Multivariate analysis of surface water quality in the Three Gorges area of China and implications for water management

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1460-1471

  Zhao, Jian ^a   Fu, Guo ^a   Lei, Kim ^a   Li, Yanwu ^a  

^a CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Multivariate statistical techniques; Seasonal variations; Spatial variations; The Three Gorges; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES; AMMONIA-NITROGEN; COMBINED EFFECT; DATA SETS; DOMESTIC WASTEWATER; FACTOR ANALYSIS; HEAVY METAL LEVELS; LOW POLLUTION; MONITORING SITES; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES; NON-PARAMETRIC TEST; ORGANIC POLLUTION; POLLUTION LEVEL; POLLUTION SOURCES; POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; SPATIO-TEMPORAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL VARIATION; THREE GORGES; THREE GORGES AREA; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL STRATEGIES;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; HEAVY METALS; MANGANESE; METAL ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; NUTRIENTS; OIL SPILLS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POTASSIUM; QUALITY CONTROL; STATISTICAL TESTS; SURFACE WATERS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

WATER;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FACTOR ANALYSIS; GEOSTATISTICS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION MONITORING; SPATIAL VARIATION; SURFACE WATER; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; RIVER; TIME; WATER QUALITY;

CHINA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RIVERS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS; WATER; WATER QUALITY;

CHINA; THREE GORGES;

EID: 80052729599     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(10)60599-2     Document Type: Article

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