SDGIO_00010045

Name: ambient water quality

Definition: A value specification about the amount of total dissolved solids (TDS); percentage dissolved oxygen (% DO); dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN); dissolved inorganic phosphorus (DIP); and abundance of Escherichia coli (E. coli) in a volume of water sampled from water bodies in an area.

Comment: Categorical values, such as 'good', are specified based on the impact the parameters listed in the definition have on normal ecosystem functioning and human health.