Application of multivariate statistical techniques in the assessment of groundwater quality in seawater intrusion area in Bafra Plain, Turkey

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 185, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 2439-2452

  Arslan, Hakan ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bafra Plain; Cluster analysis; Groundwater; Intrusion; Principle component analysis

Indexed keywords

BAFRA PLAIN; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GROUND-WATER QUALITIES; INTRUSION; MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL METHOD; MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES; PRINCIPLE COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SODIUM ADSORPTION RATIO;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GROUNDWATER; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; SEAWATER; WATER QUALITY;

PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

BICARBONATE; CALCIUM; CHLORINE; FRESH WATER; GROUND WATER; MAGNESIUM; SEA WATER; SODIUM; SULFATE;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CALCIUM; CHLORINE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GROUNDWATER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SALINIZATION; SEAWATER; SODIUM; WATER QUALITY; WELL WATER;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SALINIZATION; WATER SUPPLY; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SALINITY; STATISTICS; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

BAFRA; SAMSUN [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROUNDWATER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SALINITY; SEAWATER; TURKEY; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL; WATER RESOURCES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874958481     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-012-2722-x     Document Type: Article

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