Statistical characterisation of water quality in Great Usuthu River (Swaziland)

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1065-1072

  Kowalkowski, Tomasz ^a,b   Cukrowska, Ewa M ^a   Mkhatshwa, Bianka Hlobsile ^c   Buszewski, Bogusław ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SWAZILAND   (Swaziland)

Author keywords

Chemical oxygen demand; Chemometrics; Great Usuthu River; Heavy metals; Water quality

Indexed keywords

CHEMOMETRICS; GREAT USUTHU RIVER; SAMPLING SITES;

CHROMIUM; HEAVY METALS; SEDIMENTATION; STATISTICAL METHODS; VANADIUM; WATER POLLUTION;

WATER QUALITY;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; RIVER WATER; VANADIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMOMETRIC ANALYSIS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SWAZILAND; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; SEASONS; SWAZILAND; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 34447117470     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520701418557     Document Type: Article

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