Comprehensive studies of hydrogeochemical processes and quality status of groundwater with tools of cluster, grouping analysis, and fuzzy set method using GIS platform: a case study of Dalcheon in Ulsan City, Korea

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 22, Issue 15, 2015, Pages 11209-11223

  Venkatramanan, S ^a   Chung, S Y ^a   Rajesh, R ^a   Lee, S Y ^b   Ramkumar, T ^c   Prasanna, M V ^d  

^a Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

^c ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Equilibrium processes; Fuzzy theory; GIS; Grouping analysis

Indexed keywords

ANION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; EFFLUENT; EQUILIBRIUM; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; GIS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MINE WASTE; MINING; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; TAILINGS; WATER QUALITY; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

DALCHEON; SOUTH KOREA; ULSAN [SOUTH KOREA];

DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER;

CHEMISTRY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUZZY LOGIC; HUMAN; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); MINING; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PROCEDURES; SOUTH KOREA; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUZZY LOGIC; GROUNDWATER; HUMANS; MINING; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84937966360     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-4290-4     Document Type: Article

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