Application of multivariate statistical methods and water-quality index to evaluation of water quality in the Kashkan River

Environmental Management

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 865-881

  Mostafaei, Abazar ^a,b  

^a SOIL CONSERVATION AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^b SHAHID CHAMRAN UNIVERSITY OF AHVAZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

Kashkan River; Multivariate statistical methods; Physicochemical parameters; Water quality index

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; AGRICULTURE; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; POTABLE WATER; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RIVERS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

CONVENTIONAL METHODS; DRINKING AND IRRIGATIONS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL METHOD; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATER QUALITY DEGRADATION; WATER QUALITY INDEXES;

QUALITY CONTROL;

BICARBONATE; CALCIUM; CARBONIC ACID; CHLORIDE; DRINKING WATER; MAGNESIUM; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SULFATE; SURFACE WATER;

DRINKING WATER; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; INDEX METHOD; ION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PH; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RIVER WATER; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREND ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PH; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RIVER; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WATER AND WATER RELATED PHENOMENA; WATER QUALITY; WATER QUALITY INDEX; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

IRAN;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IONS; IRAN; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RIVERS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84898539453     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-014-0238-6     Document Type: Article

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