Water quality assessment, by statistical analysis, on rural and urban areas of Chocancharava River (Río Cuarto), Córdoba, Argentina

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 184, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 7257-7274

  Gatica, Eduardo A ^a   Almeida, César A ^b   Mallea, Miguel A ^b   Del Corigliano, Maria C ^b   González, Patricia ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN LUIS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Analysis of variance (ANOVA); Cluster analysis (CA); Principal component analysis (PCA); Riparian corridors quality index; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOURCES; ARGENTINA; CHEMICAL VARIABLES; MULTIVARIATE SYSTEMS; NON-POINT SOURCE; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; QUALITY INDICES; RIPARIAN CORRIDORS; RIVER BANK; SAMPLING CAMPAIGNS; SAMPLING SITE; SEWAGE DISCHARGES; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATION; URBAN AREAS; WASTEWATER DISCHARGE; WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENTS; WET AND DRY SEASONS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE (ANOVA); CLUSTER ANALYSIS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RIVERS; SEWAGE; WATER QUALITY;

RIVER POLLUTION;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RIVER BANK; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER WATER; RURAL AREA; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; URBAN AREA; VARIANCE ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL AREA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM; RIVER; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEWAGE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA; WASTE WATER; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

AGRICULTURE; ARGENTINA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RIVERS; SEASONS; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ARGENTINA; CORDOBA [ARGENTINA]; CUARTO RIVER;

EID: 84871827012     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-011-2495-7     Document Type: Article

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