Prediction of BOD, COD, and total nitrogen concentrations in a typical urban river using a fluorescence excitation-emission matrix with PARAFAC and UV absorption indices

Sensors

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 972-986

  Hur, Jin ^a   Cho, Jinwoo ^a  

^a Sejong University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fluorescence spectroscopy; Multiple regression analysis; Parallel factor analysis; Urban river; Water quality monitoring

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMISTRY; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOMETRY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RIVER; SEASON; SOUTH KOREA; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER QUALITY;

ABSORPTION; BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND ANALYSIS; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; GEOGRAPHY; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RIVERS; SEASONS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84856301066     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s120100972     Document Type: Article

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