Application of Multivariate Statistical Methods and Water Quality Index for the Evaluation of Surface Water Quality in the Cunas River Basin, Peru

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 19-27
Author(s):  
Henry Dominguez Franco ◽  
María Custodio ◽  
Richard Peñaloza ◽  
Heidi De la Cruz
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Statistical Methods ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Water Quality Index ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Surface Water Quality ◽  
Multivariate Statistical Methods ◽  
Multivariate Statistical ◽  
Ccme Wqi

Watershed management requires information that allows the intervention of possible sources that affect aquatic systems. Surface water quality in the Cunas river basin (Peru) was evaluated using multivariate statistical methods and the CCME-WQI water quality index. Twenty-seven sampling sites were established in the Cunas River and nine sites in the tributary river. Water samples were collected in two contrasting climatic seasons and the CCME-WQI was determined based on physicochemical and bacteriological parameters. The PCA generated three PC with a cumulative explained variation of 78.28 %. The generalised linear model showed strong significant positive relationships (p < 0.001) of E. coli with Fe, nitrate, Cu and TDS, and a strong significant negative relationship (p < 0.001) with pH. Overall, the CCME-WQI showed the water bodies in the upper reaches of the Cunas River as good water quality (87.07), in the middle reaches as favourable water quality (67.65) and in the lower reaches as poor water quality (34.86). In the tributary, the CCME-WQI showed the water bodies as having good water quality (82.34).

Use of multivariate statistical methods to analyze the monitoring of surface water quality in the Doce River basin, Minas Gerais, Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (28) ◽  
pp. 35303-35318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Micael de Souza Fraga ◽  
Guilherme Barbosa Reis ◽  
Demetrius David da Silva ◽  
Hugo Alexandre Soares Guedes ◽  
Abrahão Alexandre Alden Elesbon
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Statistical Methods ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Surface Water Quality ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Multivariate Statistical Methods ◽  
Multivariate Statistical ◽  
Doce River

scholarly journals THE ASSESSMENT OF SURFACE WATER QUALITY IN THE LEPENC RIVER BASIN USING WATER QUALITY INDEX (WQI) METHODOLOGY

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 653-660 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. S.Bytyçi1 ◽  
H. S. Çadraku ◽  
F. N. Zhushi Etemi ◽  
M. A. Ismaili ◽  
O. B. Fetoshi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Water Quality Index ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Surface Water Quality

Surface Water Quality Assessment of Lis River Using Multivariate Statistical Methods

2012 ◽  
Vol 223 (9) ◽  
pp. 5549-5561 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judite S. Vieira ◽  
José C. M. Pires ◽  
Fernando G. Martins ◽  
Vítor J. P. Vilar ◽  
Rui A. R. Boaventura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Statistical Methods ◽  
Surface Water Quality ◽  
Water Quality Assessment ◽  
Multivariate Statistical Methods ◽  
Multivariate Statistical ◽  
Lis River

scholarly journals Assessment of Complex Terminal Groundwater Aquifer for Different Use of Oued Souf Valley (Algeria) Using Multivariate Statistical Methods, Geostatistical Modeling, and Water Quality Index

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 1609
Author(s):  
Ayoub Barkat ◽  
Foued Bouaicha ◽  
Oualid Bouteraa ◽  
Tamás Mester ◽  
Behnam Ata ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Spatial Structure ◽  
Statistical Methods ◽  
Water Quality Index ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Quadratic Model ◽  
Geostatistical Modeling ◽  
Multivariate Statistical Methods ◽  
Multivariate Statistical ◽  
Variogram Model

This research aims to assess the hydrogeochemical evolution of the groundwater in Oued souf valley for drinking and irrigation purposes. To achieve this, 49 groundwater samples from the complex terminal were examined and treated concurrently with multivariate statistical methods, geostatistical modeling and the WQI (water quality index). Focusing on the physico-chemical parameters, Q mode clustering analysis detected four major water groups, where the mineralization augmented from group 1 to group 4. The hydro-chemical type was the same, Ca-Mg-Cl-SO4 for all the groups. Calcite, dolomite, anhydrite, and gypsum would be the dominant reactions with the undersaturation of evaporates minerals, based on geochemical modeling, while the carbonate minerals are precipitating. Geostatistical analysis using ordinary Kriging demonstrated the exponential semi-variogram model fitted for EC (electrical conductivity), Ca2+ (calcium), Mg2+ (magnesium), K+ (potassium), HCO3− (bicarbonate), Cl− (chloride), and SO42− (sulfate). At the same time, the rational quadratic model was the best-fitted semi-variogram model for Na+ (sodium) and NO3− (nitrate). EC, SO42−, and NO3− have a strong spatial structure, while Ca2+, Na+, K+, and HCO3− have a moderate spatial structure. Moreover, there was a weak spatial structure for Mg2+ and Cl−. The WQI shows that CT (complex terminal groundwater aquifers) are not suitable for drinking and their quality for irrigation fluctuates from excellent to moderate quality.

scholarly journals Priority Pollutants Monitoring and Water Quality Assessment in the Siret River Basin, Romania

Water ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 129
Author(s):  
Roxana Zait ◽  
Brindusa Sluser ◽  
Daniela Fighir ◽  
Oana Plavan ◽  
Carmen Teodosiu
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Water Quality Index ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plants ◽  
Surface Water Quality ◽  
Water Quality Monitoring ◽  
Priority Pollutants

The Integrated Water Resources Management regulations aim to ensure a good status of surface water quality and its sustainable use. Water quality monitoring of various water users supports the identification of pollution sources and their environmental impacts. The priority pollutants generated by wastewater discharges from municipal, industrial wastewater treatment plants or agricultural areas are of great interest due to their eco-toxicological effects and bio-accumulative properties. The aim of this study was to monitor the priority organic and inorganic pollutants from the Siret River basin, in Romania, with the purpose of assessing the surface water quality status and evaluating it by the Water Quality Index (WAWQI) method. The monitoring of inorganic priority pollutants (e.g., As, Cd, Hg, Ni, Pb) and organic priority pollutants (e.g., Naphthalene, Anthracene, Phenanthrene, Fluoranthene, Benzo(a)anthracene, Benzo(b)fluoranthene, Benzo(k)fluoranthene, Benzo(a)pyrene, Benzo(ghi)perylene, Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene, α, β, and γ-Hexachlorocyclohexane, and Di-2-ethyl-hexyl-phthalate) was conducted within the Siret River basin, during the period 2015–2020. With this purpose, 21 sampling points (18 river sections and 3 lakes) were considered to assess the water quality. The results of this study proved that the water quality within the Siret River basin is generally classified in the 2nd or 3rd class. The spatial distribution of the water quality index values, using ARCGIS, also highlighted the fact that the water quality is mostly unsuitable for drinking water supplies, being influenced by the quality of its main tributaries, as well as by the effluent of wastewater treatment plants.

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