Monitoring and forecasting nitrate concentration in the groundwater using statistical process control and time series analysis: A case study

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 331-339

  García Díaz, J Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

ARIMA model; Environmental pollution; Groundwater; Nitrate; Statistical process control

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES; ARIMA MODELS; AUTOREGRESSIVE INTEGRATED MOVING AVERAGE MODELS; CONTAMINATED WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; EUROPEAN COMMUNITY; EUROPEAN UNION; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; MANAGEMENT TOOL; MONITORING TOOLS; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; NITRATE CONTAMINATION; POLLUTION STANDARDS; PUMPING WELL; RAPID RESPONSE; REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS; STATISTICAL PROCESS; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; NITRATES; POLLUTION CONTROL; QUALITY CONTROL; TIME SERIES; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCES;

STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FORECASTING METHOD; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; NITRATE; NUMERICAL MODEL; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

EUROPE;

EID: 79952004429     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: 14363259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-010-0371-6     Document Type: Article

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