Application of environmetric methods to surface water quality assessment of Langkawi Geopark (Malaysia).
Cluster analysis (CA), discriminant analysis (DA) and principal component analysis (PCA) were applied to evaluate the spatial variation in the river water quality data matrix of Langkawi Geopark. The CA result rendered two groups based on their similar properties. Group 1 comprised the sampling site...
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| author | Aris, Ahmad Zaharin Praveena, Sarva Mangala Mohd Isa, Noorain Lim, Wan Ying Juahir, Hafizan Yusoff, Mohd Kamil Mustapha, Adamu |
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| description | Cluster analysis (CA), discriminant analysis (DA) and principal component analysis (PCA) were applied to evaluate the spatial variation in the river water quality data matrix of Langkawi Geopark. The CA result rendered two groups based on their similar properties. Group 1 comprised the sampling sites LG1, LG2, LG3, LG4, LG5, LG6, LG7, LG9, LG10, LG11, LG13, and LG14; Group 2 was
further divided into two groups: Group 2(i) consisted of LG8, LG15, LG17, and LG19 while Group 2(ii) consisted of LG12, LG16,
and LG18. DA revealed that COD, Cr and SO4 were the most significant parameters for discrimination between Group 1 and Group 2. The PCA results extracted seven components for Group 1 and six components for Group 2. Agriculture and sand mining were identified as the main latent pollution sources contributing to Group 1, while recreational activities constituted the major pollution source contributing to Group 2. This study illustrates the usefulness of environmetric techniques in the interpretation of complex data, optimizing monitoring networks to a lower cost mentoring program and controlling the degradation of surface water quality in Langkawi Geopark. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-289012015-09-08T04:09:44Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28901/ Application of environmetric methods to surface water quality assessment of Langkawi Geopark (Malaysia). Aris, Ahmad Zaharin Praveena, Sarva Mangala Mohd Isa, Noorain Lim, Wan Ying Juahir, Hafizan Yusoff, Mohd Kamil Mustapha, Adamu Cluster analysis (CA), discriminant analysis (DA) and principal component analysis (PCA) were applied to evaluate the spatial variation in the river water quality data matrix of Langkawi Geopark. The CA result rendered two groups based on their similar properties. Group 1 comprised the sampling sites LG1, LG2, LG3, LG4, LG5, LG6, LG7, LG9, LG10, LG11, LG13, and LG14; Group 2 was further divided into two groups: Group 2(i) consisted of LG8, LG15, LG17, and LG19 while Group 2(ii) consisted of LG12, LG16, and LG18. DA revealed that COD, Cr and SO4 were the most significant parameters for discrimination between Group 1 and Group 2. The PCA results extracted seven components for Group 1 and six components for Group 2. Agriculture and sand mining were identified as the main latent pollution sources contributing to Group 1, while recreational activities constituted the major pollution source contributing to Group 2. This study illustrates the usefulness of environmetric techniques in the interpretation of complex data, optimizing monitoring networks to a lower cost mentoring program and controlling the degradation of surface water quality in Langkawi Geopark. Taylor & Francis 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28901/1/Application%20of%20environmetric%20methods%20to%20surface%20water%20quality%20assessment%20of%20Langkawi%20Geopark.pdf Aris, Ahmad Zaharin and Praveena, Sarva Mangala and Mohd Isa, Noorain and Lim, Wan Ying and Juahir, Hafizan and Yusoff, Mohd Kamil and Mustapha, Adamu (2013) Application of environmetric methods to surface water quality assessment of Langkawi Geopark (Malaysia). Environmental Forensics, 14 (3). pp. 230-239. ISSN 1527-5922; ESSN: 1527-5930 10.1080/15275922.2013.814176 English |
| spellingShingle | Aris, Ahmad Zaharin Praveena, Sarva Mangala Mohd Isa, Noorain Lim, Wan Ying Juahir, Hafizan Yusoff, Mohd Kamil Mustapha, Adamu Application of environmetric methods to surface water quality assessment of Langkawi Geopark (Malaysia). |
| title | Application of environmetric methods to surface water quality assessment of Langkawi Geopark (Malaysia). |
| title_full | Application of environmetric methods to surface water quality assessment of Langkawi Geopark (Malaysia). |
| title_fullStr | Application of environmetric methods to surface water quality assessment of Langkawi Geopark (Malaysia). |
| title_full_unstemmed | Application of environmetric methods to surface water quality assessment of Langkawi Geopark (Malaysia). |
| title_short | Application of environmetric methods to surface water quality assessment of Langkawi Geopark (Malaysia). |
| title_sort | application of environmetric methods to surface water quality assessment of langkawi geopark malaysia |
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