Application of water quality indices and analysis of the surface water quality monitoring network in semiarid North-Central Chile

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 184, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 5571-5588

  Espejo, Lesly ^a   Kretschmer, Nicole ^b   Oyarzún, Jorge ^a   Meza, Francisco ^c   Núñez, Jorge ^d   Maturana, Hugo ^a   Soto, Guido ^d   Oyarzo, Paula ^c   Garrido, Marcela ^c   Suckel, Felipe ^c   Amezaga, Jaime ^e,f   Oyarzún, Ricardo ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOLOGÍA   (Chile)

^b CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS EN ZONAS ÁRIDAS CEAZA   (Chile)

^c INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGROPECUARIAS   (Chile)

^d Centro Del Agua Para Zonas Aridas y Semiáridas de América Latina y El Caribe CAZALAC   (Chile)

^e NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f NONE

Author keywords

CCME WQI; Cluster analysis; Heavy metals; Physicochemical parameters; Secondary water quality regulations

Indexed keywords

CCME-WQI; HUMAN HEALTH; INDEX VALUES; INDICATOR VALUES; IRRIGATION WATER QUALITY; MINING ACTIVITIES; MINING DISTRICT; MONITORING NETWORK; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; QUALITY REGULATION; SPATIAL COHERENCE; WATER QUALITY INDEXES;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FISH; HEAVY METALS; IRRIGATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

HEAVY WATER;

SURFACE WATER;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HEAVY METAL; OPTIMIZATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SURFACE WATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE; WATERSHED;

ARTICLE; CHILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); MINING; POLLUTION MONITORING; RIVER BASIN; SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR; WATER QUALITY; WATER STANDARD; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHED;

AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION; CHILE; CLIMATE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METALS, HEAVY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL; WATER QUALITY;

CHILE;

EID: 84865313566     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-011-2363-5     Document Type: Article

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