This study investigates the spatial water quality pattern of seven stations located along the main Langat River. Environmetric methods, namely, the hierarchical agglomerative cluster analysis (HACA), the discriminant analysis (DA), the principal component analysis (PCA), and the factor analysis (FA), were used to study the spatial variations of the most significant water quality variables and t...

One of the key aims of this research is to formulate a more effective, sustainable and politically feasible pollution management approach for the Buriganga River. This was pursued through several avenues, including the analysis of river and waste water quality; the assessment of the existing river pollution control system; and the economic analysis of three alternative policies for water pollut...

Juru River is named as one of polluted river in Malaysia by Department of Environment (DOE) Malaysia up till recent times. The pollution loadings of this river basin come from various point and non-point sources. This study reveals that the water quality of Juru River is very much affected by the industrial activities in this locality area. The principle component analysis (PCA) display that th...

Currently, one of Mexico's most severe environmental problems is the high levels of pollution of many of its rivers. The present article focuses on the relationship between total coliform bacteria levels and the increase of human digestive tract diseases in the highly polluted Atoyac River in the central Mexican states of Puebla and Tlaxcala. Pollution has become a potential health hazard for p...

In this paper we present the recently proposed approach InterCriteria Analysis (ICA) for the Mesta River pollution modelling in Bulgaria. The approach is based on the apparatus of the index matrices and the intuitionistic fuzzy sets. We have applied the ICA to establish the basic pollution relations (the model structure) based on different criteria involved in the Mesta River. The results have ...

Concentrations of gaseous mercury (2.1 9.6 μg m−3) were measured within the former chlor-alkali plant in Kaštela Bay. This is a hazardous source of pollution and could present a serious problem for the town of Split and Jadro River. The aim of the work was to find the direction in which Hg-pollution was distributed. Soil samples were collected and total Hg concentrations were measured in soils ...

The marginal lagoons of the Sorocaba River fulfil important functions in their lotic ecosystems and for its fish communities, providing shelter, food, and area for fish early stages of development. The lagoons are also an escape from the river pollution since the physical-chemical characteristics of their water are more stable than the river water. Nevertheless, these lagoons are under a series...

After decades of strict pollution control and municipal sewage treatment, the water quality of the Tanshui River increased significantly after pollution mitigation as indicated by the River Pollution Index (RPI). The pollution level of the estuarine region decreased from severe pollution to mostly moderately impaired. The most polluted waters are presently restricted to a flow track length betw...

Understanding spatial and temporal variations in river water quality and quantitatively evaluating the trend of changes are important in order to study and efficiently manage water resources. In this study, an analysis of Water Pollution Index (WPI), Daniel Trend Test, Cluster Analysis and Discriminant Analysis are applied as an integrated approach to quantitatively explore the spatial and temp...