Analysis of Water Quality from the Rivers Colne, Holme and Calder Flowing through Huddersfield/Mirfield
Analysis of Water Quality from the Rivers Colne, Holme and Calder Flowing through Huddersfield/Mirfield
Introduction
It is a truism that water is a valuable resource. Rivers are among the major suppliers of freshwater resources for humans and other terrestrial organisms. Thus, without rivers humans could not have survived. The importance of river systems has been elucidated even during the rise of the Egyptian Civilization. The Nile River for instance has provided humans with food, drink, fertile soil and even a site for settlement (Hassan and Al Rasheedy, 2007). The ecosystem services that the river provide to people since time immemorial include water supply ...
