Multivariate statistical analysis for the assessment of groundwater quality under different hydrogeological regimes

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 76, Issue 9, 2017, Pages

  Kazakis, N ^a   Mattas, C ^a   Pavlou, A ^a   Patrikaki, O ^b   Voudouris, K ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b Hunting Federation of Macedonia and Thrace   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Factor analysis; Greece; Hydrogeochemistry; Seawater intrusion

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COASTAL ZONES; ELECTRON EMISSION; FACTOR ANALYSIS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROCHEMISTRY; MERCURY (METAL); MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; SALT WATER INTRUSION; SEAWATER; WATER QUALITY;

ANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCE; ANTHROPOGENIC POLLUTION; FACTOR AND CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GREECE; HYDRO GEOCHEMISTRIES; HYDROGEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; MULTI-VARIABLE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

STATISTICAL METHODS;

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FACTOR ANALYSIS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SALINE INTRUSION; SALINIZATION; WATER QUALITY;

AEGEAN SEA; GREECE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; THERMAIKOS GULF;

EID: 85019266885     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-017-6665-y     Document Type: Article

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