Evaluation of spatial and seasonal variations in surface water quality using multivariate statistical techniques

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 467-476

  Pejman, A H ^a   Nabi Bidhendi, G R ^a   Karbassi, A R ^a   Mehrdadi, N ^a   Esmaeili Bidhendi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Factor analysis; Principal component analysis; River; Water pollution

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; OIL SPILLS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVERS; TURBIDITY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

FACTOR ANALYSIS; FECAL COLIFORM; MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES; ORGANIC NUTRIENTS; PRINCIPLE COMPONENT; QUALITY FEATURES; QUALITY VARIATION; RIVER BASINS; SAMPLING STATIONS; SEASONAL VARIATION; THREE ZONES; TOTAL SOLIDS; WATER QUALITY DATA; WATER TEMPERATURES;

QUALITY CONTROL;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FACTOR ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RIVER POLLUTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SURFACE WATER; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 67649975273     PISSN: 17351472     EISSN: 17352630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03326086     Document Type: Article

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