Combining natural background levels (NBLs) assessment with indicator kriging analysis to improve groundwater quality data interpretation and management

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 569-570, Issue , 2016, Pages 569-584

  Ducci, Daniela ^a,b   de Melo, M Teresa Condesso ^c   Preziosi, Elisabetta ^b   Sellerino, Mariangela ^a   Parrone, Daniele ^b,d   Ribeiro, Luis ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^d ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Groundwater contamination; Indicator kriging; Natural background level; Probability maps

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; INTERPOLATION; POTABLE WATER; PROBABILITY; QUALITY CONTROL; WATER QUALITY;

DRINKING WATER STANDARDS; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINANTS; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; HYDROGEOLOGICAL SETTINGS; INDICATOR KRIGING; NATURAL BACKGROUND LEVELS; PROBABILITY MAPS; WATER QUALITY ANALYSIS;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; IRON; MANGANESE;

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; KRIGING; PROBABILITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; THRESHOLD; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DATA ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; ITALY; KRIGING; NATURAL BACKGROUND LEVEL ASSESSMENT; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; VALIDATION PROCESS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT; ANALYSIS; PROCEDURES; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STANDARDS; WATER POLLUTANT;

ITALY; PORTUGAL;

ARSENIC; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROUNDWATER; IRON; ITALY; MANGANESE; PORTUGAL; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84976558368     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.06.184     Document Type: Article

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