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http://dx.doi.org/10.3741/JKWRA.2012.45.11.1157

Evaluation of Water Quality Characteristics in the Nakdong River using Statistical Analysis  

Choi, Kil Yong (Nakdong River Environment Research Center)
Im, Toe Hyo (Nakdong River Environment Research Center)
Lee, Jae Woon (Nakdong River Environment Research Center)
Cheon, Se Uk (Nakdong River Environment Research Center)
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Journal of Korea Water Resources Association / v.45, no.11, 2012 , pp. 1157-1168 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, we assess changes in water quality trends over time based on certain control measurements in order to identify and analyze the cause of the trend in water quality. The current water pollution in the Nakdong River was analyzed, as it suggests that the significant changes in water quality have occurred in between 2006 and 2010. Based on monthly average data, we have examined for trends of the Nakdong River watershed in water temperature, Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Total Nitrogen (TN), and Total Phosphorus (TP). Moreover, we have investigated seasonal variation of water quality of sites within the Nakdong River Basin by implementing further analyses such as, Correlation Coefficient, Regression Analysis, Hierarchical Clustering Method, and Time Series Analysis on SPSS. Geology and topography of the watershed, controlled by various conditions such as, climate, vegetation, topography, soil, and rain medium, have been affected by the non-homogeneity. Our study suggests that such variables could possibly cause eutrophication problems in the river. One possible way to overcome this particular problem is to lay up a ship on the river by increasing the nasal flow measurement of the Nakdong River during rainy season. Moreover, the water management requires arranging the measurement of the flow in order to secure the river while the numerous construction projects need to be continuously observed. However, the water is not flowing tributary of the reason for the timing to be flowing in a natural state of river water and industrial water intake because agriculture. Therefore, ongoing research is needed in addition to configuration of all observations.
Keywords
BOD; COD; TN; TP; SPSS; discharge; water quality;
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