Identification of pollution of Tapeng Lagoon from neighbouring rivers using multivariate statistical method

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 286-292

  Liao, Shao Wei ^a   Gau, Hwa Sheng ^a   Lai, Wen Liang ^a   Chen, Jen Jeng ^a   Lee, Chang Gai ^a  

^a TAJEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Canonical discriminant analysis; River water quality; Tapeng Lagoon

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITROGEN; PHOSPHATE; RIVER WATER;

DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLLUTION CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RIVER POLLUTION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

ALGA; ARTICLE; CHINA; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FISH; LAGOON; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRIENT; OYSTER; QUALITY CONTROL; RIVER BASIN; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KAOPING RIVER; LINGBENG RIVER; TAIWAN; TAPENG LAGOON; TUNGKANG RIVER;

ALGAE; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 43149105004     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.02.010     Document Type: Article

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