TY - CHAP AU - Houma Fouzia AU - Bachouche Samir AU - Bachari Nour El Islam AU - Belkessa Rabah ED - Imran Ahmad ED - Mithas Ahmad Dar Y1 - 2013-04-17 PY - 2013 T1 - Contribution of Satellite Measurements to the Modeling and Monitoring of the Quality of Coastal Seawater N2 - Water is an important natural resource which forms the core of the ecological system. Human use of water depends on ambient water quality and human alterations of the landuse have an extensive influence on water quality. Water is typically referred to as polluted when its quality is adversely affected by contaminants and undergoes a marked shift in its capability to support the biological communities. The book is written for research scholars, hydrologists and environmentalists and especially students. BT - Perspectives in Water Pollution SP - Ch. 3 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/53375 DO - 10.5772/53375 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-26 ER -