Instituto Sócio Ambiental e Recursos Hídricos. Avenida Presidente Tancredo Neves, 2501-Terra Firme. Belém-PA. Brasil. CEP: 66077-530.

Exact topic Water Cited by 2 doi:10.14302/issn.2769-2264.jw-21-3870

2024