Multivariate statistical evaluation of trace elements in groundwater in a coastal area in Shenzhen, China

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 771-780

  Chen, Kouping ^a   Jiao, Jiu J ^a   Huang, Jianmin ^b   Huang, Runqiu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Correlation matrix; Groundwater; Hierarchical cluster analysis; Principal component analysis; Q mode factor analysis; Trace element

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; GROUNDWATER; MULTIVARIABLE SYSTEMS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

CORRELATION MATRIX; GROUNDWATER SAMPLES; HIERARCHICAL CLUSTER ANALYSIS; Q-MODE FACTOR ANALYSIS;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

ARSENIC; CHROMIUM; COBALT; GROUND WATER; MANGANESE; MOLYBDENUM; OXYGEN; TRACE ELEMENT; TUNGSTEN; URANIUM; VANADIUM;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COASTAL ZONE; CORRELATION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROCHEMISTRY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEASHORE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; WINTER;

ANIONS; CHINA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FRESH WATER; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXYGEN; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEASONS; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG; SHENZHEN;

EID: 34247877650     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2006.09.002     Document Type: Article

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