Total Suspended Solids (TSS) and chlorophyll-a concentration are two critical parameters to monitor water quality. Since directly collecting samples for laboratory analysis can be expensive, this paper presents a methodology to estimate this informat...
Environmental science and pollution research international
Mar 6, 2020
As an important factor affecting the mangrove wetland ecosystem, water quality has become the focus of attention in recent years. Therefore, many studies have focused on the prediction of water quality to help establish a regulatory framework for the...
Water resources are the foundation of people's life and economic development, and are closely related to health and the environment. Accurate prediction of water quality is the key to improving water management and pollution control. In this paper, t...
Environmental science and pollution research international
Nov 19, 2019
Contamination source identification (CSI) is significant for water quality security and social stability when a contamination intrusion event occurs in water distribution systems (WDSs). However, in research, this is an extremely challenging task for...
Environmental science and pollution research international
Sep 3, 2019
Chlorophyll-a (CHLA) is a key indicator to represent eutrophication status in lakes. In this study, CHLA, total phosphorus (TP), total nitrogen (TN), turbidity (TB), and Secchi depth (SD) collected by the United States Environmental Protection Agency...
International journal of environmental research and public health
Aug 5, 2019
In this paper, an improved fuzzy matter-element (IFME) method was proposed, which integrates the classical matter-element (ME) method, set pair analysis (SPA), and variable coefficient method (VCM). The method was applied to evaluate water quality of...
Environmental monitoring and assessment
May 19, 2019
Rivers, as the most prominent component of water resources, have a key role to play in increasing the life expectancy of living creatures. The essential characteristics of water pollutants can be described by water quality indices (WQIs). Hence, a fe...
Environmental science and pollution research international
May 15, 2019
Water quality prediction is an effective method for managing and protecting water resources by providing an early warning against water quality deterioration. In general, the existing water quality prediction methods are based on a single shallow mod...
Recycling of industrial wastewater meeting quality standards for agricultural and industrial demands is a viable option. In this study, paper and pulp industrial wastewater were treated with three biological treatments viz. aerobic, anaerobic and seq...
International journal of environmental research and public health
Jan 23, 2019
Groundwater is a major water resource in the North Chengdu Plain, China. The research objective is to determine the quality and suitability of groundwater for drinking purposes within the vicinity of a shallow, unconsolidated aquifer of Quaternary ag...