Classification of Drinking Water Quality Index and Identification of Significant Factors

Water Resources Management

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 4233-4246

  Nazir, Hafiza Mamona ^a   Hussain, Ijaz ^a   Zafar, Mazhar Iqbal ^a   Ali, Zulifqar ^a   AbdEl Salam, Nasser M ^b  

^a QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Classification; Factor analysis; K mean clustering; Water pipelines; Water quality index

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHLORINE; CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); CLUSTERING ALGORITHMS; DETERIORATION; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FLUORINE; IRON COMPOUNDS; LAND USE; MAGNESIUM; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; PIPELINES; POLLUTION; POTABLE WATER; QUALITY ASSURANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WATER; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PIPELINES; WATER PIPING SYSTEMS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

K-MEAN CLUSTERING; K-MEANS CLUSTERING; MULTIVARIATE TECHNIQUES; POLLUTION SOURCES; UNSUPERVISED TECHNIQUES; WATER QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS; WATER QUALITY DETERIORATION; WATER QUALITY INDEXES;

WATER POLLUTION;

CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DRINKING WATER; FACTOR ANALYSIS; PIPELINE; WATER QUALITY;

PAKISTAN; PUNJAB [PAKISTAN];

EID: 84979249567     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: 15731650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-016-1417-4     Document Type: Article

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