Groundwater Quality Evaluation of the Dawu Water Source Area Based on Water Quality Index (WQI): Comparison between Delphi Method and Multivariate Statistical Analysis Method
Water quality in the Dawu water source area is primarily studied through the traditional water quality assessment method that measures the chemical parameters of water against the existing standards, which is simple but cannot accurately describe the water quality. Although the water quality index (...
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| author | Zhizheng Liu Henghua Zhu Xiaowei Cui Wei Wang Xiaoyu Luan Lu Chen Zhaojie Cui Long Zhang |
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| description | Water quality in the Dawu water source area is primarily studied through the traditional water quality assessment method that measures the chemical parameters of water against the existing standards, which is simple but cannot accurately describe the water quality. Although the water quality index (WQI) proposed by Horton is widely used for comprehensive water quality evaluation, parameter selection and weight determination are primarily based on the Delphi method, which is subjective and random. Moreover, in groundwater evaluation, the focus is primarily laid on general chemical parameters, such as Total Dissolved Solids, hydrogen ion concentration, Electrical Conductivity, and heavy metals, such as Hydrargyrum, Arsenic, and Chromium, with limited consideration for organic pollutants. In this study, WQI technology in combination with the entropy weight method was used to evaluate the groundwater environmental quality of the Dawu water source area, and the scientific results were analyzed by comparing the full index, Delphi, and multivariate statistical analysis methods. The results showed that the groundwater in the Dawu water source area generally had good quality and was potable and that the application of multivariate statistical analysis method was more suitable than the Delphi method in the index selection process. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a87ac39cea08448b9bf81659c81c16292023-11-21T16:18:53ZengMDPI AGWater2073-44412021-04-01138112710.3390/w13081127Groundwater Quality Evaluation of the Dawu Water Source Area Based on Water Quality Index (WQI): Comparison between Delphi Method and Multivariate Statistical Analysis MethodZhizheng Liu0Henghua Zhu1Xiaowei Cui2Wei Wang3Xiaoyu Luan4Lu Chen5Zhaojie Cui6Long Zhang7Institute of Marine Science and Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, ChinaShandong Institute of Geological Survey, Jinan 250014, ChinaSchool of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, ChinaShandong Institute of Geological Survey, Jinan 250014, ChinaSchool of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, ChinaSchool of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, ChinaSchool of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, ChinaSchool of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, ChinaWater quality in the Dawu water source area is primarily studied through the traditional water quality assessment method that measures the chemical parameters of water against the existing standards, which is simple but cannot accurately describe the water quality. Although the water quality index (WQI) proposed by Horton is widely used for comprehensive water quality evaluation, parameter selection and weight determination are primarily based on the Delphi method, which is subjective and random. Moreover, in groundwater evaluation, the focus is primarily laid on general chemical parameters, such as Total Dissolved Solids, hydrogen ion concentration, Electrical Conductivity, and heavy metals, such as Hydrargyrum, Arsenic, and Chromium, with limited consideration for organic pollutants. In this study, WQI technology in combination with the entropy weight method was used to evaluate the groundwater environmental quality of the Dawu water source area, and the scientific results were analyzed by comparing the full index, Delphi, and multivariate statistical analysis methods. The results showed that the groundwater in the Dawu water source area generally had good quality and was potable and that the application of multivariate statistical analysis method was more suitable than the Delphi method in the index selection process.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/8/1127Dawu water source areagroundwater qualitywater quality index (WQI)Delphi methodmultivariate statistical analysisentropy weight method |
| spellingShingle | Zhizheng Liu Henghua Zhu Xiaowei Cui Wei Wang Xiaoyu Luan Lu Chen Zhaojie Cui Long Zhang Groundwater Quality Evaluation of the Dawu Water Source Area Based on Water Quality Index (WQI): Comparison between Delphi Method and Multivariate Statistical Analysis Method Water Dawu water source area groundwater quality water quality index (WQI) Delphi method multivariate statistical analysis entropy weight method |
| title | Groundwater Quality Evaluation of the Dawu Water Source Area Based on Water Quality Index (WQI): Comparison between Delphi Method and Multivariate Statistical Analysis Method |
| title_full | Groundwater Quality Evaluation of the Dawu Water Source Area Based on Water Quality Index (WQI): Comparison between Delphi Method and Multivariate Statistical Analysis Method |
| title_fullStr | Groundwater Quality Evaluation of the Dawu Water Source Area Based on Water Quality Index (WQI): Comparison between Delphi Method and Multivariate Statistical Analysis Method |
| title_full_unstemmed | Groundwater Quality Evaluation of the Dawu Water Source Area Based on Water Quality Index (WQI): Comparison between Delphi Method and Multivariate Statistical Analysis Method |
| title_short | Groundwater Quality Evaluation of the Dawu Water Source Area Based on Water Quality Index (WQI): Comparison between Delphi Method and Multivariate Statistical Analysis Method |
| title_sort | groundwater quality evaluation of the dawu water source area based on water quality index wqi comparison between delphi method and multivariate statistical analysis method |
| topic | Dawu water source area groundwater quality water quality index (WQI) Delphi method multivariate statistical analysis entropy weight method |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/8/1127 |
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