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Application of Multivariate Statistical Analysis in Evaluation of Surface River Water Quality of a Tropical River
Joint Authors
Ling, Teck-Yee
Soo, Chen-Lin
Sim, Siong-Fong
Nyanti, Lee
Grinang, Jongkar
Liew, Jing-Jing
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-13, 13 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-01-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The present study evaluated the spatial variations of surface water quality in a tropical river using multivariate statistical techniques, including cluster analysis (CA) and principal component analysis (PCA).
Twenty physicochemical parameters were measured at 30 stations along the Batang Baram and its tributaries.
The water quality of the Batang Baram was categorized as “slightly polluted” where the chemical oxygen demand and total suspended solids were the most deteriorated parameters.
The CA grouped the 30 stations into four clusters which shared similar characteristics within the same cluster, representing the upstream, middle, and downstream regions of the main river and the tributaries from the middle to downstream regions of the river.
The PCA has determined a reduced number of six principal components that explained 83.6% of the data set variance.
The first PC indicated that the total suspended solids, turbidity, and hydrogen sulphide were the dominant polluting factors which is attributed to the logging activities, followed by the five-day biochemical oxygen demand, total phosphorus, organic nitrogen, and nitrate-nitrogen in the second PC which are related to the discharges from domestic wastewater.
The components also imply that logging activities are the major anthropogenic activities responsible for water quality variations in the Batang Baram when compared to the domestic wastewater discharge.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ling, Teck-Yee& Soo, Chen-Lin& Liew, Jing-Jing& Nyanti, Lee& Sim, Siong-Fong& Grinang, Jongkar. 2017. Application of Multivariate Statistical Analysis in Evaluation of Surface River Water Quality of a Tropical River. Journal of Chemistry،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1172049
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ling, Teck-Yee…[et al.]. Application of Multivariate Statistical Analysis in Evaluation of Surface River Water Quality of a Tropical River. Journal of Chemistry No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1172049
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ling, Teck-Yee& Soo, Chen-Lin& Liew, Jing-Jing& Nyanti, Lee& Sim, Siong-Fong& Grinang, Jongkar. Application of Multivariate Statistical Analysis in Evaluation of Surface River Water Quality of a Tropical River. Journal of Chemistry. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1172049
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1172049